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Thursday 15 and Friday 16 February 2024, 10.30 - 11.30am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum How were mummies made in Ancient Egyptian times? Where were they buried? What were they buried with? Time-travelling archaeologist Edie has come all the way from 1922 to answer all these questions in the February half-term holiday! Join her in these fun family sessions to learn about the process of mummification and to find [...]
Tuesday 28 - Friday 31 May 2024 | The Commandery What was life like for a Civil War soldier? Follow in their footsteps at The Commandery, which was the Royalist battle headquarters in the English Civil War in 1651... Have a go at pike and cannon drills, play games soldiers would have played, and help King Charles II escape from the Parliamentarian army! Join soldier school sessions from 10.30 – 11.30am [...]
Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and Monday 12 February 2024, 6pm - 9pm | outside of Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and in the Arboretum area. Every year, Love the Arbo puts on a light festival celebrating the Arboretum area. Residents decorate their windows in a family friendly trail for all to explore. In 2024, the theme is Wild about Windows! Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is joining in with [...]
Join us for The Big Worcester Quiz! | Test your knowledge of The Faithful City; how good is your memory of 1970s petrol stations, historic pubs or local shops? Guaranteed nostalgia and lively banter!
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Introducing Bite Size talks for 2022 Thirty minutes of fascinating facts about the Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum’s collections and exhibitions. Talks start at 1.30pm, are £3, and take place at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum. To book click on the link to the individual talk. 8 February – Introduction to Skyscape 8 March - Our Wardrobe: Highlights of the Costume Collection 12 April - Return to Oceania 10 [...]
Join printer and illustrator Stephen Fowler to make fun Christmas motifs to decorate your tree and home. You will be able to design and etch your patterns and then print away!   Drop in session (11.00 - 2.00) Suitable for families  This event was made possible by support from the Cultural Recovery Fund.
Monday 29 August, 10am – 5pm | The Commandery A day of pirate adventures at the museum! Come in your best pirate costume, and climb the rigging, walk the plank, swab the deck, try Captain Hook's ring toss. Then, get creative by making your own peg pirate and make a treasure chest craft. Can you help find the shipwreck's lost items? Follow the family trail around the museum and see what [...]
Key Stage 2 2.5 hours Approx. 30 children City Art Gallery and Museum £130 Using objects, historical sources, stories and role play our aim is to bring the Home Front alive! The children will listen to an adventure story set in wartime Worcester – portraying the evacuee experience (Led by Gwen Williams from specialist theatre group 'Pattern 23'). Other activities will include 'Pack a Parcel' [...]
Roleplay Activity Key Stages 1 and 2 1 hr 45 mins Max. 30 Children County Museum at Hartlebury Activity - £70 per half day, £130 per full day plus £3.25 per child admission. Experience a typical Victorian school day with Hartlebury Castle’s resident school teacher. Experience a Victorian lesson, using slates and pencils and find out about school punishments. This will be followed by [...]
