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Media release: 8 January 2024 Opens this Saturday 13 January at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Dame Laura Knight: I Paint Today is on show at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum from 13 January until 30 June 2024 Exhibition celebrates the life and work of Dame Laura Knight and her love of the Worcestershire countryside Includes works from Imperial War Museum plus new acquisitions to the Worcester City Collection [...]
Media release: 30 May 2023 New exhibition celebrates Peter Collins Worcestershire’s Formula One Hero Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Opens Saturday 10 June Peter Collins F1 Hero Mustow Green to Nürburgring arrives at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on 10 June until 20 January 2024 The exhibition tells the story of how a Kidderminster-born motor enthusiast became the rising star in the Ferrari Formula One team of the 1950s [...]
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release 2 September 2024 Final day of popular exhibition is Sunday 8 September 15,000 people visited since 13 July Exhibition highlights more than 100 species of dinosaur found in the UK Â This Sunday 8 September sees the final day of the incredibly popular exhibition Dinosaurs on the Doorstep at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum. Â Since opening on 13 July, the exhibition has attracted more than 15,000 [...]
On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February, see 2000 years of history come to life at The Commandery's Living History event, a weekend full of medieval monks, Viking warriors, World War II and much more. This exciting annual event, organised by The Worcester Re-enactors in partnership with The Commandery, attracts thousands of visitors who can immerse themselves in a journey through history, from Vikings to Victorians. Over 200 re-enactors bring history [...]
County organisations join together on major new People’s Collection Residents asked to donate objects, photos and documents from their Coronavirus experience to the collections of Museums Worcestershire and Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service Collections will record personal experiences in extraordinary times Whilst the residents of Worcestershire are living through the Covid-19 pandemic, Museums Worcestershire and Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service want to collect their objects, images, stories, documents and ephemera that [...]
News release For Immediate Release Monday 22 July 2024 Now that school is out and the summer is stretching ahead, there’s plenty going on at The Commandery in Worcester to entertain children throughout the school holidays. From crafts to circus skills, there is plenty to keep kids busy, and with the whole site to explore including the nature play area, trails and Worcester’s Civil War Story display families can visit for [...]
Work Experience Next Generation – Onsite Programme Museums Worcestershire is offering 2 unpaid work experience placements this summer to Year 12 and Year 13 students to give them the opportunity to understand the different roles within the industry. The placement lasts one week and offers students a range of experiences across our different departments including Learning & Engagement, Marketing & Communications, Visitor Services, and Collections & [...]
News release For Immediate Release Thursday 8 December 2022 The Christmas season is here - and the museums are ready for fantastic family activities through December 2022. From a reindeer roundup at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum to gingerbread-infused workshops at The Commandery, there is plenty of hands-on fun for visitors this month. Make Christmas memories with gingerbread-filled mornings at the historic Commandery through December. Children can make their own [...]
News release | For Immediate Release Monday 15 May 2023 Bank Holiday Monday 29 May, 10am – 5pm Hot on the heels of the coronation, Oak Apple Day celebrations return to The Commandery in an exciting day of living history on Bank Holiday Monday 29 May. This spring tradition marks the anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following the English Civil War – and has a special connection [...]
11 January 2023 Worcester Society of Artists 75th Annual Exhibition Benjamin Williams Leader: A Homecoming Both exhibitions open this Saturday 14 January, to Saturday 25 February This Saturday 14 January two brand new exhibitions open at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum guaranteed to chase away the January blues. Worcester Society of Artists has exhibited at Worcester City Art Gallery every year since its first year of existence. 2023 sees its [...]
