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Malton Museum October 2023 Events

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Malton Town Tours (14 and 21 October) and Lecture (18 October).

There are 2 tours arranged to finish the 2023 season:-

“River, Road and Railway” follows Malton’s trade and transport systems through several centuries.  This takes place on Saturday 14th October at 10:30am.  Cost is £8 per person.

“Georgian Boom Time” is the popular town-centre tour that brings the Georgian town to life and explains how Malton developed into a prosperous market town. This takes place on Saturday 21st October at 10:30am. 

Bookings for tours can be made on the museum website.  https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/events/

The Friends of Malton Museum Lecture – 18th October 2023, 7.30pm.
‘Vampires, Mummies and Old Black Magic: talk on the run up to Halloween”
The Legacy of Whitby’s Jet’ by Sarah Steele Consultant Gemmologist at Whitby Museum, home to the most important collection of Victorian Whitby Jet in the world. 
Venue: The new classrooms in The WEST Wing, Malton School, Middlecave Road,
Malton.
Directions: Enter the OUT gate of the WEST WING, Malton School. The “MUSIC CENTRE” is directly in front of you. Parking space is to the left of this building. The NEW CLASSROOMS are to the RIGHT OF this building.
Starting time – 7.30 p.m.
Guests are very welcome – guest admission is £5.00 per lecture. No need to book.

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Malton Museum Town Tours

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Malton Museum have two Town Tours arranged for June:-

“Malton’s Medieval Story” is a unique event taking place at St Mary’s Church, Old Malton on Saturday 10th June at 10:30am.  Cost is £10 per person including tea / coffee on arrival.  We provide an illustrated talk and look at key features inside and outside the church and in the grounds of the former priory.

“Georgian Boom Time” is our signature historic tour of Malton’s Town Centre.  This takes place on Tuesday 20th June at 7pm.  Our evening tours provide an opportunity to explore the town when it is quiet, giving a different perspective on a place many of our customers know quite well. The tour costs £8 per person.

Bookings can be made on the museum website.  https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/town-tours/

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Friends of Malton Museum Lecture 19 April

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Wednesday 19 April, 7.30pm, The WEST Wing, Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton.

A study into the life and works of James Pigott Pritchett, one of Yorkshire’s most prolific architects during the early to mid-nineteenth century

Speaker: Graham White

Venue: The new classrooms in the WEST Wing, Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton.

Directions:   Enter the OUT gate of the WEST WING, Malton School.  The “MUSIC ROOM” is directly in front of you.   Parking space is to the left of this building.  The NEW CLASSROOMS are to the RIGHT OF this building.

Starting time – 7.30 p.m.

Guests are very welcome – guest admission is £5.00 per lecture.

This will be the last lecture of our winter season, followed by our

AGM on Wednesday 19th April.

Anyone interested in hearing of the Friends of Malton Museum’s activities and becoming a Friend are invited for the business of the AGM followed by an opportunity to socialise with other members.

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Malton Museum 2023 Exhibition

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The coming 2023 season will be an extra exciting one for Malton Museum, as we are kicking off the year with a very special guest… 

During the month of April, Malton Museum will have on show the Iron Age Shield discovered in Pocklington in 2017.   Its excavation, discovery and restoration was led by Malton-based MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd.

This beautiful shield was found beside a Celtic warrior who had been buried with his chariot and two horses.  It is one of the most significant archaeological finds in recent history and has been described by Melanie Giles of Manchester University as ‘the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium.’ see 

https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/23387476.malton-museum-show-most-significant-iron-age-find-century/

Malton Museum is indeed fortunate to be entrusted with this artefact.  There will be more information on the museum’s website in the run up to the opening of the exhibition, see https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/

There will be an opportunity to preview the Shield on Friday 31st March at 6:30 p.m. at Malton Museum, followed by a lecture on the discovery of the Chariot Burial by Paula Ware of Malton Archaeological Practice Ltd at St Michael’s Church, Market Square, Malton at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for this special event cost £10 per adult (including viewing the Shield, glass of wine, followed by the lecture) and are available on the Malton Museum website https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/

The new season will also see the start of our latest Historic Town Tours Programme.  Two public tours are available for booking now.  Use this link to find out more https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/town-tours/