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Thursday 26 September – Saturday 30 November 2019 Curated in partnership with Meadow Arts Features art from the 18th century to the contemporary Includes works from Tate A new exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum uses artworks from the 18th century to the contemporary to explore the lure of the ruin and our fascination with what has passed. Ged Quinn's 'Bela Forgets the Scissors', 2016. Copyright Ged Quinn, [...]
What's on in the summer holidays 2025 at the museums! Here's what families can enjoy in the summer holidays at The Commandery, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle... At Worcestershire County Museum, Hartlebury Castle Be immersed in the Castle’s past! How would you have got along as a historic inhabitant of Hartlebury Castle? Find out [...]
About Museums Worcestershire Museums Worcestershire comprises three fantastic venues – the County Museum at Hartlebury Castle, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and the Commandery. The collections and exhibitions at our sites are many and varied, covering centuries of the county's history right up to the present day. Thousands of objects, including the historic buildings themselves, [...]
Borrow a Loans Box You can access the extensive Worcestershire County collection through Loans Boxes, covering themes including Roman life, Victorian life, toys from the past, and wartime Britain. Boxes can be borrowed for a half or full term. See the Loans Boxes price list here. Find out how to care for your Loans Box here, along with Terms and Conditions for borrowing one. Browse Loans Boxes [...]
The Commandery Membership Become a member of The Commandery Worcester and enjoy a range of exclusive benefits including special member-only events and shop discounts. The Commandery has seen a thousand years of Worcester’s history unfold, from its humble roots as a monastic hospital to a dramatic period as the Royalists’ Civil War battle headquarters. It has survived thanks to the generations of people who understood its significance in the national story [...]
About us Museums Worcestershire comprises three fantastic venues – The County Museum at Hartlebury Castle, Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum and The Commandery. Museums Worcestershire is a not-for-profit museums service run in partnership between Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council. The collections and exhibitions at our sites are many and varied, covering centuries of the county's history right up to the present day. Thousands of objects, including the [...]
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September | Various venues around Worcester Worcester Heritage Weekend 2023 is a celebration of the city's heritage taking place across Worcester on the second weekend of September. Here's what's on at Museums Worcestershire: Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Saturday 9 September; open from 10.30am - 4.30pm. Immerse yourself in the vibrant 1980s on the final day of the summer exhibition, I Grew Up 80s. Free [...]
Visit The Commandery all year with a Worcester Residents' Pass Worcester residents can celebrate The Commandery’s history with the Worcester Resident Pass - visit through the year from only £7.95. The Commandery has seen a thousand years of Worcester’s history unfold and has always been there for the people of Worcester as a place of shelter or learning. From its beginnings as a monastic hospital and becoming the Royalist [...]
What's on in the May half-term holiday 2025 at the museums! From a day of living history at The Commandery to celebrating National Children’s Gardening Week at Hartlebury Castle, there's something for everyone to get stuck into this May. Here's what families can enjoy in the May half-term holiday at The Commandery, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury [...]
Friday 2 April - Sunday 18 April (excluding Monday 12 April). Join us at The Commandery this Easter break! We are opening up our beautiful, walled gardens for a free Family Fun Fitness trail, so why not come and see if you can complete all of the tasks and enjoy some exercise in the fresh air with your family? Click here to download a trail guide in advance - this is [...]
