The City Walls Experience at Micklegate Bar is located in the southern gatehouse of the historical city walls of York, England. It is operated by the Jorvik Group (part of York Archaeological Trust) and uses maps, display screens and video presentations to tell the story of the fortifications surrounding the city.[1]
Before 2014 the Micklegate Bar Museum had covered a wide historical range, telling the story of York from Roman times through to the 20th century. Exhibits included replicas of the heads of historical figures, such as Richard of York and Sir Henry Percy whose heads had been displayed on Micklegate Bar.[2][3][4]
When the Jorvik Group took over the Richard III Museum in February 2014 the names of both museums were changed and the contents replaced and updated, to create two complementary museums: the Richard III Experience at Monk Bar and the Henry VII Experience at Micklegate Bar. Both reopened in April 2014 using the tagline "Two Kings, Two Bars, One City".[5] The museum at Micklegate Bar explored the early life of Henry VII as a Lancastrian in exile, his reign as king after the Wars of the Roses and the impact of the establishment of the Tudor royal dynasty on the city of York. It did this through a combination of interactive exhibits, multimedia presentations, displays of items such as suits of armour and 'grisly facts' from Terry Deary (writer of Horrible Histories).[6][7]
In October 2014 and February 2018 the Henry VII Experience was awarded the 'Hidden Gem' accolade by Visit England.[8][9] In 2015 it was a finalist (with the Richard III Experience) in the Visit York Tourism Awards in the Visitor Attraction of the Year (Under 50,000 Visitors) category.[10]
York Archaeological Trust closed the museum, along with its other visitor attractions, in 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. When its larger sites reopened in July 2020, both the Richard III and Henry VI experiences remained closed owing to their limited capacity for social distancing.[11] The Henry VII Experience was replaced by the City Walls Experience which opened in April 2022.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abHorner, Ed (1 April 2022). "New visitor attraction opens in York's historic gatehouse". The Press. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^"9 haunted historic houses". History Extra. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^. Culture24. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^"Micklegate Bar: Ring of Steel, Ring of Stone" (PDF). Jorvik Group. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^"Two rival kings tell their story". The Press. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^. Visit York. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^. YorkMix. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^"11 news snippets you may have missed". The Press. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^"Three York attractions have bagged national tourism awards". The Press. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^"Finalists revealed in VisitYork Tourism Awards". The Press. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^Jefferson-Brown, Nadia (14 August 2020). "Here's how some of the biggest names in York are bouncing back after lockdown". The Press. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
External linksedit
Official website
Jorvik Group website
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