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News release 5 September 2022 The Magic of Middle-Earth at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum closes Saturday 17 September 2022 One of the UK's finest collections of artworks and objects relating to Tolkien’s fantastical world 16,000 visitors since opening in July Hands on activities including dressing up, take a selfie in the Hobbit chair, and children’s craft activity area Tolkien fans have just days left to visit the exhibition The [...]
A fantastic dinosaur exhibition will be roaring into Worcester this summer! And there’s something very special about these particular dinosaurs – they were all found right here in Britain. Dinosaurs on the Doorstep opens at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum on Saturday 13 July, entry is free and the exhibition is on throughout the summer holidays. More than 100 species of dinosaurs have been found in the UK. The exhibition [...]
Experience 2000 years of history come to life at Living History, The Commandery's most anticipated event of the year. Enjoy a weekend of living history encampments, medieval monks, Viking warriors, World War II military displays, vintage vehicles and more! One of our most exciting events, organised in partnership with The Worcester Re-enactors, at Living History you can immerse yourself in history, journeying from Vikings to Victorians. Over 200 re-enactors bring history [...]
Saturday 25 May (10am-5pm) Sunday 26 May (1.30-5pm) and Monday 27 May (10am-5pm) Oak Apple Day at The Commandery brings a traditional celebration back to life, telling the tale of Charles II’s flight from the Battle of Worcester through living history and spring-inspired family fun, on the last weekend in May. The spectacular Grade I listed Commandery in Worcester will see its medieval Great Hall festooned with garlands of oak leaves, [...]
Top 10 things to do at The Commandery The Commandery’s most important moment in history was its role in the Battle of Worcester of 1651. Join a regiment and find out how you would have fared during the battle in Worcester’s Civil War Story. Have fun with the interactive exhibition that will take you back over 350 years into a murky, conflicted 17th-century Worcester of [...]
Exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum Saturday 20 July – Saturday 14 September 2019 One of the UK's finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys On display for the first time in the West Midlands Hands on activities including Millennium Falcon cockpit activity base, digital guides and sensory activity bags On 20 July, from a galaxy far, far away comes an absolute must see for fans of Star Wars [...]
Sunday 26 – Monday 27 August (10am – 5pm) Visitors to The Commandery can step back 800 years to experience medieval celebrations and discover what life was like during The Middle Ages in one of Worcester's oldest buildings. The joyful medieval celebrations will bring together two days of activities where visitors can join in with terrific tournament games, explore a living history camp with Amicorum re-enactors, try their hand at traditional [...]
Explore the city in a fun walk and workshop using photography, creative writing and drawing. Artist Andrew Howe will lead a gentle walk around Worcester identifying layers of history and noticing how the city is in continual process of change, decay and renewal.  Get up close to buildings to make texture rubbings or tracings of surfaces and signs, use water to make temporary graffiti and bring your camera or phone to [...]
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 [...]
Saturday 10 June 2023 - Sunday 21 January 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum A tribute exhibition to Worcestershire motor-racing legend Peter Collins. Discover how a Kidderminster-born motor enthusiast became the rising star in the Ferrari Formula One team in motorsport’s most glamorous and dangerous era. This exhibition tells Peter’s remarkable story through original photographs and letters, and features touching personal items including his racing helmet and gloves. Free [...]
