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Sunday 15 December | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Become a festive elf yourself at the Art Gallery and Museum and make your own present to give to someone this Christmas! Will you choose to decorate a flowerpot, vase, canvas bag, or pencil case? Make your own wrapping paper and card to go along with it, enjoy a story, and make your own reindeer food too! There will be two [...]
October half-term holiday | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum The October half-term holiday brings a SPECTACULAR week of science to the Art Gallery and Museum! There are Bags of Fun and trails that can be picked up from the shop all week - and on Tuesday and Friday you can get hands-on in some extra-special workshops. It's October, the perfect time to get stuck into the spookiest Bags of [...]
Various dates and times in October | The Commandery After-dark tours are back at The Commandery for 2024! Explore one of the oldest buildings in Worcester by torchlight this October... The Commandery is once again opening its gates on autumn nights for you to discover its ghostly secrets. Hear about strange sightings and mysterious rumours as you uncover the history of the building in a guided tour with a Halloween twist. [...]
October half-term holiday | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum The October half-term holiday brings a SPECTACULAR week of science to the Art Gallery and Museum! There are Bags of Fun and trails that can be picked up from the shop all week - and on Tuesday and Friday you can get hands-on in some extra-special workshops... Here's what's on: Meet Simon from Corner Exotics who will be bringing some [...]
Saturday 23 November, 11am - 12noon | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum The Baby And The Snake is a short documentary exploring patriarchal roles within Romani Gypsy culture, the impact of culturally constructed ideas of masculinity, social exclusion and paternal relationships. A screening of The Baby and the Snake will follow a short introduction to the film by the director Corrina Eastwood. This film has been acquired into the museum's permanent [...]
** Unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to illness. If you have booked tickets, we will be in touch with you soon. ** Saturday 2 November, 11am - 12noon | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Kelly Horsley is the great-great niece of Granny Smith, whose daughter-in-law was Beulah (Freedom) Smith. Beulah’s portrait by Dame Laura Knight is exhibited in Atchin Tan - Travelling Through Art. She discusses her family [...]
26 October, 16 November, and 7 December 2024Â | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Colours of My Wagon is a storytelling and woodcraft performance which brings to life the ever-changing and adapting culture of Romani people, from the significance of the colour schemes of the wagons and the symbols painted on them, to the crafts that were made to pay the wagon-builders. Using wooden toys, including Romani dancing dolls and [...]
Saturdays 19 and 26 October, 11am - 3pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Love gothic literature and creative writing? This is the event for you... Enjoy an hour-long talk by the University of Worcester's Dr Lucy Arnold all about poisons, potions and chemicals in literature. She'll be touching on characters including Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the genre of crime fiction, and all things spooky. After a break, write [...]
Fridays, 11am - 12noon | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Running alongside the free exhibition Connections are weekly creative workshops led by artist Inner Knowings. Each session has its own theme and is open to everyone (aimed at adults). About the artist Inner Knowings is an emerging local artist whose creativity has long been a great support to her mental health. Her projects, including the Big Worcester Doodle and penguin [...]
10 September to 25 October AND 5 November to 13 December 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Become a museum detective at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum this autumn! Eight items on display have been chosen for you to find - can you spot them all? When you find an object, you'll be able to draw and record it on your trail sheet. This trail runs in term-time [...]
