29/07: Yorkshire Museum opening on Yorkshire Day August 1, 2010
Category: Cultural Pursuits
Posted by: Editor
York, England -- The Yorkshire Museum reopens on 1 August 2010 following a nine month, £2million refurbishment project. Five new galleries will showcase some of Britain’s finest archaeological treasures and many rare animals, birds and fossils, in brand new interactive displays.
The Yorkshire Museum is set to be a must-see destination in a tour around the city of York. The redevelopment is set to create a truly innovative home for the museum’s collections – which include The Vale of York Viking Hoard, the most significant Viking find in more than 150 years, the head of the earliest portrait statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, and the famous ‘Cawood Sword’, only the fifth Viking sword of its type ever to be found and by far the best preserved, with a mysterious inscription that has never been solved.
The city’s Roman heritage will be the central theme for the new look museum, with major exhibitions also highlighting its strong medieval and natural history collections. The project, called Letting in the Light, will see much of the relatively modern interior walls removed to create a much more open and welcoming space. The gateway to the new-look museum will be the large, light and airy Central Hall which will recreate some of the original look of the Yorkshire Museum.
The refurbishment work has also restored the museum’s Georgian building, letting in more natural light and opening up spaces that have been divided up over the years. The museum was opened in 1830 by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and was one of the first purpose-built museums in the country.
For more information on Yorkshire Museum please follow this link ....
The Yorkshire Museum is set to be a must-see destination in a tour around the city of York. The redevelopment is set to create a truly innovative home for the museum’s collections – which include The Vale of York Viking Hoard, the most significant Viking find in more than 150 years, the head of the earliest portrait statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, and the famous ‘Cawood Sword’, only the fifth Viking sword of its type ever to be found and by far the best preserved, with a mysterious inscription that has never been solved.
The city’s Roman heritage will be the central theme for the new look museum, with major exhibitions also highlighting its strong medieval and natural history collections. The project, called Letting in the Light, will see much of the relatively modern interior walls removed to create a much more open and welcoming space. The gateway to the new-look museum will be the large, light and airy Central Hall which will recreate some of the original look of the Yorkshire Museum.
The refurbishment work has also restored the museum’s Georgian building, letting in more natural light and opening up spaces that have been divided up over the years. The museum was opened in 1830 by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and was one of the first purpose-built museums in the country.
For more information on Yorkshire Museum please follow this link ....
