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Talk | It’s Kushti to Rokker Family Connections (It’s Good to Talk Family Connections)

Saturday 2 November, 11am - 12noon | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Kelly Horsley is the great-great niece of Granny Smith, whose daughter-in-law was Beulah (Freedom) Smith. Beulah’s portrait by Dame Laura Knight is exhibited in Atchin Tan - Travelling Through Art. She discusses her family connections, and Romani heritage and culture in this hour-long talk. Hear about travelling communities local to Worcestershire and their deep-rooted connections to the agricultural [...]

By |2024-09-18T15:58:28+01:00August 5th, 2024|Comments Off on Talk | It’s Kushti to Rokker Family Connections (It’s Good to Talk Family Connections)

Connections – The Worcester City Collection, in conversation with the community

Saturday 14 September to Sunday 20 October 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Featuring artworks - selected by community groups in 2023 and 2024 - from Worcester’s own collection, Connections explores people’s different responses to art and the emotions and perspectives it can evoke. On show will be unexpected treasures and old favourites including John Collier's 'Clytemnestra' (c. 1914) and 'Market Day' (1907) by William Frank Calderon. A [...]

By |2024-09-11T14:41:22+01:00January 2nd, 2024|Comments Off on Connections – The Worcester City Collection, in conversation with the community

Train to be a Powerful Princess or Noble Knight at The Commandery this Bank Holiday

Calling all squires and maidens!  Come to The Commandery in Worcester this August Bank Holiday, Monday 30 August, to join our Powerful Princesses and Noble Knights family fun day. The event runs 10am - 5pm and throughout the day children can have fun following the Dragon Quest Trail, and make their own shields, amulets and crowns to protect them along their way. Out in the beautiful Commandery gardens, all Knights and [...]

By |2021-08-18T11:58:03+01:00August 18th, 2021|2021|Comments Off on Train to be a Powerful Princess or Noble Knight at The Commandery this Bank Holiday

Bite size talk: Titanic Stories (online)

Tues 8 June, 1:30pm - Titanic Stories Join Museums Worcestershire curators on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for a series of talks about the collections. Accompanying our Titanic: Honour & Glory exhibition, hear true stories of love and loss in the lives of those on board the HMS Titanic, including local Worcestershire people. This event will run online. Online talks are free but donations are welcomed, and registration is compulsory. Bite [...]

By |2021-04-28T16:18:52+01:00November 18th, 2019|0 Comments

Battle of Worcester Society Talk: The Nursery of the King’s Infantry – Reassessing the Civil War in Wales 1642-46

Professor Peter Gaunt is Senior Lecturer in History at University College Chester. He is also Chairman of The Cronwell Association. He is the third speaker in 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 |2019-03-06T14:59:00+00:00March 6th, 2019|0 Comments

Bite size talk: Tales from HMS Rattlesnake (online)

Tuesday 13 July, 1:30pm Join Museums Worcestershire's curators on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for a series of talks about the collections. The year is 1845 and HMS Rattlesnake is due to set sail from Plymouth on a voyage down to Australia to produce hydrographic surveys of the area. Find out what else they got up to, and the items they bought back to Worcester, with Kerry Whitehouse our World [...]

By |2021-06-14T15:47:45+01:00November 18th, 2019|0 Comments

Bite-size Talk | Romani Arts

Tuesday 12 November 2024, 2 - 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Be introduced to the autumn exhibition, Atchin Tan - Travelling Through Art, by the Vardo Project Curator. The exhibition is a visual journey through time of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities, co-curated with members of the communities. Works by Turner, Munnings and Gainsborough will hang alongside newly commissioned artworks by Romani artists, some of which demonstrate skills from [...]

By |2024-08-23T14:29:17+01:00January 3rd, 2024|Comments Off on Bite-size Talk | Romani Arts

‘Elephants Never Forget’ Take-Away Art Bags

Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is taking part in Worcester’s Big Parade this summer, and from Monday 12 July we will be hosting one of the big and beautifully-decorated elephants! Have you herd? For eight weeks in the summer of 2021, Worcester will be brought to life by a perfect parade of beautifully decorated elephant sculptures. Elephants – both big and small – will form a stunning, free art trail [...]

By |2021-08-12T10:11:40+01:00June 7th, 2021|0 Comments

Academic Explores Depiction of Clairvoyant in Popular Culture | The Commandery

News release For Immediate Release Wednesday 11 October 2023 The use of clairvoyants and mediums to connect with other worlds has long held a fascination for many. Now their depiction in literature and film is the subject of a talk by a literary expert from the University of Worcester. Lecturer in English Literature, Dr Lucy Arnold, will be speaking at The Commandery on October 25, 6.30pm – 7.30pm, exploring the ways [...]

By |2023-10-12T10:50:17+01:00October 12th, 2023|2023, The Commandery|Comments Off on Academic Explores Depiction of Clairvoyant in Popular Culture | The Commandery

Living History 2024 at The Commandery

News release For Immediate Release Tuesday 30 January 2024 Living History weekend returns to The Commandery, Worcester The Commandery’s biggest weekend of the year is back on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February 2024! Encounter characters from centuries past throughout the building and gardens, discover living history encampments, and see military displays in action at this exciting two-day event. ‘From Twang to Bang’ – from bows and arrows to gunfire – [...]

By |2024-01-30T09:52:26+00:00January 30th, 2024|2024, The Commandery|Comments Off on Living History 2024 at The Commandery
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