Kids Go RED DEER ANTLER Visitor Information * EVENT HIGHLIGHTS HEADDRESS FREE OPENING TIMES Open Daily: 9.30am – 5pm Closed 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan. Early closing 24 and 31 Dec, see website for details. NEW FOR 2017 ADMISSION YMT Card Holder ..................................................................................................................FREE Adult (with 10% Gift Aid Donation) ........................................................................................... £7.50 Adult (without donation) ...........................................................................................................£6.81 Child (16 and under) * ...................................................................................FREE with a paying adult Access Day Ticket ** ............................................................................................................£4.00 ARE YOU A YORK RESIDENT? Valid YorkCard holders each receive 20% discount on admission! A British Museum and York Museums Trust Partnership Exhibition YMT Card 12 months unlimited access to The armies of ancient Rome THE WOLD NEWTON HOARD York Castle Museum, York Art Gallery are marching on York this and the Yorkshire Museum. summer, complete with YMT Card .............................................................................................£22 / £20 with Direct Debit military parades, siege ROMAN TREASURES York Residents *** .................................................................................. £11 / £10 with Direct Debit weapon demonstrations, Don’t miss the return of the largest Roman Access YMT Card ** ............................................................................ £11 / £10 with Direct Debit York Residents *** ................................................................................... FREE subject to availability guided walks and expert hoard of its kind ever found in England. speakers. The Wold Newton Hoard, acquired thanks to public donations, will be unveiled as part of GALLERY ACCESSIBILITY The Yorkshire Museum is fully accessible to wheelchair users except for the library CURATOR TALKS the Eboracum Roman Festival in June. and reading room. William Buckland and STONE AGE RELICS HOW TO FIND US The Yorkshire Museum and Gardens are located next to Lendal Bridge, the main the Hyenas of Yorkshire See the incredible discoveries made at the Mesolithic crossing between York Station and York Minster. Entrances are on Museum Street Thursday 11 May, 2pm – 3pm site of Star Carr in North Yorkshire, including the and Marygate. Viking: Rediscover the Legend… Yorkshire Museum, York Museum Gardens, York YO1 7FR 11,000 year old red deer antler headdresses and T: 01904 687687 E: [email protected] The Vikings are Coming the ground-breaking Star Carr pendant that once Thursday 15 June, 2pm – 3pm Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter belonged to our Yorkshire ancestors. Yorkshire Museum @YorkshireMuseum Yorkshire’s Jurassic World Thursday 20 July, 2pm – 3pm REDISCOVER THE EXTINCT Viking: Rediscover the Legend… Enter a wonderful world of wild beasts, towering 19 MAY — 5 NOV 2017 yorkshiremuseum.org.uk How the Vikings Changed Britain two-metre birds and enormous sea monsters. Thursday 10 August, 2pm – 3pm COMING IN 2018: JURASSIC YORKSHIRE Featuring the most significant Anglo-Saxon and Viking: Rediscover the Legend… Walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs that roamed Viking discoveries ever made, this major new Legend of the Vikings Yorkshire millions of years ago. exhibition explores how the Vikings transformed DISCOVER BRITAIN’S Thursday 21 September, 2pm –3pm life in Britain. * Kids go FREE – children 16 and under go free with a paying adult; maximum 4 children per adult. GREATEST TREASURES Offer does not apply to organised groups. Events are priced at £10. Booking through Eventbrite. “THE PERFECT PLACE TO BEGIN YOUR ** Access Tickets: available to 17-24 year olds and those on most forms of benefit. Terms and conditions apply, See York Museums Trust website. for more information see www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk. Dates, times or titles of talks may occasionally be subject to change, for the latest information EXPLORATION OF YORK” *** With a valid YorkCard, current council tax bill or valid student ID. please check our website www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk. Yorkshire Museum is part of York Museums Trust. Charity number 1092466. Photography by Dan Prince DAN SNOW – HISTORIAN AND TV PRESENTER Information correct at time of going to print. and Anthony Chappel-Ross Built on the remains of St Mary’s Abbey in the heart of York, the Yorkshire Museum is home to Britain’s greatest 19 MAY — 5 NOV 2017 treasures. THE ORMSIDE BOWL (AD 750 – 800): Featuring internationally significant One of the finest pieces of Anglo-Saxon Walk on a genuine Roman mosaic floor, Viking objects, this brand new silverwork to be found in Britain. marvel at Viking and Medieval treasures and exhibition explores how the Vikings learn the stories of those who made York transformed life in Britain. the city it is today. Immerse yourself in a Viking army camp with the latest virtual reality technology and see the most famous Viking hoards ever unearthed in this country. LEWIS CHESSMEN (AD 1150 – 1220): Travel back to prehistoric times with a The Lewis Chessmen are probably one of the most iconic sets of objects ever discovered. meteorite that’s four and a half billion Produced in partnership with the years old, a giant ichthyosaur and British Museum, the exhibition Image of Lewis Chessmen © The Trustees of the British Museum mysterious finds from reveals new discoveries and Star Carr, Britain’s ground-breaking research by most important archaeologists. Mesolithic Viking: Rediscover the Legend will site. challenge your perceptions of what it really meant to be Viking. THE GILLING SWORD THE YORK HELMET (AD 750 – 775): (AD 800 – 900): The most outstanding object of the This beautiful sword is one of the finest A British Museum and York Museums Trust Partnership Exhibition Anglo-Saxon period ever discovered. Anglian weapons to be found in England..