Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens,
York, YO1 7FR, T: +44 (0)1904 687687
Open 10:00 - 17:00
Ancient Identities
Visit the Yorkshire Museum this half-term to learn about the real Vikings who lived here 1,000 years ago and create a Viking identity of your own. Explore our activity room and decide whether you would you have been a vicious invader or a serene settler?
14 - 22 February, 10:00 - 17:00, Admission prices below.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Viking Voyages
Children aged five to 11 are invited to join us as we set sail on an imaginary Viking voyage across the North Sea. How long will it take? How difficult will it be? Will we survive?
14 and 18 February, Timed sessions throughout the day - sign up on arrival as spaces are limited. Admission prices below.
Domestic Duties
Come and watch these lunchtime demonstrations showing some of the domestic chores that were necessary to the running of a Viking household, from drop spinning to lucet knitting. How handy would you have been in the Viking home?
14 - 19 February and 21 - 22 February, 12:30 - 13:00, Admission prices below.
A Private Audience with the Cawood Sword and other Viking Treasures
Join our curators for a close-up look at some of the finest Anglo-Scandinavian artefacts in England, including the mysterious Cawood Sword and the magnificent Ormside Bowl.
20 February, 12:30 - 13:30.
Places for this talk cost £5 per person - pre-booking is required - telephone 01904 650333 to book.
Museum Admission
Adult - £5
Child - £3.50
Under 5s - Free
Concessions - £4
Residents with a York Card - Free
Two adults with:
One child - £12
Two children - £15
& £3 per child after that
Joint tickets include entry to both the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum.
Adult - £9.50
Child - £6
Under 5s - Free
Concessions - £8
Two adults with:
One child - £23.50
Two children - £29
& £5.50 per child after that
Tickets are valid for 12 months, at no extra charge, so you can come back as many times as you like for a year.
Tickets are personal and not transferable (name and address is not passed on or used for marketing purposes) I.D. required on return visit.
There are some activities for children in the galleries.
Pushchairs are welcome and there are baby changing facilities on the Lower Ground Floor, Male and Female toilets,
Disability awareness and typetalk trained staff.
Registered assistance dogs are welcomed.
Carers are admitted free of charge.
Bright lighting, Moderate ramps, Lift, Adapted toilet, Fixed loop hearing assistance system. Hearing assistance is available in the auditoriums. Wheelchair available, Tactile signs for exhibits/ large print documents can be requested. Picnics can be eaten in the Museum Gardens outside.
Shopmobility, level 2, Piccadilly Car Park. Tel: +44 (0) 1904 679222. Scooters, powered and manual wheelchairs.
Nearest car park: Marygate car park, Frederic Street, York, YO30 7DT (100 yards) £1.50 per hour (approx), 352 spaces, open 24 hours, blue badge parking = unlimited, C.C.T.V. max height 6'6". You can Pay by phone by calling 0870 428 3854 from your mobile phone. The location number for this car park is 7707.
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