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Light and sound show planned at Museum Gardens in York
A light and sound installation will be held amid the ruins of an abbey in York later this Museum Gardens are home to the Yorkshire Museum and include the remains of St Mary's installation by Luxmuralis will tell the story of the historic site from Roman times with contemporary light and music, with shows taking place from 24 October to 2 Walker, artistic director of Luxmuralis, said: "By drawing inspiration from the museum's collections, this light installation will reimagine the architecture and landscape in an entirely new and transformative way."
Luxmuralis has previously put on events at the Tower of London and St Paul's Walker said they had collaborated with the Yorkshire Museum to deliver a "truly distinctive experience".
Siona Mackelworth, from York Museums Trust, said it would be a "special and bespoke" show."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."Echoes of Yorkshire will last one hour and will be shown on 10 nights with tickets available to book soon, according to the York Museums show is on a constant loop and once inside viewers can take their own time to journey through the experience, organisers said.
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