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  • Staging the Baroque: Vanbrugh at Castle Howard Exhibition

    Castle Howard

    A new exhibition, curated by architect Roz Barr, exploring Sir John Vanbrugh’s visionary use of scale, shadow and light in the creation of one of Britain’s most iconic stately homes. Supported by Sotherbys.

  • Made x Design-Nation Showcase

    Yorkshire Sculpture Park

    Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) continues its mission to support independent makers with the biannual MADE showcase. In spring 2026, a new collaboration will launch with Design-Nation, the leading membership portfolio for contemporary craft and design in the UK, coinciding with its 25th anniversary. The work will include 20 renowned craftspeople on display in YSP’s main Visitor Centre, and all work will be for sale.

  • Artist Makers (Saturdays)

    The Bowes Museum

    Make time for making; join in and get creative. An opportunity to try out new techniques, materials and experiment with our team of artists, designers and makers. 

  • Attic Tours

    Harewood House

    These special tours offer the rare opportunity to ascend into the attics of Harewood House. Now a treasure trove of collections and an evocative glimpse of times gone by, these exclusive attic tours will bring to life the stories of the people who worked at Harewood since the 18th century.

  • Red Squirrel Talk

    Castle Howard

    Discover more about the Red Squirrels at the Arboretum. Join our free talk on Tuesdays & Saturdays at 10.30am, (weather dependent). Please meet in the Red Squirrel Enclosure.

  • Playshapes: Castle Constructors

    Castle Howard

    A brand-new exhibition featuring playful and large-scale coloured cubes that can be broken down into steps, triangles, polygons, cylinders and prisms inspiring young and old to create their very own buildings. Included With House & Garden Tickets

  • Hold to This Earth – The Tia Collection

    Yorkshire Sculpture Park

    Headlining Yorkshire Sculpture Park's 2026 programme, this is a major presentation of work by contemporary Indigenous American artists from Tia Collection. The first group exhibition staged in the prestigious Underground Gallery in its twenty-year history, it brings together over 60 works by more than 30 artists, whose practices are rooted in deep relationships to land, cultural memory and community. This exhibition offers a rare encounter with contemporary Indigenous North American art that is unprecedented in Europe. Spanning numerous regions and genres, it features a richly diverse range of sculpture, textiles, ceramics, photography, film and painting.

  • Norman Cornish: A Life in Sketchbooks

    The Bowes Museum

    Step inside the working imagination of much-loved local artist Norman Cornish in this intimate exhibition at The Bowes Museum. Norman Cornish: A Life in Sketchbooks brings together finished drawings, paintings and watercolours alongside the preparatory sketches that shaped them, offering a rare insight into the artist’s creative process.

  • Harewood Holiday Club

    Harewood House

    Turn school holidays into unforgettable journeys of excitement, discovery, and creativity for your 7-11 year olds at Harewood! Each day offers a new hands-on adventure, where they’ll delve into history, unleash their artistic talents, and uncover the wonders of nature. 

  • Private Castle Tour

    Bolton Castle

    This is a lovely opportunity to experience and soak up the castle’s unique atmosphere out of hours.  Feel the cool of the stone and feel the history as the castle rests for the evening. Our intrepid re-enactors have created bespoke evening tours bringing alive the story of the building and its people as the sun goes down. Created for just 20 guests for each evening, the tour lasts around an hour with time afterwards to wander around by yourself ahead of meeting for a drink around a fire. Pre-booking essential.

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