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Artwork of the Month talk

15 Apr 2024

’Seeing Sculptures and Touching Pictures’ – a talk by Amelie Castellanet. Members are reminded that entry charges have been re-introduced at the Gallery so do remember to bring your membership card and take advantage of free entry for the...

Artwork of the Month gallery talk

16 Mar 2024

Our next Gallery talk will be held on Wednesday April 10th when Jeanne Nuechterlien will be comparing Peter Collingwood’s Hanging M.84 No.23 with George Gower’s portrait of Mary Denton. This sounds intriguing as one is a modern textile artwork and the other a...

Annual General Meeting

13 Mar 2024

Our AGM will be held face to face this year at York Medical Society Rooms Find details...

Artwork of the Month: Unknown lady as Saint Elizabeth

15 Feb 2024

The speaker at this month’s Gallery talk will be Margaret May, one of our Committee members, who has provided these notes: “There are also treasures which can be discovered anew thanks to new research or restoration and some, like Unknown Lady as Saint...

The Road to Calvary by Marten van Cleve

8 Feb 2024

Professor Jeanne Nuechterlein of the History of Art Department, University of York, discusses a favourite painting from the Gallery’s collection. The identity of the artist has long been debated but through her research Jeanne has found the probable solution. Click...

The Battle of Stamford Bridge Tapestry

8 Feb 2024

*** This event is fully booked *** This remarkable tapestry, created by a team of volunteers between 2016-2021, depicts scenes from the crucial battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066, when King Harold defeated a Viking invasion, before marching south to meet...

Claude Monet as artist-traveller

8 Feb 2024

*** This event is fully booked *** Michael Clarke, the former Director of the Scottish National Gallery, will give a talk entitled, Claude Monet as artist-traveller, his talk will be preceded by a sparkling wine and canapé reception. This talk will serve as an...

Visit to Brockfield Hall

8 Feb 2024

*** This event is fully booked *** Brockfield Hall was built for Benjamin Agar by Peter Atkinson, a junior partner of John Carr. It is owned by Charlie and Hatta Wood, who have recently undertaken a major restoration with the aim of bringing the house back to its...

Thomas Lawrence: Coming of Age

8 Feb 2024

A talk by Amina Wright, curator of historic art collections, exhibitions, and interiors formerly for English Heritage, and the Holburne Museum in Bath. She is now Senior Curator of the Faith Museum in Bishop Auckland. She has published a special study of Sir Thomas...

Visit to York Cemetery Chapel

8 Feb 2024

*** This event is fully booked *** Opened in1837, York Cemetery Chapel is a grand neo-classical building. The Chapel and the entire cemetery layout were designed by the York architect, JP Pritchett. It is one of the finest cemetery chapels in the country. We meet...