The Yorkshire Museums Trust Book Club
The York Museums Trust Book Club meets monthly to discuss a book which relates to an aspect of our collections. Each session also includes access to relevant museum objects which are not currently on display. Independent readers are invited to their own book club session to discuss 'This Thing of Darkness' by Harry Thompson, followed by a visit to the Yorkshire Museum Library, which is not currently open to the general public
Dates:
Saturday 9th June
12.30 – 14.00 (12)
Meet at: The Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7FR
Plan your visit: Ring 01904 650333 or email groupbookings@ymt.org.uk to book your place
National Media Museum, Bradford
Join one of our Curators on a voyage of discovery around Insight: Collections & Research Centre, getting a behind the scenes glimpse at some of the treasures that aren't on permanent display.
Dates:
Wednesday 6th June
13.00 – 14.00 (15)
Meet at: Insight: Collections & Research Centre Reception, National Media Museum
Plan your visit: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Events/Adults/CollectionTours
Four Hundred Years of Paperwork! The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire has protected and promoted Sheffield’s metal trades since 1624. Visitors can meet the archivist, and browse a display of some of the archives used for family and local history studies.
Dates:
Wednesday 6th June
14.00 – 15.30 (40)
Thursday 7th June
10.30 – 12.00 (40)
14.00 – 15.30 (40)
Meet at: The front entrance to the Cutlers' Hall, Church Street, Sheffield
Plan your visit: www.cutlers-hallamshire.org.uk
Step inside this state of the art museum storage facility and discover over one million fascinating objects From elephant skulls to a medieval log boat, mummy bandages and meteorites.
Dates:
Thursday 7th June
11.00 – 12.00 (15)
14.00 – 15.00 (15)
Meet at: Reception desk, Leeds Museum Discovery Centre, Carlisle Road, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 1LB
Plan your visit: www.leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre
Visit the oldest working astronomical observatory in Yorkshire, dating from the 1830s, with expert staff on hand to introduce the observatory and telescope.
Dates:
Thursday 7th June
11.30 – 12.30 (15)
12.30 – 13.30 (15)
13.30 – 14.30 (15)
Saturday 9th June
11.30 – 12.30 (15)
12.30 – 13.30 (15)
13.30 – 14.30 (15)
Meet at: The Observatory, Yorkshire Museum Gardens, York
Plan your visit: http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/Page/Visiting.aspx
Hidden Temple Newsam: take a guided tour through the hidden passages and cellars below this magnificent Jacobean House. Some steep steps and uneven surfaces. Not suitable for under 7s.
Dates:
Saturday 9th June
11.00 – 12.30 (25)
Meet at: Temple Newsam, Temple Newsam Road, off Selby Road, Leeds LS15 0AE
Plan your visit: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam/
Discover Britain’s national collection of arms and armour! Visitors will have a rare opportunity to discover some of the hidden treasures of the Museum’s archives including fencing manuals from the time of William Shakespeare and diaries, letters, journals and photographs of soldiers from the early 19th century to the First World War.
Dates:
Tuesday 5th June
11.00 – 12.00 (8)
Wednesday 6th June
11.00 – 12.00 (8)
Thursday 7th June
11.00 – 12.00 (8)
Meet at: Reception desk, Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds, LS10 1LT
Plan your visit: http://www.royalarmouries.org/home
