With bells on: Morris men, King’s Square
I’ve been hoping to see some morris dancing, it being May and all. And perhaps maypole dancing even.
So good to see the return of green leaves and light evenings. The light at this … More …
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University of York: 50 years
The University of York, in the summer of 1978 – 18 June. … More …
Yarn bombing the square
The art gallery is about to undergo major refurbishment, and will be closed for two years. As the building has recently been emptied in preparation for this, an open day invited … More …
York Residents Festival
It’s the York Residents’ Festival today and tomorrow, a chance to see for free some of the attractions we normally have to pay for, and to see the inside of buildings we may normally only view from … More …
Ringing in the year: the Minster bells
The Minster bells ringing in the New Year is the centrepiece of York’s celebrations. There was some disappointment this year that the bells were barely audible.
More …Goodbye wonderland
So Illuminating York is over for another year. The organisers have received a lot of ‘feedback’ (complaints) about the main event, Wonderland. Here’s its entrance, constructed around the gates of the Museum Gardens.
Today’s big story … More …
Illuminating York 2012: York Minster, Kaleidoscopia
‘Kaleidoscopia’ by Andy McKeown was projected onto an interior wall of the nave of York Minster during Illuminating York 2012. Beautiful.
More …Reactions to Wonderland
See also: reviews of Wonderland in the comments on an earlier page.
Illuminating York finished last night. Its main event was for the first time held in the … More …