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Egyptian Collection Burials of the Rich – Excavations at Harageh, Egypt Shabti figure In the digging seasons of 1913-14, the eminent Archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie was in his element, getting together an excavation team to investigate the sites of Lahun and Harageh under the sponsorship of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt. Both sites are near the entrance to an area called the Fayum, and so Petrie [...]
Outreach What is Outreach? Museums Worcestershire can bring history and art into your school or setting through outreach sessions. Through our outreach programme, museum professionals can deliver hands-on workshops and sessions in your school, allowing young learners to get up close to fascinating objects and artefacts from the collection. How do I book Outreach sessions? For more information, to discuss or make a booking for Worcestershire County [...]
Join artist Mark Riley in this creative fun workshop to make 3D buildings built from your imagination, and recycled materials. Inspired by Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum's exhibition Living Ruins. Suitable for age 12 and under. £5 per child, pre–booked session only. Book in advance at the Art Gallery or call 01905 25371. Image: Ged Quinn, Bela Forgets the Scissors, 2016. Oil on linen, 200 x 331cm (78 3/4 x [...]
Enjoy live music, cocktails and art – the perfect way to end the week. October marks the final edition of Museum After Hours 2019, so join us in our intriguing exhibition Living Ruins to raise a cocktail with friends and enjoy the ambiance of the gallery. Free entry, no booking - just show up and have a lovely time! For this final edition of Museum After Hours, we will be joined [...]
See our Living Ruins exhibition and get involved with our super sized big art work with artist Kay Mullet, in this creative family crafts drop-in. £3 per child, no booking required Image: Ged Quinn, Bela Forgets the Scissors, 2016. Oil on linen, 200 x 331cm (78 3/4 x 130 1/4) Copyright Ged Quinn. Courtesy Stephen Friedman Gallery, London The Living Ruins exhibition has been made possible through the Ferryman Project: Sharing Works [...]
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 [...]
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July, 11am - 4pm | The Sealed Knot at Hartlebury Castle Step through the gates of Hartlebury Castle and into the midst of the Civil War. Experience history brought to life by the largest re-enactment society in Europe! The Sealed Knot are taking over Hartlebury Castle with over 200 re-enactors and transforming it into a Royalist garrison. Meet 17th century characters, watch demonstrations and have a [...]
On Monday 16 March 2020 at The Commandery, Museums Worcestershire and Arts Uplift CIC will present a symposium on 'Suitcase Stories' for the arts, health and heritage sectors to celebrate the achievements of the project and the impact it had on people’s lives. “brilliant as always, no matter how we feel when we come in, we are always happy when we leave” Suitcase Stories participant The Suitcase Stories project explored the use [...]
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 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 [...]
