Things to do in North Yorkshire, England: The Best Art Museums

***Please book your visit in advance via the website to guarantee availability. The gardens, restaurant for takeaway drinks, toilets, play area and parkland are open for local visitors to exercise in. The hall, galleries and shop remain closed.*** Inspired by his Grand Tour, John Bourchier created Beningbrough; an Italian Palace nestled between York, Harrogate and Leeds. A working walled garden, grand herbaceous borders, sweeping lawns and a play area for children to let off steam, creates a year round garden. RHS Chelsea Gold Award winner Andy Sturgeon is working with the garden team to transform the gardens and so far they've created the ha-ha walk with 300,000 spring bulbs and the Pergola. Further developments currently paused so the Mediterranean Garden is sown with wildflower seeds to add colour and interest for nature and visitors alike. The restaurant uses the daily harvest in their menus with a selection of takeaway option for your refreshments.

Craven Museum is currently closed for Heritage Lottery Funded Redevelopment - Due to re-open Summer 2020. We will be conducting outreach and events throughout redevelopment as part of our Heritage Lottery Funded project Stories & Treasures of Street & Dale. Please check the website for details.

We are a local history museum that is full of interesting exhibitions both permanent and seasonal. There are activities for children both daily and extra at certain times throughout the school holidays. Details of these can be found on our website. A perfect start to a stay in the beautiful town of Richmond.

Contemporary art gallery and coffee in a converted chapel in the heart of Wensleydale. Offering work from local artists as well as workshops and drop in sessions in all kinds of arts and crafts.

The worlds first audio gallery inside a hertiage phone box. Step inside the Listening Gallery choose a story from our story menu, pick up the phone and discover fascinating stories. This newly restored phone box has been repurposed, powered by solar power it is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Find the Listening Gallery on Duke St, Settle, BD24 9DJ (near Settle Post Office) The Listening Gallery is run by arts charity Settle Stories. Our mission is to change your world through story, we do this with year round events, a flagship festival and an extensive learning programme. Be part of the story - settlestories.org.uk

York Art Gallery has recently reopened following an £8m redevelopment. There is now 60% more exhibition space in which to showcase the gallery's most famous Victorian, Modern and Contemporary works including pieces by Walter Sickert, Sir Stanley Spencer, David Bomberg, Paul Nash, David Hockney, Sarah Lucas and Henri Fantin-Latour. The gallery's collection of Italian Old Masters is displayed alongside substantial new research which is complimented by loans from major public collections. York Art Gallery is now also home to the new Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) which is housed in two new spaces created within York Art Gallery - the mezzanine level in the original Victorian Roof Void and a newly built gallery above the Madsen Galleries. Together they make up 450m squared of exhibition space.

Step inside Van Gogh's mind and works. Sit back in a deckchair and enjoy over 200 of his artworks, animated and projected onto the walls of the former church in a 35 minute show with stunning soundtrack. Plus, see a vase animated with his floral paintings, create your own masterpiece and have it projected onto the wall, or for £3 more, spend the day with Van Gogh in an 11 minute VR experience.