Events

A seminar to be held at the Bedingfield Room, Bar Convent, Blossom Street, on Tuesday 4 November at 10.30am. Over two sessions, 10.30 - 11.15 and 11.45 - 12.30 with a break for coffee and cookie, the speaker, Maddie Hewitson will explore Jephthah, one of John Everett Millais’ major religious paintings. This talk will explore […]

A selling exhibition to raise funds for the Friends of York Art Gallery The exhibition will open with a private view on 5 November (booking is essential) and will then be open (booking not required) from 12 midday to 4pm on November 6, 7, 8 and 12, 13, 14, 15. For the first time in […]

The next Gallery talk will be given by Charles Martindale, Chair of the Friends, on Piazza san Martino, Lucca, by Bernardo Bellotto. Charles has provided this introduction to his talk: 'This painting, recently returned from an extended tour in Japan, is one of the highlights of the Gallery's permanent collection. This talk will explore various […]

This four-day coach tour of Normandy has been arranged for the Friends by Travel Editions and includes visits to sites associated with Impressionism and Monet, including Giverny, Rouen and Honfleur. Accommodation will be at the Radison Blu Hotel, Rouen. The tour starts at Ashford in Kent where we will join the coach for the journey […]

This five-day coach tour to Sussex has been arranged for the Friends by Travel Editions. Departing from York Memorial Gardens on Monday 28 September, we will visit Wardown House Museum & Gallery en route. Accommodation will be at the four-star Holiday Inn on Brighton Sea Front. The tour will include Farleys House & Towner Eastbourne […]