York Castle Museum

The Eye of York
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9RY
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

E-mail

castle.museum@ymt.org.uk

Telephone

01904 687687

Fax

01904 671078

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Kirkgate, York Castle Museum's Victorian Street
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Take a journey through six hundred years of everyday life in Britain, from parlours to prisons, marriages to the mill house. Walk down cobbled streets, peer through windows of shops long gone and experience life in Victorian Britain.
Discover a city at war, see toys that children used to treasure and then venture into the prison cells where notorious highwayman Dick Turpin spent his last night. Young or old you'll never forget this journey to the past.

The collections at this museum are Designated Collections of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum, Castle or defences

 Opening hours

Open Daily 9:30am - 5:00pm

Closed: 25 & 26 December, 1 January

 Admission charges

Adult: £6.50
Child: £4
Concession: £5.50
Under 5s: Free
Any two adults with one child: £15.50 (& £3.50 per child after that)
Special Rates for groups 10+

The entire collection of York Castle Museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.

It houses some of the country's finest collections of costume, textiles, military and social history. Kirkgate, the famous reconstructed Victorian Street that provides the core of the Castle Museum, is a milestone in the history of museums.

Collection details

Weapons and War, Toys and Hobbies, Social History, Science and Technology, Personalities, Music, Medicine, Land Transport, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archives, Agriculture

Key artists and exhibits

  • Exhibition - Spotless
  • Discover the history of keeping clean at York Castle Museum's latest exhibition - Spotless. Find out why cleanliness was next to godliness and what people used before deodorant at the exhibition which puts the spotlight on household and personal hygiene.
  • Designated Collection
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Toy Stories

5 March — 31 December 2013 *on now

Bikes, bath toys, computer games, Lego and beautiful hand made dolls, are among the toys on show from the last 150 years so you can pick out your favourites and share stories with family and friends

Suitable for

  • Any age
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Kirkgate and The Mill

25 May — 2 June 2013

Join the storytelling fun, listen to traditional fairytales and then their Roald Dahl twist

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Free with museum admission (£8.50/£7.50, free for under-16s)

Kitchen Studio

25 May — 2 June 2013

Discover your inner Goldilocks and watch our demonstrations of making porridge on the hearth

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Free with museum admission (£8.50/£7.50, free for under-16s)

Military Studio

25 May — 2 June 2013

Try on military helmets and take a look at an amazing collection of swords.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Free with museum admission (£8.50/£7.50, free for under-16s)

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Toys Through Time

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=261

A resource about toys past and present focusing on how toys move, and the materials from which they are made. There is a quiz at the end which can be used to reinforce what children have learned.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Bitter Sweet History - aspects of the British Slave Trade

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=260

Recognising how important the slave trade was to Britain and focussing on goods such as sugar which were related to the movement of slaves and their work on the plantations, also contains resources to support the teaching of the issues around Fair Trade and the many forms of slavery which still exist today.

Publisher

  • This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

Everyday Life in Victorian York

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times...”
Pupils experience opposite ends of Victorian society as they take a Grand Tour through the museum. To get an appreciation of the opportunities and limitations of the 19th century class system, all pupils will try their hand at doing the laundry, receive a short, sharp lesson in the Victorian schoolroom, explore the shops, businesses and factories in Kirkgate with a Gentleman guide and help make butter to be taken back to school.

How to obtain

Call 01904 650333 or email groupbookings@ymt.org.uk to book a 2 hour session, available 29 June-3 July 2009. Price £90 per class of 30. Visit www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/Page/WorkshopProgramme.aspx for more information.

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