Events

*** Please note that this event starts at 11:30 ***The subject of the next Gallery talk, to be given by Peter Gibbard, is Balthazar*, also known as the Black African King, who is depicted in a 16th century panel from a triptych of Flemish origin, The Adoration of the Magi. The panel is currently on […]

*** 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, […]

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 […]

*** Please note that this event starts at 11:30 *** The subject of the next Gallery talk, to be given by Michael Dawson, a member of the Gallery's Visitor Experience Team, will be Rose Wylie's painting Early Morning Memory Series No.2 : Doodle Bug (YORAG : 2001.52), which is currently on display in the Upper […]

*** Fully booked *** Leaving York from Memorial Gardens at 8 45am., 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 […]

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 […]

*** Due to unforeseen circumstances this tour is postponed - participants will be contacted by the organiser *** 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 […]

*** Please note that this event starts at 11:30 *** The next Friends' Gallery talk will be given by the Curator of Ceramics, Dr. Helen Walsh. Helen will be giving a tour of some of the most remarkable pots in the Gallery collection.

*** 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 […]

The next Gallery talk will be given by Professor John Roe, formerly Secretary of the Friends, on William Etty’s The Indian Girl and John Keats's Endymion John has provided this intoduction to his talk: "Etty’s painting with the title The Indian Girl has had an interesting and curious history prior to and following its acquisition […]

Join one of the UK’s leading arts events, taking place right here in York on 18 September 2025. Enjoy a day of inspiring talks and discussions from top curators, artists and leaders, including a Turner-Prize winner and speakers from the Barbican, Tate, Serpentine and more, plus gain exclusive access to the Private View of two […]