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Plan your visit Opening times and admission information to help you plan your visit to The Commandery. Information about how to get here or visitor facilities, and accessibility information can be found here. *Last entrance is one hour before closing. Open February to December each year. Closed all January. Changes in opening hours Wednesday 25 September, opening slightly later than usual [...]
Dr. Ismini Pells joined the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester as a postdoctoral research fellow in July 2017. Part of the 2019 Civil War Nights Programme. The talks take place in the historic Great Hall of The Commandery where seating is limited, so we would advise pre-booking for all talks. The Commandery Cafe will remain open from 5pm until the talk starts should you wish to [...]
Museums Worcestershire has been awarded £96,454 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure it has a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. Museums Worcestershire is one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations across the country receiving urgently needed support. £257 million of investment has been announced today as part of the very first [...]
Running until December 2021. Part of the Worcestershire World War One Hundred programme, Fashioning Peace is a temporary exhibition at Worcestershire County Museum exploring how the changes brought about through the Great War 1914-18 were reflected in clothing and fashion from 1918 through to the roaring twenties. The Great War changed everything. From science and medicine to art and culture to the very core of society and its values, its effects [...]
Running until 23 December 2021. Part of the Worcestershire World War One Hundred programme, Fashioning Peace is a temporary exhibition at Worcestershire County Museum exploring how the changes brought about through the Great War 1914-18 were reflected in clothing and fashion from 1918 through to the roaring twenties. The Great War changed everything. From science and medicine to art and culture to the very core of society and its values, its [...]
Key Stages 2 and 3 90 minutes The Commandery £3.00 per pupil per session, £6 per pupil including two other taught sessions. Immerse yourself in the chaos of civil war as you learn about the life of soldiers during this divisive time in our history. A guided walk through the city of Worcester highlighting landmarks of the Battle of Worcester 1651, the last battle of the [...]
Saturday 16 September - Saturday 6 January (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum The autumn exhibition, Paint the Streets, explores and celebrates street art. In the gallery, you can see lots of artworks by Banksy, Goldie, Inkie and more. Families can enjoy following a trail around the museum to spell out a phrase by matching numbers and letters together. The trail is downloadable for free online (below), or [...]
Major donor spearheads development at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum 1 March 2022 Professor Rolf Olsen to donate a six-figure sum to expand museum’s art collection and create a regionally significant art gallery for the city Donation galvanises first major developments at Art Gallery & Museum in 30 years Worcestershire Heritage, Art and Museums Charity set up to encourage more charitable donations Worcester philanthropist Professor Rolf Olsen is making a [...]
One of Worcester’s oldest buildings is the place to go for Halloween activities! The Commandery, Worcester is one of the oldest buildings in the city and has over 800 years of history, making it one of the best places to go for spooky activities this October. From Saturday 23 through to Sunday 31 October there will be safe Spooktacular events for all the family to enjoy during the half term break. [...]
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