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Partners and Supporters

Partners and Supporters Membership Scheme Supporters Through our Membership Schemes you help to support our amazing museum collections and enable us to deliver exciting exhibitions and events now and for the future. Thank you for your support: Carlo Pelusi Jane Arthur David Stride Roger Maingot Martin Colman Jennifer Colborne Wendy Galassini Peter Edgington-Powers Robert Blunden Caroline Ansell Margaret Burrows Julian Freshwater Teresa Bufton Ruth Organ Sarah & Peter Burgess [...]

By |2024-09-10T12:57:17+01:00November 28th, 2018|0 Comments

History of County Museum

History of the County Museum A history of Hartlebury, seat of the Bishops of Worcester for over a thousand years and home to the Worcestershire County Museum. The original manor of Hartlebury was given to the Bishops of Worcester by King Burgred of West Mercia in 854ad. By the 12th century an unfortified manor house with an accompanying chapel had been established. In 1255 Bishop Cantelupe began to fortify the building [...]

By |2022-04-12T09:08:22+01:00November 29th, 2018|0 Comments

City Art Gallery hunts for artists to create a summer of online community events

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum has been successful in its bid for funding from Arts Council England’s coronavirus emergency response fund. There are 14 commissions available for artists, creative practitioners and performers in the new ‘From the Art Gallery with Love’ project.  Digital artworks and online events, such as Museum After Hours, will be created to engage with people who are isolated as well as the wider community. Worcester City [...]

By |2020-06-15T18:10:56+01:00June 15th, 2020|2020|Comments Off on City Art Gallery hunts for artists to create a summer of online community events

Easter holidays at Museums Worcestershire 2024

What's on in the Easter holidays 2024 at the museums! It's a WILD spring at the museums with fun activities inspired by Easter bunnies, safari animals, and wondrous wildlife! Here's what families can enjoy in the Easter holidays at The Commandery, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle... At The Commandery Saturday 23 March – [...]

By |2024-02-20T13:51:23+00:00February 20th, 2024|Comments Off on Easter holidays at Museums Worcestershire 2024

Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Welcome to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum The Art Gallery and Museum is getting even better! Work is taking place from 2024 to 2027 to improve visitor facilities, introduce new displays and create brand-new galleries for the permanent collection. If you are planning to visit from Tuesday 10 September to Friday 18 October 2024, please be aware there will be limited public toilets available. [...]

By |2024-09-12T11:15:20+01:00May 4th, 2023|0 Comments

Easter 2024 Family Fun at Worcester’s City Museums

News release For Immediate Release Wednesday 13 March 2024 Enjoy two weeks of animal-inspired family fun at The Commandery and Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum over the Easter holidays! At The Commandery, follow a magical trail of decorated fairy doors – with an infusion of Easter bunny fun! Explore the historic building – from the medieval Painted Chamber to the wood-panelled Tudor rooms and beautiful gardens – to find them [...]

By |2024-03-14T09:59:11+00:00March 13th, 2024|2024, Art Gallery and Museum, Event, The Commandery|Comments Off on Easter 2024 Family Fun at Worcester’s City Museums

Hokusai’s Great Wave: Reflections of Japan

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 [...]

By |2022-05-25T15:35:55+01:00October 17th, 2021|0 Comments

What a Picture Family Trail

18 June 2022 – January 2023 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Strike a pose! Could you be the next great artist? Have a go at our beginners' guide to portraiture. This fun interactive drawing quiz will get you thinking about how you see yourself - and how others think about themselves too. Give it a try, who knows – you could be the next Leonardo Da Vinci! You can: [...]

By |2022-09-28T20:49:30+01:00January 20th, 2022|0 Comments

October half-term holiday for families 2024

What's on for families this autumn! Looking for fun things to do with family in Worcestershire during the October half-term holiday? 🎃 There's plenty on at the museums in this most spooky of school breaks! At The Commandery Tuesday to Thursday, 10.30am – 12noon. Have lots of fun in the spookiest of half-term holidays… Make a chatting clothes-peg skeleton, weave a [...]

By |2024-09-24T12:01:50+01:00August 8th, 2023|Comments Off on October half-term holiday for families 2024

Titanic Family Fun this summer in Worcester

Explore the legacy of the World’s most famous ship and learn about the Worcestershire people who were onboard Titanic at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. Drop-in on Titanic themed Wednesday Workshops throughout the Summer Holiday and try collaging, puppet making and designing comic strips. Follow the Monsters of the Deep trail around the Museum and find out about real and mythical monsters of the sea. Titanic: Honour & Glory brings [...]

By |2021-07-19T13:39:06+01:00July 19th, 2021|2021, Art Gallery and Museum|Comments Off on Titanic Family Fun this summer in Worcester
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