Museums and Galleries

Click on the heading for a list of  excellent Museums and galleries in York and Yorkshire

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National Railway Museum
York Art Gallery

 

 

 

National Railway Museum, York

The National Railway Museum (NRM) in York is the largest railway museum in the world and attracts over 800,000 visitors per year.

The National Collection contains an unrivalled collection of over 100 locomotives, rolling stock, railway equipment, documents, records, artwork and railway related photographs.

Admission Free

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York Art Gallery

Exhibition Square, York           website

York Art Gallery combines a distinguished history of displaying fine paintings and ceramics with a modern-day welcome to all through a busy calendar of exhibitions, events and outreach work.

Paintings are displayed in six areas over the two floors of the gallery and are divided into themes such as portraits and landscapes.

They span more than 600 years and range from 14th century Italian panels and 17th century Dutch masterpieces to Victorian narrative paintings and 20th century works by LS Lowry and David Hockney.

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