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Yorkshire Museum
Museum St.
York YO1 7FR
England
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“The Yorkshire Museum” Wcities.com
“Yorkshire Museum” BritainExpress.com
“Yorkshire Museum” AAA
“History galore - and the Big Knickers War” telegraph.co.uk / Telegraph Media Group
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #44 of 133 attractions in York
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Home to some of the richest archaeological finds in Europe, this museum chronicles more than 1,000 years of Yorkshire's heritage from elegant Roman...... more » Home to some of the richest archaeological finds in Europe, this museum chronicles more than 1,000 years of Yorkshire's heritage from elegant Roman jewelry and mosaics to Viking treasures and Anglo-Saxon silver. « less
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Attraction type: History museum
Address: Museum St. York YO1 7FR
England
Tel: 44-1904-551800
Fax: 44-1904-551802

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“Dull and poorly presented”
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2 of 5 stars
wingate
London
17 Oct 2009

I found this to be rather dull.The ground floor features Viking and Roman York.Other floors feature the Civil war.However it is done in such a boring way that you end up skipping much of the narrative.I would like to know about much of what has happened to York since the civil war.Why is there an exhibition on pre historic times... more

“Mediocre but a must-see”
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3 of 5 stars
Alison57
MA
7 Aug 2009

The Yorkshire Museum closes in Fall 2009 for a re-do and not a moment too soon. It is shabby with poor information available, like a sixth-grade history project. But it's a must-see for some of the marvels of their collections. The museum takes visitors thru the history of Yorkshire, tho without an audioguide or guidebooks and with totally inadequate signage.... more

“Good place to visit for York History”
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4 of 5 stars
warmorangutan
wolverhampton
31 Jul 2008

There are 2 parts to this review. If we'd rated our overall experience on the first half of this museum it would have had 5 out of 5. The first part of the Museum is an extremely interesting historical account of York. It starts with a hands on exhibition on the dating of historical objects. This allows you to touch... more

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Yorkshire Museum Address

Museum St., York YO1 7FR, England
Tel: 44-1904-551800 Fax: 44-1904-551802