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Box of original and replica Roman artefacts to inspire learning in the classroom Contents Roman Baby's Pottery Feeding Cup (Replica) Pottery Oil Lamp Samian Ware Pottery Sherds Wax Writing Tablet and Stylus in calico bag Child's wooden wheeled horse toy (replica) Tesserae from Roman Mosaic Floor (and modern coaster) Roman Coin collection Strigil (replica) – curved metal tool for scraping dirt and sweat off the body Roman Gaming dice (replica) [...]
A box of objects, for use in the classroom. Contents Period recipe for Welsh Cakes Trencher Tankard Horn Spoon Shirt Coif Montero Cap Nine Men's Morris and instructions 4x various period coins 3x Musketballs (pistol, carbine and musket calibres) Match cord Firelighter kit 18 foot foldable "pike" Clay pipe Soldier's pocket bible Student Resource pack (written explanations for all the items found in the box) Teacher Resource pack (includes a [...]
Throughout the holidays there are activities for the whole family to take part in at the County Museum at Hartlebury Castle! On Easter Monday, meet a host of animals including baby rabbits, chicks, chinchillas, skunks, and snakes! Enjoy children’s craft activities (make your own crafty cockerel), and an Easter egg hunt for Easter weekend. There will also be face painting, and a challenge to find the Easter Bunny! As well as enjoying [...]
Meet all your Christmas shopping needs this year at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum! Celebrate the opening of the 72nd Annual Worcester Society of Artists exhibition with a special Christmas shopping event at the Art Gallery on Saturday 7 December 11am – 1pm. You are welcomed to enjoy a festive drink and mince pie with a bonus of 10% off purchase in the Crafted for You exhibition and Society of Artists [...]
Thursday 3 June 2021, 11am – 12pm Family workshop: Drawing inspiration from our new and exciting Titanic: Honour and Glory exhibition, use your imagination to create a seafaring vessel. This is a pre-booked workshop – spaces are strictly limited to meet social distancing requirements and there will be a barrier system in place in our Activity Space. Maximum of 2 families. Booking opens soon. £4 per participant.
Thursday 3 June 2021, 11am – 1pm Family workshop: Drawing inspiration from our new and exciting Titanic: Honour and Glory exhibition, join us to create a 3D collage to tell the story of this fated ship. This is a pre-booked workshop – spaces are strictly limited to meet social distancing requirements and there will be a barrier system in place in our Activity Space. Maximum of 2 families. Booking opens soon. [...]
Join us for an online event with a twist... of lime! We're hosting a new series of our popular Museum After Hours events, this time for you to enjoy at home. Get the date in your diary and tune in for an evening of museum revelry. Kick start your evening with: • cocktail masterclasses from guest mixologists Tonic Bar, who'll demonstrate how to make your themed tipple for the evening • [...]
Running from Friday 4 December 2020, throughout December. For December opening dates, visit The Commandery page. The famous “North Pole Christmas Carol Concert” is in trouble and you are needed to save the day! Help the Elves find their song sheets to be able to put on Father Christmas’s annual Carol Concert. Father Christmas’s elves have set up their workshop at The Commandery this year and in all their excitement have [...]
The Commandery, a stunning Grade I listed building with a dramatic history, welcomes back visitors from Tuesday 18 May, following government advice that permits indoor venues to reopen. Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle, telling over 1000 years of the county's history, will also reopen on the same day! Both museums have made changes to ensure that visitors feel safe and welcome, including one-way routes, extra cleaning, hand sanitising stations and [...]
Join us to celebrate and learn about the day that Worcester officially became a city, on its 400th anniversary! On 2 October 1621, James I put his seal to the Charter granting the rights and constitution that ‘created’ the city of Worcester. Have a go at making a Charter and seal for your own house, class or town on some aged paper. What rules and principles would you set for the [...]
