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Theatre in the Garden – Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

Wednesday 12 - Sunday 23 July | The Worcester Repertory Company at The Commandery The Worcester Repertory Company presents The Importance of Being Earnest Written by Oscar Wilde Directed by Ian Good Two young gentlemen, good friends Jack and Algernon, have been bending the truth and hoping to put some excitement into their lives – but they get a lot more than they bargained for when friends become rivals. Both have been using the [...]

By |2023-06-26T10:20:50+01:00June 26th, 2023|Comments Off on Theatre in the Garden – Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
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Bags of Fun | Back in Time: Ancient Egypt

Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 February 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Delve into the fascinating history of Ancient Egypt during the February half-term holiday. Get creative with these activity bags and make your own glorious skyline landscape, colourful headband and collar. Each activity bag has multiple themed activities inside, and the Activity Space in the museum is fully equipped for young creatives to get going on their making. [...]

By |2024-02-13T11:56:37+00:00January 8th, 2024|Comments Off on Bags of Fun | Back in Time: Ancient Egypt
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Oak Apple Day 2024

Bank Holiday Monday 27 May, 10am - 4pm | The Commandery Step back in time to 1660 and celebrate the restoration of the crown on Bank Holiday Monday in a fantastic day bringing history to life in Worcester. Oak Apple Day marks the historic moment when King Charles II returned to the throne following the English Civil War. Where better to commemorate this historic moment than at The Commandery, the Royalist [...]

By |2024-05-15T12:05:38+01:00January 15th, 2024|Comments Off on Oak Apple Day 2024
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Follow the Enchanted Fairy Door trail at Worcester’s historic Commandery

News release For Immediate Release 25 April 2023   Follow the Enchanted Fairy Door trail at Worcester’s historic Commandery Bank Holiday Monday 1 May This Bank Holiday Monday 1 May The Commandery throws open its doors for families to enjoy a fabulous new enchanted family trail around the historical building. Twelve gorgeous fairy doors are hidden around the museum for questers to find, and the most intrepid explorers will also discover [...]

By |2023-04-25T15:40:41+01:00April 25th, 2023|2023, The Commandery|Comments Off on Follow the Enchanted Fairy Door trail at Worcester’s historic Commandery
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Discovering Dragons (Bank Holiday Monday)

Meet Puppet Tree Storytellers and discover the adventures of Chinese dragons through modern and traditional tales. Make your own Dragon Puppet or Hatching Dragon Egg and follow the Dragon trail. Have a go at archery, have your face painted and enjoy outdoor traditional garden games of quoits, noughts and crosses and four in a row in the Orchard picnic area. Visitors are welcome to come dressed up as dragons, knights or [...]

By |2019-05-15T15:52:56+01:00December 16th, 2018|0 Comments
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Curator’s Talk: On Ancient Tracks

Get up close and personal with some of the county’s earliest artefacts. Head curator Deborah Fox guides you through the science of reconstructing our ancient landscapes at Bays Meadow Roman Villa and Ice Age Strensham. Discover objects and archives from the time of our earliest ancestors - when mammoths walked the plains around Strensham, the Bronze Age when communities cremated and buried their dead at Holt, the Roman period when officials [...]

By |2019-04-08T13:24:28+01:00March 5th, 2019|0 Comments
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Collections Centre Store Tours: Around the World in Worcester – cancelled

Please note that unfortunately this tour has been cancelled - if you have booked, the team will be in touch shortly. Thank you. Around the World in Worcester: Visit the Collections Centre at Hartlebury, our off-site store of wonders for a tour through the incredible World Cultures collection and get up close to recently conserved star objects from the Japan and Mayflower exhibitions. Tours run 11am - 12pm. 01299 250416 | [...]

By |2022-10-14T14:42:47+01:00November 13th, 2019|0 Comments
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Drop in Curator Tour: Objects of Empire

Monday 17 February 2020 Join us for a series of informal, friendly curator tours. Hear about the objects, artworks and behind the scenes work that go into our exhibitions and ask whatever questions you like. Meet our World Cultures Curator as she talks about objects collected during empire, that have originated from around the world. £3 to be paid on arrival. Meet at the Art Gallery Desk 11.30am (tours take about [...]

By |2020-02-12T11:38:08+00:00November 20th, 2019|0 Comments
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Titanic boat building – drama activity for families (booking essential)

Thursday 5 August 2021, 11am – 12pm Join experienced drama-therapist Gergo Danka for a fun and physical drama workshop for families in our welcoming Activity Space! Drawing inspiration from our new and exciting Titanic: Honour and Glory exhibition, join Gergo for this dramatic and creative workshop to use your imagination to create a seafaring vessel. This is a pre-booked workshop – spaces are limited to a maximum of 12 people (including adults and [...]

By |2021-06-14T15:51:14+01:00June 14th, 2021|0 Comments
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Living History 2024

All day, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February 2024 | The Commandery  Come face to face with the past at The Commandery's biggest weekend of the year! Explore living history encampments and watch marvellous military displays at Worcester's historic Commandery.* The site will be alive with performances by musicians and dancers, and you can learn about traditional crafts too. Encounter reenactors throughout the beautiful Grade-1 listed building and gardens, where they’ll [...]

By |2024-02-17T16:25:03+00:00November 14th, 2023|0 Comments
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