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Monday 5 - Sunday 11 June
By placing the complex historical events of the Holocaust against the backdrop of the life of one inspirational young person, the exhibition enables us to grasp the human consequences of persecution and war.
Tuesday 6 - Sunday 18 June
Presented by the Asian Music Circuit, the exhibition looks at divine and human musicians, how music is seen as being feminine or masculine, gendered musical spaces, contesting gender, and the impact of colonisation and globalisation.
Tuesday 6 - Sunday 18 June
Many key documents for the medieval period survive as small fragments or as orphaned items with no wider context. Reasons for their destruction vary from the English Reformation and the breakup of large estates, to the effects of natural disasters and past administrative carelessness. Their story is one of chance survival and of changes in attitudes to what they say and show, following lives spent obscured and in hiding.
Tuesday 6 - Sunday 18 June
Join us for a photographic exhibition of the work of Richard Friend, who presents a series of images from across Thailand, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam and Myanmar. Featuring different interwoven stories, the exhibition addresses a common theme of people in the face of rapid change.
Tuesday 6 - Sunday 18 June
Look out for our special digital exhibitions following talks in our immersive, interactive display space at the Ron Cooke Hub. We will be using the space to showcase some of the amazing imagery that will be highlighted in some of our events!
Wednesday 7 June - Sunday 3 September
The Dark Self exhibition by artist Susan Aldworth features prints, installation, moving image and sculptures, all exploring the mystery of what happens to the ‘self’ during deep sleep.
Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 June
This self-guided exhibition tells a story of York in some of its famous and lesser-known objects. Like the BBC and British Museum’s History of the World in 100 Objects, a series of specially created poems, flash fiction and other writing together tell 'a story of endless connections'.