York Minster Studentship

York Minster is the mother church of the Northern Province and the Cathedral for the Diocese of York. It is a centre for Christian life in the North of England and is one of the most iconic and famous buildings in the United Kingdom.

York Minster has been a place of prayer and pilgrimage for almost 1,400 years and worship is still at the heart of Minster life. It is also a gothic masterpiece in stone and stained glass. It is a magnet that draws people to visit the City of York and is a defining symbol of the ancient “capital of the North”. Each year around 600,000 people from all over the world come to explore the Minster, and visitor surveys find a high level of satisfaction from their experience. It is one of the centres of York’s lively cultural life, hosting many concerts and exhibitions alongside the daily pattern of worship and prayer.

York Minster’s collections consist of over 300,000 objects, from stained glass, silver and furniture to archaeology, stonework and textiles. The Minster is home to an Accredited Museum, the Undercroft Museum; the largest Cathedral Library in the country with over 90,000 volumes; and archival records and manuscripts dating back a thousand years.

Placement project

2027 marks York Minster’s 1,400th anniversary. To support the ways in which York Minster will celebrate this anniversary, this placement will involve undertaking research into how we can share our long history. This will include the identification and analysis of key events, and developing strategies for how these stories can be communicated.

Working within the Collections & Interpretation team, with support from Marketing & Communications, this placement is an opportunity to harness research skills to deliver interpretation materials for public audiences. 

Credit: York Minster: south-east view. Tinted lithograph by W. Monkhouse, 1848. Wellcome Collection (Public Domain)