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Sunday 15 September, 10am - 3pm | The Commandery Enjoy free entry to The Commandery as part of the Heritage Open Days festival! Marvel at the Great Hall, explore the Tudor and Georgian rooms, beautiful gardens, medieval Painted Chamber and more. Round off your visit at the independent canal-side café on site. Plan your visit to The Commandery. Please note Worcester City Run is on this day, meaning some road and [...]
The County Museum at Hartlebury Castle takes part in Heritage Open Day - offering FREE entry on Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September 2019. Explore over 1000 years of history with our talking portraits, hidden rooms and nostalgic displays. Plus, especially for the weekend, meet some of the Castle’s characters, get hands-on with the museum collections and see into the wonderful Hurd Library.
Get crafty this Twixmas! On Friday, Saturday & Sunday 27-29 December 2019, pop into the Commandery for some free crafts. Bring in your old Christmas wrapping paper to recycle into gift bows to use next Christmas and wish that special someone a Happy New Year by creating a New Year’s Card with fireworks design! Normal admission prices apply. A 12 Days of Christmas scavenger hunt is also available in The Commandery [...]
Free entry for Heritage Open Day! Just turn up and enjoy The Commandery!
The Commandery will be offering free entry on Saturday 14 September, 10.00am to 5.00pm, for Heritage Open Day and will be exploring the siege of 1643 where the people of Worcester came out to defend the city from the Parliamentarian army of Gloucester. There will be talks and tours, a cannon drill and a 17th century drum workshop where visitors can experience the importance of drums on the battlefield. The Guildhall [...]
Outreach What is Outreach? Museums Worcestershire can bring history and art into your school or setting through outreach sessions. Through our outreach programme, museum professionals can deliver hands-on workshops and sessions in your school, allowing young learners to get up close to fascinating objects and artefacts from the collection. How do I book Outreach sessions? For more information, to discuss or make a booking for Worcestershire County [...]
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 [...]
Harry Adams - Walks Through Worcestershire explores the county through the brushwork of a Worcester-born artist.
Mayflower 400 Exhibition When our exhibition Mayflower 400 opened back in January we could not have anticipated the wonderful reception it received. While our gallery doors are closed, we bring you Mayflower 400 online so you can still enjoy it! On this page: hear from our World Cultures Curator who developed the exhibition, browse the information panels just like you would in the gallery, and find extra discussion topics, [...]
The year is 1958 and visitors find themselves at 'Nutkins Holiday Camp, Commandery-on-Sea'. Â Founder and owner, Nobby Nutkins is visiting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its opening. Â The Camp's host, Fred Hovis, will be inviting guests to join in the entertainment. And this time it won't just be Mr. Punch who falls foul of the law! The main event takes place inside the magnificent medieval Great Hall of The Commandery. [...]
