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Join calligrapher Christine Oxley to make a beautiful and unique Christmas card. Students will have an introduction to the 8th century 'Uncial Hand' and will have the opportunity to make a woven Christmas card using these skills. Session at 11.00 - 1.30 (please bring light refreshments) A pre booked workshop Maximum of 10 people Suitable for ages 15+ Book Tickets through Art Tickets  This event was made possible by support [...]
Join Kate Brookes from Worcester Resource Exchange to make fun and colourful wreaths with scraptastic and recycled materials. Your creations will be tactile and festive! Choose between sessions at 11am–12.30pm and 2 -3.30pm. Workshops must be pre booked as there is a maximum of 10 places in each session. £4 per participant Suitable for are 13 years + Book Tickets through Art Tickets  This event was made possible by [...]
Experience centuries 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 musicians, Elizabethan dancers, period drill displays, World War II military 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, from Medieval Mayhem to gorgeous Georgians. The site will be [...]
Experience centuries 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 musicians, Elizabethan dancers, period drill displays, World War II military 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, from Medieval Mayhem to gorgeous Georgians. The site will be [...]
Saturday 2 April – Saturday 2 July 2022 A major exhibition exploring the extraordinary influence of Japanese art and culture in the West. Hokusai’s Great Wave: Reflections of Japan brings together for the first time outstanding Japanese prints and Samurai armour from the Museums Worcestershire’s collection, alongside Hokusai’s Great Wave, and includes beautiful pieces from Tate and Museum of Royal Worcester. Want to know more? Discover more about the exhibition online: find [...]
One of Worcester’s oldest buildings is the place to go for Halloween activities! The Commandery, Worcester is one of the oldest buildings in the city and has over 800 years of history, making it one of the best places to go for spooky activities this October. From Saturday 23 through to Sunday 31 October there will be safe Spooktacular events for all the family to enjoy during the half term break. [...]
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 October 2021 Visitors are invited to #DiscoverMore at Hartlebury Castle this October half term when families can enjoy a fun-filled Halloween-themed week at the historic castle in the heart of Worcestershire. From Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 October budding witches and wizards are invited to dress up in their favourite spooky costume and enjoy Halloween fun following the fangtastic Pumpkin Trail, and join Witch and Wizards [...]
Clay Country by Kurt Jackson – landscape paintings depicting Cornwall’s industrial clay works, opening at Worcester City Art Gallery on 18 September 2021  Paintings created in situ at the Littlejohns China Clay works depict workers as they extract and transport china clay in an extraordinary man-made landscape China clay from Cornish mines was destined for the porcelain works at Worcester, creating an industrial link between the Midlands and Cornwall Kurt Jackson [...]
Free entry for Heritage Open Day! Just turn up and enjoy The Commandery!
1 – 31 December during opening times (closed 25-28 December). Can you help Bernard the Polar bear find all of his friends before his party? A snowstorm has blown in and Bernard's friends are hidden in the snow! Arctic animals are hidden around the museum, and at the end you'll get chance to craft your own seal, narwhale or polar bear! There will also be some messy sensory arctic play! Admission [...]
