Events
Visit to Sutton Park
*** Fully booked *** Join us for a private tour of this charming Georgian Manor House, built in 1750 by the architect Thomas Atkinson. The historic art collection came with the Sheffield family from Normanby Hall. The most notable old master paintings and furniture were originally from Buckingham House, the London seat of John Sheffield, […]
Tour of Thirsk Sculpture Park and Thirsk Hall
The group will meet at Thirsk Hall at 11am for a tour looking at some of the sculptures in the garden and park behind the house. After the tour, at about 12.30pm, we will go into the Hall for a soup and sandwich lunch in the dining room which dates from c 1770 and retains […]
Visit World of Wedgwood, Stoke Museum, Derby Art Gallery
*** Fully booked *** Leaving York from Memorial Gardens at 8 30am., we will drive by coach to the World of Wedgwood for lunch followed by a tour of their extensive Museum, run by the V & A and featuring York’s own John Flaxman. There will then be time to explore the whole site with […]
Visit Burton Agnes Hall
Burton Agnes, built between 1598 and 1610, probably to the designs of Robert Smythson, has been described as the perfect Elizabethan house. Not only is it interesting architecturally but it contains a striking collection of French Impressionist paintings and contemporary furniture and works of art. There is also a superb Walled Garden, which should be […]
Friends’ tour of Cornwall
The Friends of York Art Gallery are offering a seven day tour of Cornwall from 21-27 September 2025. Staying in Truro, this includes visits to St. Ives, Tremenheere Sculpture Garden, Kurt Jackson and Penlee House galleries and the Minack Theatre. Stopovers at Cheltenham en route allow for visits to Hestercombe Gardens, Tewkesbury Abbey, Coleton Fishacre […]
Visit to York Art Gallery Stores – morning
York Art Gallery Exhibition Square, York, United Kingdom*** Fully booked *** This is an opportunity to see some of the large collection of paintings held in the Art Gallery’s stores. As the space is small, numbers will be restricted to a maximum of 10 for each session.
Visit to York Art Gallery Stores – afternoon
*** Fully booked *** This is an opportunity to see some of the large collection of paintings held in the Art Gallery’s stores. As the space is small, numbers will be restricted to a maximum of 10 for each session.