Events

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 […]

*** Fully booked *** This tour will have an exclusive look at some of the artwork and archival documents from the University of York’s art collection. With over 900 artworks all over the campus, the university overflows with art. There are many new displays and exhibitions popping up around various departments. During this tour, the […]

*** Fully booked ***  Leaving Memorial Gardens at 11am we will drive by coach to Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, where there will be time for a picnic or a meal in the café before our specialised tour of the Hall and its important art collection with the archivist, Chris Beevers, at 2pm. After our tour there […]

STOP PRESS - A double room for use by a couple or for single use has unexpectedly become available for the Friends’ trip to Cornwall from 21-27 September 2025. Based in Truro, the tour will be by coach from York with visits en route to Tewkesbury Abbey, Hestercombe House and Cheltenham before visiting the Tate […]

These two venerable York Institutions, FYAG (founded 1948) and YPS (founded 1822) now support the York Museums Trust in its crucial cultural role in the City. This is an opportunity for members of both FYAG and YPS to meet and socialise together, hopefully as a first move for closer collaboration in the future. There will […]

Eleanor Jackson, the new Curator of paintings at York Art Gallery, acquired an illuminated manuscript for the British Library that was made in York around 1300. She subsequently identified the original owners: Robert and Margery de Percy of Bolton Percy near York. She will talk about this process, and about the manuscript’s wider significance. This […]

*** 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.

*** 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.