Arts and Humanities facilities
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Arts and humanities students and staff benefit from York's continued investment in the faculty. Our spaces and facilities allow our community to study, collaborate and thrive.
Our spaces range from the Grade II-listed Heslington Hall to the outdoor York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) Centre and a £35m arts and media complex.
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We're home to the only student-run art gallery in the UK. The University has a collection of over 900 artworks, including works by Barbara Hepworth and Austin Wright.
Thin Ice Press is our iron press printing studio. It explores the evolution of print from 1838 to 1926. Experience the relationship between writing and printing through research, teaching and workshops.
A city of history and heritage
With its stunning architecture, museums, galleries, libraries and archives, the city is an inspiring place to work and study.
Facilities highlights
Here's a glimpse of some of our faculty's facilities:
Student using our iron printing press at the Thin Ice Press studio.
Our bioarchaeology lab facilities
Music studios
Takamiya manuscripts. The University is home to the acclaimed Borthwick Archives, an important resource for many staff and students in the Faculty.
Motion capture studio
Film and Television students shooting a production
Our ultrasound studio in the linguistics labs
Heslington Hall
Heslington Hall is a spectacular Grade II listed building at the heart of the University. It is a hub for Arts and Humanities interdisciplinary teaching, engagement and research, and has a lively programme of events. There is a public gallery space curated by our art historians, and space for postgraduate students to mix and collaborate. It is the home of the Humanities Research Centre and several of our interdisciplinary research centres, and as a base for Liberal Arts students.
- The Humanities Research Centre
- The Centre for Medieval Studies
- The Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies
- The Centre for Modern Studies
- Liberal Arts students
Arts and media complex
Our £35m arts and media complex on Campus East is part of the School of Arts and Creative Technologies. Our bespoke facilities allow people to blend creative practice with industry-relevant skills. We have two professional theatres and a cinema. There are three television studios, postproduction suites, and interactive design labs. We have teaching rooms and bookable practice spaces.
Many of our industry-standard facilities are available for commercial hire.
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Ron Cooke Hub
Ron Cooke Hub is also part of the School of Arts and Creative Technologies. It includes a spacious atrium and café which are fantastic community spaces for staff, students and partners come together.
The Hub has music teaching rooms and rehearsal spaces with pianos available for practice. These are complemented by facilities on Campus West. We have two concert halls, rehearsal spaces and five recording studios. Our studios cover the history of audio recording, from analogue tape machines to contemporary digital software.
The Piazza Building
The Piazza Building on Campus East is home to the York School of Architecture. We provide our students with everything they need to realise their architectural visions. Our facilities include a design studio, a building materials library and a digital fabrication workshop. Our computer labs are equipped with CAD software.
The Piazza is an inspiring learning environment with a large auditorium, a restaurant and stunning lake views.
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Archaeology facilities
Our archaeology facilities support the full spectrum of archaeological methods. We have the immersive outdoor York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) Centre. The PalaeoHub is equipped for the study of human, animal and plant remains. Our specialist labs include the BioArCh Centre, with world-renowned bioarchaeology facilities. Our facilities have bespoke teaching spaces, specialist equipment, archives and reference collections.
A new Digital Archaeology and Heritage Laboratory opens in September 2026. It is funded by the Wolfson Foundation.
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Interpreting suite and linguistics labs
Our sector-leading multilingual conference and interpreting suite is based on Campus West. The suite is available to staff, students and commercial partners. Its integrated conference system is flexible to in-person, hybrid and remote work.
Our Department of Language and Linguistic Science also has a data lab, forensics lab and psycholinguistics lab. These facilities support our exemplary analysis of language and communication.
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