Easter 2024 Family Fun at Worcester’s City Museums

News release

For Immediate Release

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Enjoy two weeks of animal-inspired family fun at The Commandery and Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum over the Easter holidays!

At The Commandery, follow a magical trail of decorated fairy doors – with an infusion of Easter bunny fun! Explore the historic building – from the medieval Painted Chamber to the wood-panelled Tudor rooms and beautiful gardens – to find them all. Then, families can get creative by making a bunny door to take home. What will it look like? Usual admission to The Commandery applies + £3 for the activities.

Commandery Coffee will be open with homemade toasties, cakes, and its lovely canal-side views. Visitors can get free admission to The Commandery all year with a season or Worcester residents’ pass. Please visit the website for more information and to plan a visit: museumsworcestershire.org.uk.

It’s all about Wonderous Wildlife at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum during the Easter holidays. On Wednesdays 27 March and 3 April, children can learn to make felt puppets inspired by the natural history collection. On Thursdays 28 March and 4 April, join sessions all about animal habitats – choose which creature to make a home for and discover what habitat it needs to live. The sessions are £4.50 per child and run from 10.30 to 11.30am, aimed at children ages 5 to 11 years. There are limited spaces; booking is essential at museumsworcestershire.org.uk.

Visiting another time? The Art Gallery and Museum’s Bags of Fun will be available from Saturday 23 March to Sunday 7 April. Head to the Activity Space for creative fun and make three animals – a prickly hedgehog, flapping butterfly and a spiral snake, and enjoy colouring and puzzles too! Follow the trail to find all the pawprints around the Art Gallery and Museum and identify which animal they belong to. Pick up activity bags from the shop for £2.50, and a trail for £1.

Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is free to visit. Pop into café Little Al’s on the Balcony for delicious homemade food and drinks.

“It’s always exciting to be inspired by the natural history collection! We can’t wait to see lots of families enjoying the museums over the holidays,” Megan Keary, Learning and Outreach Coordinator at Museums Worcestershire.

Please see the website for full details and booking information: museumsworcestershire.org.uk.

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Easter bunny doors (each around 20cm in height) in the Great Hall at The Commandery
Felt animal puppets at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Opening hours

The Commandery, Sidbury, Worcester is open: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm, and Sundays, 10am – 3pm. It is open on Bank Holiday Monday 1 April 2024.

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate Street, Worcester is open: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm, and Sundays, 10am – 3pm. Closed Mondays and bank holidays, including Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April 2024.

Events listings – Easter 2024

The Commandery

Family activities | Easter Bunny Door Hunt

Saturday 23 March – Sunday 7 April.

Closed Monday 25 March; open Bank Holiday Monday 1 April.

The Easter Bunny has arrived at The Commandery and its beautiful gardens!

Come dressed in your best Easter costume and follow the trail and see if you can find all the bunny doors. Then, make your very own bunny door to take home with you, and enjoy colouring and activity sheets too.

Admission + £3 for activities.

Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Bags of Fun | Wondrous Wildlife!

Saturday 23 March – Sunday 7 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays).

Have a WILD visit to the Art Gallery and Museum this spring!

The popular activity bags are back for the holidays – and this time you can create three amazing animals. Make a prickly hedgehog, flapping butterfly and spiral snake, and enjoy colouring and puzzles too.

Each activity bag has multiple themed activities inside, and the Activity Space in the museum is fully equipped for young creatives to get going on their making.

£2.50; purchase from the shop. Free entry to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. No booking required.

Family sessions | Make felt puppets!

Thursdays 28 March and 4 April 2024, 10.30 – 11.30am.

Create your own cute animal puppets inspired by the Art Gallery and Museum’s natural history collection!

Choose from making three finger puppets or one hand puppet in these fun Easter holiday sessions.

Aimed at children aged 5 – 11 years. There are easier versions for younger children and slightly more challenging ones for older children.

£4.50 per child. Free entry to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. Adults must stay throughout (younger siblings welcome). Limited spaces; please book.

Family sessions | Animal habitats

Thursdays 28 March and 4 April 2024, 10.30 – 11.30am.

Not all animals need the same things to live. Some like it cold, others prefer warm sunshine!

Inspired by Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum’s natural history collection, choose which animal you would like to make a home for and discover what its habitat would be.

Then get creative with our art materials to create the animal’s perfect home.

Aimed at children aged 5 – 11 years. Adults must stay throughout (younger siblings welcome).

£4.50 per child for the session. Free entry to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. Limited spaces; please book.

Family trail | Animals on the Loose!