[21][22] On 4 November 2022 the Arts Council announced its continued support of York Museums Trust as a National Portfolio Organisation as part of the 2023-2026 investment programme.

[23] YMT's annual report for the City of York Council in 2023 highlighted that the Trust expected to make a loss of approximately £300,000 in the financial year 2022/23 because of the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Cost of Living Crisis on visitor figures, donations, and secondary spending at its venues.

[42] Over 1000 nationally important paintings held by the Trust have been made available online as part of a cooperative project with the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation.

[45] The first use of the space was a joint exhibition by a number of artists, but since 2005 St Mary's has hosted installations by individuals, which are changed on a regular basis.

The first of these commissions, inspired by the medieval building itself, was a textile work by Caroline Broadhead called Breathing Spaces.