Welcome
Built in 1879 as the venue for the second Yorkshire Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition, the building was purchased by the local authority and re-opened as York Art Gallery in 1892. Since that time, the gallery has developed an outstanding collection of paintings that range from 14th century Western European examples through to 20th century British work. Following a major redevelopment project, the gallery reopened in 2015 with a new Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) to showcase its important collection of British Studio Ceramics.
Level access
There is level access from the main entrance to:
galleriesmain entrancemuseum shopceramics shopcafeArtists Garden and Edible WoodHearing
Visual
General
Getting here
Travel by public transport
Parking
Cars can drop off at the main Exhibition Square entrance to the gallery. The closest parking is located at Bootham Row car park, Bootham Row, York, YO30 7BP. Parking here is free all day for blue badge holders. For further car parking information please click here.
Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
The automatic doors are automatic entry but touchpad activated to exit.
The height of the touchpad is 82cm.
The door(s) is / are double.
The width of the door opening is 197cm (6ft 6in).
There are 2 other sets of doors on either side of the main automatic doors.
These door(s) open(s) manually.
These door(s) is / are double.
The width of the door openings are 163cm (5ft 4in).
Getting around inside
Lift
lift to all floors
Ticket/ information desk
main entrance
Things to See and Do
galleries
Shop
museum shop
Shop
ceramics shop
cafe
Getting around outside
Customer care support
Walking Crutch
Emergency evacuation procedures
Customer care support