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News release | For Immediate Release Monday 15 May 2023 Bank Holiday Monday 29 May, 10am – 5pm Hot on the heels of the coronation, Oak Apple Day celebrations return to The Commandery in an exciting day of living history on Bank Holiday Monday 29 May. This spring tradition marks the anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following the English Civil War – and has a special connection [...]
Saturday 10 June 2023 - Sunday 21 January 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum A tribute exhibition to Worcestershire motor-racing legend Peter Collins. Discover how a Kidderminster-born motor enthusiast became the rising star in the Ferrari Formula One team in motorsport’s most glamorous and dangerous era. This exhibition tells Peter’s remarkable story through original photographs and letters, and features touching personal items including his racing helmet and gloves. Free [...]
New exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum explores the legacy of the world’s most famous ship. Includes genuine artefacts from the Titanic and her sister ships and memorabilia from the 1997 James Cameron movie. Exhibition tells the story of Worcestershire’s connections to Titanic bringing the passenger experience to life. Celebrating the reopening of the Art Gallery & Museums following closure due to the pandemic. Titanic: Honour & Glory will [...]
Saturday 26 October 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum A visual journey through time of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities, co-curated with members of the communities. Works by Turner, Munnings and Gainsborough will hang alongside newly commissioned artworks by Romani artists, some of which demonstrate skills from endangered crafts. Hear oral histories, traditional Romani storytelling, poetry and music, and leaf through family photograph [...]
Thursday 30 and Friday 31 May 2024, 10.30 - 11.30am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Travel back in time to Ancient Rome at the Art Gallery and Museum this half-term holiday! In these sessions, children can get hands-on with clay by making a Roman-inspired mosaic square and a pinch pot to take home. See real Roman mosaics and pottery in the museum while you're visiting, delve into fun activity [...]
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum is reminding people there is just one month left to see the popular exhibition Dame Laura Knight: I Paint Today before it closes on Sunday 30 June 2024. Curated by Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, I Paint Today pays homage to artist Dame Laura Knight whose love of Worcestershire and the Malvern Hills inspired her art throughout the later years of her life. I [...]
11am - 4pm Tuesday to Thursday during the summer holidays. Enjoy fun hands-on themed craft activities* and a family trail throughout the museum this summer holiday! See our amazing displays and exhibitions, including the brand new Lavish Living: Worcestershire in the 1950s! An undercover picnic area in our carriage circle means that your family can enjoy an outdoor lunch, come rain or shine, too. Weekly themes for crafts: 27-29 July - [...]
Various dates, 7pm | The Commandery The Battle of Worcester Society are back with a series of talks hosted in the historic setting of The Commandery. Thursday 27 April - Nigel Hastilow talking about his new book ‘The Man Who Invented the News’ a novel based on the true story of Marchamont Nedham a real person who was a ‘Journalist’ throughout the English Civil Wars. Thursday 25 May - Professor Darren [...]
Saturday 18 – Saturday 25 February 2023 (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Uncover all there is to know about fascinating fossils this February half-term holiday! Can you find the fossils hidden around the building? Take a look at the real ones in the museum too. Pick up an activity bag which includes a fossil-themed family trail, colouring and puzzle sheets, along with an ammonite and dinosaur bones [...]
Saturday 17 June, 10.15am - 4pm | The Commandery It's back! Mini golf returns to The Commandery's beautiful walled gardens once again. Looking for something fun to do in Worcester on Fathers' Day weekend? Bring the family for some outdoor fun in the spacious grounds of one of Worcester's most historic buildings - a game of 9-hole mini golf is the perfect way to unwind, relax and have a good giggle [...]
