York Castle Museum

York Castle Museum, 1960s exhibition

York Castle Museum

Where is it – England, Yorkshire and the Humber

Who looks after it –  Local Authority 

What is it –  Museum or Gallery 

When is it from – All or N/A

York Castle Museum is an astonishingly varied and fun museum, with a strong social bias, which includes a walk-through reconstructed Victoria street, Kirkgate, and reconstructed rooms from houses through the ages. It even boasts a 1960s exhibition, which explores the culture of that pivotal decade. The museum has an enormous collection to suit all ages, invariably imaginatively and thoughtfully arranged. It occupies the ‘new’ 18th century York Castle, which was at one time used as a prison. There is a walk-through prison experience, too, which includes realistic audio-visuals and the cell that held notorious highwayman, Dick Turpin – executed in York in 1739. Entry is relatively expensive, but York Castle Museum is highly recommended.

 


Address

Eye of York, York, YO1 9WD 

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