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Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 February 2024, 10.30am - 12noon | The Commandery From code breaking to helmet making and braiding – be immersed in a morning of Viking fun! Enjoy a history-themed morning at The Commandery during the February half-term holiday. You'll be able to create your very own Viking helmet and necklace, and learn to braid using a trollen wheel. Can you spot all the warriors around The [...]
Wednesdays 27 March and 3 April 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Create your own cute animal puppets inspired by the Art Gallery and Museum's natural history collection! Choose from making three finger puppets or one hand puppet in these fun holiday sessions on Wednesday 27 March and Wednesday 3 April. Aimed at children aged 5 - 11 years. There are easier versions for younger children and slightly more [...]
Thursdays 28 March and 4 April 2024, 10.30 - 11.30am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Not all animals need the same things to live. Some like it cold, others prefer warm sunshine! Inspired by Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum's natural history collection, choose which animal you would like to make a home for and discover what its habitat would be. Then get creative with our art materials to [...]
Saturday 27 July 2024, 6 - 11pm, music from 7pm | The Commandery Join the Trevor Babajack Trio (winner of Acoustic Blues Act of the Year 2023) for an evening of blues in the beautiful walled gardens of The Commandery. Trevor Babajack is an English musician, living aboard the Narrowboat 'Sirius' on the River Avon. His music is influenced by his passion for early rural Blues and rhythmic African roots. Trevor [...]
Heritage Open Days | Join us for the opening of our exhibition, Connections – The Worcester City Collection, in Conversation with the Community, on Saturday 14 September 2024
Monday 28 - Thursday 31 October 2024 | Hartlebury Castle Get ready for Halloween with pumpkin carving at the Castle... Pick out a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, have fun scooping out all the seeds, and draw your own design. The Castle carvers will then bring your creation to life while you relax with a hot chocolate! Whether it’s a traditional frightening face, a brilliant bat or a Halloween message, the [...]
News release For Immediate Release Friday 26 April 2024 On Bank Holiday Monday 6 May, enjoy a relaxing day at one of Worcester’s most historic and beautiful buildings and gardens. Visitors can head into the walled gardens for hour-long restorative yoga sessions led by Zoe Meachem. Her sessions will be slow and gentle practices suitable for all levels of experience including beginners. She says, “I want to help people experience a [...]
Tuesday 6 February 2024, 2 - 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum What is Waitangi Day and what does it mean to New Zealanders? This talk explores the history of the day and the consequences of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi to the Māori of New Zealand. Aotearoa - Māori Myths and Legends of New Zealand is an exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum open from [...]
Tuesday 2 July 2024, 2 - 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum The arrival of Matariki (the Pleiades star cluster) in the winter sky brings the Māori New Year. It is a time for communities to gather and remember, a time of peace and celebration. This talk will explore how New Zealand observes the Māori New Year, which takes place in 2024 around Friday 28 June. Worcester City Art [...]
Saturday 16 March 2024, 11am - 12noon | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Enjoy an illustrated talk by Alison Bevan BEM BA FMA, Director RWA (Royal West of England Academy), about Laura Knight's relationship with the Newlyn School and Lamorna art colonies, and the lifelong friendships she formed in her Cornish years, including Alfred Munnings, Ella Naper, Eileen Mayo and Bernard Walke. The talk will last approximately 1 hour and [...]
