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Talk | Looking Behind the Scenes: Laura Knight and her Theatre ‘Views’ with Claire Cochrane

Saturday 20 April 2024, 11am - 12noon | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum A talk by Claire Cochrane, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Studies at the University of Worcester, focusing on Laura Knight’s fascination with the theatre as an environment for creativity in action, giving us an invaluable glimpse of the theatre world backstage. Her close friendship with the Birmingham Rep founder and theatre impresario, Barry Jackson, gave her privileged access [...]

By |2024-02-07T13:30:16+00:00February 7th, 2024|Comments Off on Talk | Looking Behind the Scenes: Laura Knight and her Theatre ‘Views’ with Claire Cochrane

Dig for History and go with the Flow!

Key Stage 2 4 hours City Art Gallery and Museum Approx. 30 children The morning session at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum: £100 (c. 30 children) The afternoon session with Discover History: £5.00 per child (Please note that the morning and afternoon sessions can be booked in as separate sessions) Your Content Goes Here Kate Phillipson, Access and Learning Officer kphillipson@worcestershire.gov.uk 01905 25371 [...]

By |2019-07-22T13:44:20+01:00December 12th, 2018||0 Comments

Make Do and Mend

Roleplay Activity Key Stages 1 and 2 Approx. 30 children County Museum at Hartlebury Activity - £70 per half day, £130 per full day plus £3.25 per child admission. The Scullery at Hartlebury has been created for children to experience a day in the life of a Wartime child. Housewife Dolly Tubb, will lead the activities Children should arrive suitably attired with their gas mask [...]

By |2018-12-13T00:20:03+00:00December 13th, 2018||0 Comments

Family Activities – Superhero Crafts and Trail

Tuesday 30, Wednesday 31 May and Thursday 1 June | Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle Make your very own superhero! Come dressed up ready to save the day and create your fantastic wooden puppet hero. Then, use your powers to follow the superhero adventure trail around the castle and museum! Crafts: Tuesday 30 May – Thursday 1 June. Whole-site admission + £3.50 Trail: Monday 29 May – Sunday 4 Jun. [...]

By |2023-05-19T11:58:37+01:00March 15th, 2023|0 Comments

Talk | Killing the King: The Death and Legacy of Charles I with Professor Darren Oldridge

Saturday 31 August, 2 - 3pm | The Commandery The execution of Charles I was the most radical and divisive moment in the English Revolution. It was also, perhaps, the most widely publicised. Professor Darren Oldridge of the University of Worcester shares contemporary printed accounts of this extraordinary event and considers its impact on seventeenth-century society. If you’d like to explore the rest of The Commandery, you can purchase half-price day admission [...]

By |2024-04-12T14:26:01+01:00April 12th, 2024|Comments Off on Talk | Killing the King: The Death and Legacy of Charles I with Professor Darren Oldridge

Arctic Animals Trail and crafts

1 – 31 December during opening times (closed 25-28 December). Can you help Bernard the Polar bear find all of his friends before his party? A snowstorm has blown in and Bernard's friends are hidden in the snow! Arctic animals are hidden around the museum, and at the end you'll get chance to craft your own seal, narwhale or polar bear! There will also be some messy sensory arctic play! Admission [...]

By |2021-08-26T17:50:27+01:00August 26th, 2021|0 Comments

Royal Revelry and Family Trail

Saturday 28 May to Sunday 5 June | The Commandery Celebrate the jubilee! Turn yourself into a majestic queen or king by creating your very own crown and sceptre. Then, follow a family trail around The Commandery to discover fascinating royal figures who have ascended the throne since the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Usual admission to The Commandery applies + £2 per trail/craft. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am - [...]

By |2022-05-25T15:40:42+01:00April 7th, 2022|0 Comments

The Commandery at Midnight: Reflections on Ghosts Past and Present

Thursday 29 September, 6.45 – 8.30pm | The Commandery *  This event has been postponed from its original date of Thursday 15 September. * What’s it like to spend a night in the “haunted” rooms of the museum? Professor Darren Oldridge, a historian of the supernatural, shares his experiences in a fascinating evening talk. Bring along your questions - the evening will end with a Q&A session. £6.50 per person. Book [...]

By |2022-09-09T12:32:19+01:00May 25th, 2022|0 Comments
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