A smallish museum, specialising in Roman and Medieval life with a local emphasis. It includes archaeological, biological and geological exhibits.

Offers activities for children, such as dressing up as a Roman or following guided activities about medieval life.

Highlights with local links include:

• The Anglo Saxon helmet found in Coppergate in 1982.
• The head of hair of a Roman woman.
• A Viking sword.
• The skull of a black woman from Roman York.
• Specimens of the Great Auk, an extinct bird.
• A marble head of the Roman emperor Constantine.
• Treasure from Viking York.

A special interactive exhibition about Dinosaurs in Yorkshire has proved such a success that it has been extended for the next few years.

TIP If you intend visiting the museum as well as the Castle Museum, make sure you get a joint ticket with reduced charge.

TIME Allow around an hour

Practical Info

LOCATION Station Area, Minster Area

Museum gardens, YO1 7FR, Just Outside the Walls

( 44)1904 687687

@YorkMuseumTrust

yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

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