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Heritage Open Days at Hartlebury Castle

Friday 15 and Saturday 16 September | Hartlebury Castle Enjoy FREE ENTRY to Worcestershire County Museum and Hartlebury Castle for the Heritage Open Days festival! Hartlebury Castle has a fascinating history, with many intriguing stories to tell. Three of its bishops became saints, two were burned at the stake and one became the Pope who refused Henry VIII his divorce. They have amazing stories to tell and their history alongside that [...]

By |2023-08-09T13:16:08+01:00August 9th, 2023|Comments Off on Heritage Open Days at Hartlebury Castle

Halloween Family Activities – Bags of Monsters

Saturday 28 October - Saturday 4 November (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Professor B. Spooky has been experimenting again and making lots of monsters! Luckily for us, they seem to be nice and they like to help around the museum, especially helping everyone be creative. Come up with your own creature and a monster mask so you can blend in with the Professor's creations. Each activity bag has [...]

By |2023-08-25T15:12:51+01:00August 10th, 2023|Comments Off on Halloween Family Activities – Bags of Monsters

Reindeer Roundup! Christmas at The Commandery

Saturday 9 to Sunday 31 December | The Commandery Santa's reindeer have escaped and they're hiding all around The Commandery! Can you round them all up in time for their special journey to deliver the children's presents? Each reindeer will give you a clue - when you've found them all, you'll be able to spell the word that'll help Santa start his magical sleigh ride. You can also make your very [...]

By |2023-11-06T11:00:21+00:00August 15th, 2023|Comments Off on Reindeer Roundup! Christmas at The Commandery

Christmas Nutcracker Trail

Saturday 25 November - Saturday 23 December 2023 | Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle Can you find all 12 nutcracker soldiers at Hartlebury Castle? Look out for the fairy too! Discover the nutcracker story as you follow this festive family trail. The trail is 50p + whole-site admission to Hartlebury Castle. It’s free to follow as part of A Family Christmas on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December (admission still [...]

By |2023-11-06T10:50:50+00:00November 6th, 2023|Comments Off on Christmas Nutcracker Trail

Step inside Steward’s Chemist Shop

First Friday of the month, 11am - 3pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Step inside the fantastic Steward's Chemist Shop at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum and hear about its history... The display was set up after the closure of Steward's Chemist Shop at 27 High Street, when the entire shop along with the fixtures and fittings were purchased in 1974 and transported to the museum to be redisplayed. Over [...]

By |2023-12-12T14:03:36+00:00November 14th, 2023|Comments Off on Step inside Steward’s Chemist Shop

Your Worcester – opening weekend – POSTPONED

* Please note the opening of this display has been postponed and we are looking forward to announcing a new date in due course. * New permanent museum display opens Saturday 12 October | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum This exciting new display shows Worcester’s heritage presented in the words of those that know it best: the people who live in the ‘Faithful City’. Discover which historic items are meaningful [...]

By |2024-07-08T15:34:02+01:00January 3rd, 2024|Comments Off on Your Worcester – opening weekend – POSTPONED

Opening day family fun | DINOSAURS ON THE DOORSTEP

Saturday 13 July, 10.30am - 12.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Say hello to our resident dinosaur Magnus, check out the brand-new summer show DINOSAURS ON THE DOORSTEP - Museums Worcestershire and enjoy fun family activities from 10.30am – 12.30pm! Refuel with a tea, coffee, toastie or ice cream at Little Al's Café at the Balcony. Free entry, no booking required; £1 for family trail available from the shop. Plan [...]

By |2024-05-20T10:47:38+01:00April 5th, 2024|Comments Off on Opening day family fun | DINOSAURS ON THE DOORSTEP

Museum After Hours | Dinosaur Rock

Friday 26 July, 6.30 - 9pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Summer nights, music, themed cocktails, and the magic ingredient: DINOSAURS. Enjoy a fantastic evening of music and drinks to celebrate the summer show Dinosaurs on the Doorstep! DJ Ed Steelefox will be rocking the building with some awesome tunes. Have a dance, explore the exhibition, and get the weekend off to a roaring start. Dressing up is encouraged, [...]

By |2024-07-19T11:19:14+01:00May 13th, 2024|Comments Off on Museum After Hours | Dinosaur Rock
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