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Online Wool Painting Course: Sunset Workshop (two sessions)

Course takes place across two dates: Wednesday 17 and Wednesday 24 February 2021, 2-4pm Join professional artist Raya Brown to explore wool painting and play with natural fibres, creating your own beautiful sunset. FREE online workshops, run by Museums Worcestershire for adults You will create a fibre picture using merino wool, silk and viscose – by laying and shaping fibres, and blending colours together. Suitable for a complete beginner or those [...]

By |2021-02-05T17:43:54+00:00February 5th, 2021|0 Comments

Online Wool Painting Course: Field with Red Poppies Workshop (two sessions)

Course takes place across two dates: Wednesday 17 and Wednesday 24 March 2021, 2-4pm - please only book if you can attend both sessions. Join professional artist Raya Brown to explore wool painting and play with natural fibres, creating your own beautiful field scene with red poppies. FREE online workshops, run by Museums Worcestershire for adults. You will create a fibre picture using merino wool, silk and viscose – by laying [...]

By |2021-02-23T14:54:42+00:00February 23rd, 2021|0 Comments

Battle of Worcester Society Talk: Civil War Petitions – Stories of Maimed Soldiers, War Widows and the Human Cost of War

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 [...]

By |2019-04-24T12:49:48+01:00March 6th, 2019|0 Comments

Ingenious Inventions [cancelled]

Sunday 18 September, 11am – 3pm | The Commandery  * Please note this event has been cancelled, but there is still free entry to The Commandery on this day as part of the Heritage Open Days festival. * Follow a trail of intriguing Victorian inventions around the museum! Make a phone, design a stamp, decipher a morse-code message – and more. FREE ENTRY; £2 for trail.

By |2022-09-09T14:20:35+01:00May 25th, 2022|0 Comments

Battle of Worcester Society Talk: Colonel William Carless – The Hero of the Boscobel Oak Tree

Elaine Joyce is author of Nine Witnesses for the Colonel - King Charles II’s Most True and Loyal Friend, and is the fourth speaker in the Battle of Worcester Society's 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 [...]

By |2019-06-17T10:55:39+01:00March 6th, 2019|0 Comments

Venue hire at Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle

Venue hire at Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle The Tickenhill Room The Tickenhill Room, located inside the Museum's Reception building, is available to hire for meetings, training and workshops. The room can seat up to 40 theatre-style and up to 30 on tables. Room hire rates are £70 per half day and £130 per full day. A 20% discount is available to Worcestershire County Council, Worcester City [...]

By |2024-07-18T16:48:42+01:00November 29th, 2018|0 Comments

Battle of Worcester Society Talk: Major General Sir Edward Massey MP; Hero, Traitor or Survivor

The first of the Battle of Worcester Society's 2019 Civil War Nights programme, promising to be a fascinating look at the English Civil Wars. General Sir Edward Massey MP was best known as Colonel Massey, the parliamentarian commander who successfully defended Gloucester against King Charles in 1643, and later became MP for Gloucester. But his journey was unusual even in those turbulent times. Massey went on to be the New Model [...]

By |2019-04-24T11:18:22+01:00April 24th, 2019|0 Comments

Battle of Worcester Society Talk: The Story of Henry Norwood – Royalist Dragoon During the 1646 Siege of Worcester

Sharon Himes is author of  Cavalier's Adventure: The Story of Henry Norwood, and is the final speaker in the Battle of Worcester Society's 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 arrive early. About the [...]

By |2019-06-17T10:54:15+01:00June 17th, 2019|0 Comments

Worcester Life Stories: New exhibition shines a light on the history of Worcester

New exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum chronicles the history of the changing face of Worcester and its residents through photographs Includes a nostalgic testament to Worcester’s lost pubs and how Worcester people prepared for the visit of Winston Churchill The project is a collaboration with the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, funded by partners including the National Lottery Heritage Fund Worcester Life Stories shines a [...]

By |2021-06-01T10:50:56+01:00June 2nd, 2021|2021, Art Gallery and Museum|Comments Off on Worcester Life Stories: New exhibition shines a light on the history of Worcester

Museum Shop Sunday at The Commandery

Come and join us for wine tasting and Christmas special offers in The Commandery museum shop. Get your Christmas shopping complete with our unique and exclusive gifts. Find out more about The Commandery at Christmas, including crafts and activities, here. Find out more about Museum Shop Sunday. Free entry to Commandery shop, regular admission prices apply to museum.

By |2019-09-17T12:13:20+01:00September 17th, 2019|0 Comments
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