This weekend is your last chance to try and find all the minifigures hiding in the museum. We are open until 5pm today with last admission at 4:30pm and we will be open from 11am tomorrow.

Tomorrow is our Memorabilia Day - bring along your military history queries and we'll try to solve them.

Find out more about our exhibition created by @yorkstjohn.bsky.social students and staff www.linkedin.com/posts/york-a...

Delighted to welcome Jack M. Campbell to the museum this afternoon. Fantastic turn out for this @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social concert - Sounding Bombe

Delighted to host a group visit from the Flag Institute as part of their Spring Conference here in York on #InternationalMuseumDay #flaginstitute

Today's the day - join us for free at 1pm or 3om for this fantastic performance

Trailer just landed for Memoirs of a P.O.W. - take a sneak peek. youtu.be/jTRlqM3Ylq8

Very much looking forward to hosting this for #VEDay80 @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2509865...

It's National Lottery Open Week - that means you can visit us for free with a lottery ticket. www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/open-week/of...

Exclusive - these arrived in our shop today and you can't get them anywhere else. They are the result of a collaboration between our suppliers and our shop manager. Absolute legends.

Listen to women speaking about family life as part of our oral history interviews for international womens day yorkarmymuseum.podbean.com/e/familylife...

For Women's History Month we are sharing some of our oral history interviews with women recalling memories of regimental family life. Listen via the podbean link, or wherever you get your podcasts. yorkarmymuseum.podbean.com/e/familylife...

This year for VE Day 80 we'll be hosting verbatim theatre performances of two York Normandy Veterans' stories: Hank Haydock and Ken 'Smudger' Smith. Join us if you can - trailer for Hank's story below please watch. youtu.be/9LiwNn_RUl8?...

We've had a fantastic week this half-term. Today is your last chance to meet members of 20th Century Soldier Living History Group. We are open now and they are here til 4pm. Come say Hi

20th Century Soldier Living History group are with us today and tomorrow - drop in to chat to them about all things Cold War.

Lots going on at the museum this half-term 17-23 February - including our arcade inspired tank game. No need to pre-book. Just call in - we're always pleased to see you.

RESEARCH SERVICE SUSPENDED: we are no longer accepting research enquiries due to a lack of volunteers. If you would like to be a voluntary researcher please contact either [email protected] or [email protected].

This woolly guy from the York ice trail needed a safe place to strut his stuff. We were delighted to give him some space. No 10 on the trail - woolly rhinoceros - thanks to the York BID @visityork.bsky.social

Hundreds of visitors enjoyed object handling at the museum this weekend with the help of our lovely team of volunteers. We hugely appreciate their support.

Thank-you to the East Yorkshire Regiment Living History Group for their display and fantastic engagement with our visitors this weekend.

If you're in town for York Residents Festival - try out our free new digital guide to the museum. The guide is available via the Bloomberg Connects app - and our lovely neighbours Fairfax House and Merchant Adventurers' Hall also have their fantastic collections on there. @visityork.bsky.social

It’s #HeritageTreasuresDay! To celebrate we have chosen two objects from our collections that we have recently acquired. The first image is of a leather money belt from the 1930s that was likely made during The 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment’s deployment to India.

Wishing everyone a very happy 2025 - and looking forward to welcoming visitors new and old, in person and online, in the year ahead. We re-open on Monday20 January at 10am - we'll see you soon.

Great to visit the York Minster Christmas Tree Festival. So many lovely trees. This one from @littlevikingsyork.bsky.social is one of our favourites. Can you spot the nutcrackers?

Explore York Army Museum with our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. Our free guide features: artworks from the collections; a top ten of visitor and volunteer favourite objects, exhibitions and some military music Link below 👇👇 bit.ly/YAMBloomberg...

Today in our advent calendar we have hidden a favourite Sabaton song behind door 12. Click the link to.listen. Top tip: turn up the volume yorkarmymuseum.co.uk/york-army-mu...

Today is day 8 of our #adventcalendar and you can find out all about some very special boxes of Christmas chocolate. yorkarmymuseum.co.uk/york-army-mu...

It's been a bit stormy overnight, so sharing some early morning bluesky.

Behind door 4 of our #adventcalendar today there's something sporting from our archives #exploreyourarchives yorkarmymuseum.co.uk/york-army-mu...

#AdventCalendar day 3. Today's door hides something food related. 🍗🫛🥕🍎🍺 Take a look. yorkarmymuseum.co.uk/york-army-mu...

Our advent calendar is here! Day 2 today. Rumour is there's a nice piece of artwork behind door number 2. Water colour, pencil sketch, oilpainting? Open the door to have a peek. yorkarmymuseum.co.uk/york-army-mu...

#MedalMonday Today we are sharing two of our most viewed medals - those belonging to Captain Oates. Click the link below to listen to a brief introduction to Captain Oates and his medals. youtu.be/YqZbGncPTDQ

Morning all on Bluesky. 1 December and we've had a busy old year, as it draws to a close we'd like to share some of our highlights, key objects and exhibitions with you. 👉 bit.ly/YAMChristmas... 👈 Each day until Christmas Eve click on a door and discover something about our museum & collections.

Saturday 23 November is our Military Memorabilia Day - if you have objects or medals which you'd like to identify or know more about, drop in and ask our experts. Got questions about military history research - call in and ask us, we're happy to help. Free admission 10am-3pm - no need to book.

New to Bluesky? Love museums? We have you covered! We're constantly adding new museums, libraries, and arts orgs to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack. Today, we welcomed the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, and many more :) bsky.app/starter-pack...

Hey! We’ve compiled a starter pack of museums, galleries, archives and libraries in the UK who are right here on Bluesky 🦋 go.bsky.app/9o1sRWp