The National Gallery exhibition ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’ (14 September to 19 January) covers the time van Gogh spent at Arles and at the asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Less well-known […]

A talk on Stanley Spencer by Lauren Marohn, recipient of the MA bursary part-funded by the Friends. Lauren has provided this introduction: In my talk on 12 February, I will introduce […]

Visit to the Mary Delany Exhibition at Beningborough Hall Laura Turner, formerly curator at York Art Gallery, will give a conducted tour of a photographic exhibition showcasing the work of […]

Japanese traditional crafts and toys as a reflection of Japanese history, art and spirit. Seminar by Helena Cox, Curator, art historian and Friends' committee member. In this seminar, Helena will […]

Internationally acclaimed artist and writer Harland Miller returns to York Art Gallery this March to present ‘XXX’, a new exhibition showcasing paintings and works on paper from his renowned ‘Letter […]

Our next Gallery talk will be held - please note - in the third week of the month, on Wednesday 19 March, and at 12.30, not 1pm. Dorothy Nott, one […]

Kirsty Mitchell, Curator at York Minster, will talk about the present exhibition in the Minster Undercroft, which she has curated and which runs to December 2025. She explains that although […]

Boynton Hall is an interesting house with a complex building history. Originally mid-6th century, it was altered and enlarged in the 18th century partly to the designs of Lord Burlington […]

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 […]

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 […]

*** 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 […]

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 […]