Yorkshire Museum unveils brand new gallery for York 800 (From York Press)
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Yorkshire Museum unveils brand new gallery for York 800
7:40am Saturday 21st January 2012 in York 800 news
Yorkshire Museum unveils brand new gallery for York 800
1212: The Making of the City
New Exhibition opens 7 April 2012, Yorkshire Museum.
A new exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum, 1212:The Making of the City, will mark the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter, telling the story of medieval York and celebrating the people, places and events that have contributed to the city’s medieval heritage.
Highlights will include star objects, including the York Helmet, Middleham Jewel, Sapphire Ring and St William’s Shrine, alongside paintings and works on paper from York Art Gallery, iconic objects from York Minster and the British Library.
Colour, sound and film will capture the vibrancy, artistic expression and imagination of the medieval city at its height, bringing 800 years of York’s medieval heritage back to life and complementing the return of York’s Mystery Plays to the Museum Gardens.
