Arts and Creativity

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Nur Sobers-Khan of the British Library discusses divination manuscripts and lithographs produced in South Asia from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Join Suzanne Fagence Cooper of York Art Gallery for a curator’s tour of the Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud exhibition.

Learn how foreign fashion trends influenced Mamluk textile production in Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Join us for a unique opportunity to visit York Design Award-winning buildings from the first 12 years of the scheme.

Calling all home-stitchers. Join our workshop and help create a wonderful object that tells the stories of the unsung expertise of home-stitchers.

Thomas Guthrie, stage director of Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo and Artistic Adviser to the York Early Music Festival, discusses the use of puppets in opera and theatre.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Join internationally-acclaimed and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Leigh as he discusses the making of his epic film Peterloo.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Art historian Elena Kashina discusses the costumes and stage designs for projects such as Boris Godunov, Prince Igor and Fire-Bird by Ivan Bilibin.

Three and a half years travelling with no mobile phone. Join David Switalla and learn about his traditional German journeyman years.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Learn more about Tipu Sultan, one of the most charismatic figures of South Asian history, with Ursula Sims-Williams of the British Library.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

British Museum curator Venetia Porter explores the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day through a wide variety of objects.

Join art historian Elena Kashina and discover how artist Edvard Munch presents visions of universal harmony in his later works.

Learn about the Voyager Golden Record – a genre-hopping multi-media metal LP fixed to Voyager 1 and 2 by NASA in the summer of 1977.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Join Owen Wright of SOAS University of London and discover the importance of music in the visual arts of the Middle East.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

View innovative work by University of York Interactive Media students including virtual reality experiences and games and apps.

View innovative work by University of York Interactive Media students including virtual reality experiences and games and apps.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

View innovative work by University of York Interactive Media students including virtual reality experiences and games and apps.

View innovative work by University of York Interactive Media students including virtual reality experiences and games and apps.

Celebrating John Ruskin’s 200th birthday, York Art Gallery presents a major new exhibition, Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerising installation inspired by the experiments and theories of light of Newton and Goethe.

Following an introductory talk by Tom McLeish of the University of York, our expert speakers discuss the connections between visual thinking in painting and science.

As part of our Focus Day, The Poetry and Music of Science, we explore the common ground between the art of the novel and scientific experimentation.

What are the links between abstract structures in music and mathematics? Join expert speakers including mathematicians and award-winning conductors and musicians.

View innovative work by University of York Interactive Media students including virtual reality experiences and games and apps.

Ed Vulliamy, an Observer journalist for 20 years, presents a passionate investigation of the charged frontier between 20th-century music and politics.

Join us as the winners are announced of the 13th annual York Design Awards.