Museums & Art Galleries York


Museums and Art Galleries in or near York, such as JORVIK Viking Centre and National Railway Museum are listed below. York is a walled riverside city with much history. It has many attractions to visit including the magnificent York Minster, the Shambles shopping area, the Yorvik Viking Museum, Natinonal Railway Museum and the York Castle Museum. There is plenty of all types of accommodation in York and it is an ideal place to stay with something for all the family.



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JORVIK Viking Centre
JORVIK Viking Centre

Coppergate, York, North Yorkshire  
At JORVIK, get face-to-face with the Vikings on the very site where archaeologists discovered the remains of the place they once called home. Discover what life... more


National Railway Museum
National Railway Museum

Leeman Road, York, North Yorkshire  
The National Railway Museum, is the world´s largest railway museum encompassing a wide range of railway icons and millions of artefacts. Home to over 100 engines... more


York Art Gallery
York Art Gallery

Exhibition Square, York, North Yorkshire  
The new-look York Art Gallery opened in 2005 with its nationally acclaimed permanent collections representing over 600 years of British and European Art. On display are... more


York Castle Museum
York Castle Museum

Eye of York, York, North Yorkshire  
York Castle Museum, housed in two converted 18th century prison buildings, includes reconstructed Victorian and Edwardian streets, shops and merchandise - experience four hundred years of... more


York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt
York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt

York Minster, Deangate, York, North Yorkshire  
York Minster Undercroft Treasury & Crypt is the chief church of the Church of England, also the seat of the Archbishop of York. The present building... more


Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial
Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial

Halifax Way, Elvington, York, North Yorkshire  
The Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial, over the past few years has become one of the most interesting and dynamic Museums of its... more


Yorkshire Museum
Yorkshire Museum

Museum Gardens, York, North Yorkshire  
Set in ten acres of botanical gardens, the Yorkshire Museum houses some of the richest archaeological finds in Europe and covers over 1000 years of local... more