The team who lit up the Tower of London for the King’s Coronation are to bring a spectacular sound and light show to York.
Echoes Of Yorkshire, a creation by Luxmuralis, will come to the Museum Gardens in the autumn.
The show will bring the gardens’ history to life, from the Roman era to its time as an abbey.
And it will showcase the Yorkshire Museum’s collections spanning 60 million years from the dinosaur age through to medieval times.
Created by the collaboration of Peter Walker, sculptor, and David Harper, composer, Luxmuralis travels the world creating stories in light and sound.
As well as the first show of its kind projected onto the Tower Of London to celebrate the King’s Coronation, they have created installations at many other historic landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral.
Times and prices
Echoes Of Yorkshire in York Museum Gardens runs from Friday 24 October to Sunday 2 November 2025
It’s on every night from 6pm to 8.20pm
Tickets will soon go on sale here.
Prices
Adults (17 years and above): £13.50
Children (aged between 5 – 16 years): £9.50
Under 5 years: Free
Family of 4 ticket – 2 adults and 2 children: £39
Family of 5 ticket – 2 adults and 3 children: £45
Event times
Tickets are available to purchase in 20 minute intervals. The first bookable timeslot is 6pm, and last entry is 8.20pm.
The show in Museum Gardens is aimed at all ages, and tickets will go on sale soon. Although they are for 20 minute slots, organisers the York Museums Trust say families will want to take about an hour to experience the whole event, including “stunning landscape lighting”.
Siona Mackelworth, head of audience and programme for York Museums Trust, says: “We are delighted that Luxmuralis agreed to produce a very special and bespoke show for us here in York.
“This is a celebration of all that the Yorkshire Museum brings to the city, its history and the location as the repository of great discoveries and stories.
“With this amount of content, the Luxmuralis light and sound show promises to be amazing.”
Artistic director of Luxmuralis Peter Walker says: “We’re thrilled to be collaborating with the team at Yorkshire Museum to deliver a truly distinctive experience set within the stunning and historically rich Museum Gardens.
“By drawing inspiration from the museum’s collections, this light installation will reimagine the architecture and landscape in an entirely new and transformative way.”
The event does mean that Ghosts After Dark won’t be back at the Museum Gardens in October. A smaller version of this event is due to be staged at St Anthony’s Garden in the city this year.