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What's on in the Easter holidays 2024 at the museums! It's a WILD spring at the museums with fun activities inspired by Easter bunnies, safari animals, and wondrous wildlife! Here's what families can enjoy in the Easter holidays at The Commandery, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle... At The Commandery Saturday 23 March – [...]
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 [...]
Saturday 2 April – Saturday 2 July 2022 A major exhibition exploring the extraordinary influence of Japanese art and culture in the West. Hokusai’s Great Wave: Reflections of Japan brings together for the first time outstanding Japanese prints and Samurai armour from the Museums Worcestershire’s collection, alongside Hokusai’s Great Wave, and includes beautiful pieces from Tate and Museum of Royal Worcester. Want to know more? Discover more about the exhibition online: find [...]
18 June 2022 – January 2023 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Strike a pose! Could you be the next great artist? Have a go at our beginners' guide to portraiture. This fun interactive drawing quiz will get you thinking about how you see yourself - and how others think about themselves too. Give it a try, who knows – you could be the next Leonardo Da Vinci! You can: [...]
Saturday 4 March - 1 July 2023 (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum British Impressionists characteristically painted en plein air (outdoors) and, with free brushstrokes and joyful colours, focused on the interplay between working people, families at leisure and the landscapes they lived in. This exhibition brings together wonderful works from the Worcester City collection, the Bowerman Trust and Southampton Art Gallery to celebrate the links between Worcestershire [...]
Media release: 17 February 2023 From the Cornish Coast to the Malvern Hills British Impressionism from the 19th and 20th century Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum From the Cornish Coast to the Malvern Hills arrives at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on 4 March until 1 July 2023 British impressionist works on loan from the Bowerman Trust and Southampton Art Gallery will be exhibited alongside works from Worcester’s Fine [...]
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 [...]
Saturday 2 April to Saturday 2 July (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Explore the spring exhibition, Hokusai's Great Wave: Reflections of Japan, with an exciting family trail! You can: Purchase the printed trail from the Museum Shop – £1 Download and print the trail before you visit – free Scan the QR code in the gallery and follow the trail on your own device – free
10.30am - 4.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Step into the magic of Middle Earth to celebrate the opening of the summer exhibition! Meet Tolkien-inspired characters – including orcs and elves – around the gallery, and come dressed up too if you like! Families can enjoy the Mystical Quest Trail around the exhibition. £1 from the shop; free to download online. Free; no need to book. People dressed in [...]
Saturday 13 January to Sunday 30 June 2024 (closed Mondays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Are you brave enough to take on the superhero trail? Have fun finding action heroes hidden around the museum. Your quest is to discover the answers to their questions. Each hero will be holding a number, match the number to the one on your answer sheet and solve the clue to save the world. [...]
