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Mothers' Day On Sunday 22 March, we're offering free entry for mums (with a paying child). Please note that the Worcestershire County Museum wing of Hartlebury Castle is now closed due to government guidance. Please check the latest visitor information for the rest of Hartlebury Castle's site which remains open, here.
Tuesday 13 April 2021 – 1:30pm Join Museums Worcestershire's curators on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for a series of talks about the collections. Discover new research into the museum’s Japanese Print collection, and take a peek into an exciting exhibition coming in 2022. Online bite size talks are approximately 15 minutes long. This event will run online. Registration is compulsory - you will be emailed the online link for [...]
Tuesday 9 Feb, 1.30pm - Landscape in Lockdown Join Museums Worcestershire curators on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for a series of talks about the collections. Take a look behind the scenes at an exciting creative project undertaken by our team during an extraordinary year. Featuring artworks and creative responses produced by the team, we’ll explore the significance of landscape (and skyscape!) during lockdown. Bite size talks are approximately 30 [...]
Tuesday 9 March, 1.30pm - Power of Portraiture Join Museums Worcestershire curators on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for a series of talks about the collections. Curator Kate Banner introduces an exhibition of the oldest and most cohesive group of artworks in the Museum fine art collection - a series of portraits depicting historic figures such as Henry VIII and Erasmus. Bite size talks are approximately 15 minutes long. This event [...]
Using images from Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum's 2019 exhibition as well as Russian folklore as inspiration, this workshop will help you to write drafts of poems that are rich with symbolism and sensory detail. Ruth Stacey’s latest poetry collection, I, Ursula, ‘… conjures a Dantesque lost forest, where foxes and wild children wrestle amid spells and rhymes of oral tradition…' - Fiona Sampson for Guardian 4th April 2020. Ruth is a lecturer in Creative [...]
Mark Mothers Day at the Commandery. Make Mothers Day special with a trip to The Commandery. Free admission for all mums with a paying child of any age (unless child is under 5) plus a chance for children to create something magical for mum. Â No need to pre-book, just turn up and enjoy the fun.
Friday 1 September, 6 - 8.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Get your friends together and enjoy the Art Gallery and Museum on a Friday night... Round off the exhibition and the summer with the best music of the 80s courtesy of DJ Ed Steelefox. Enjoy retro cocktails and say a farewell in style to I Grew Up 80s which comes to an end on Saturday 9 September. Free, cash [...]
On Friday 13 September, enjoy a tour of our fascinating Museum Collections Centre and its many objects for FREE as part of Heritage Open Days. From archaeological finds, artworks and social history, you can discover the whole story of Worcestershire here. Tours at 11am, 12.30pm & 2pm. (Leaving from Hartlebury Castle). Please call to book on 01299 250416.
Resources for Heritage Organisations These free toolkits and training videos have been designed to support Worcestershire heritage organisations and individuals following the coronavirus pandemic. The project also involved providing consultancy and mentoring to local organisations in a wide range of topics, from business planning to social media. The ‘No One Left Behind’ project is a partnership between Museums Worcestershire and Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service (WAAS), funded by Historic England. [...]
Volunteer with Museums Worcestershire What are the benefits of volunteering with Museums Worcestershire? Spend time with like minded people Be part of a team Improved wellbeing Preserve and share Worcestershire’s heritage Learn new skills Strengthen your CV When you become a volunteer with us you become entitled to a 10% discount in our shops at the Art Gallery and Museum, [...]
