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News release For Immediate Release Friday 15 July 2022 The summer is set to be a magical one for all the family at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, The Commandery, and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle. Visitors can step into The Magic of Middle-Earth at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum throughout the summer holidays and have fun with weekly workshops for families. Each Thursday, children’s imaginations can be [...]
New exhibition announced at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum 4th May – 6th July 2019 • See Turner’s first sketchbook • Turner’s oil painting A View of the High Street, Oxford, 1809-10, is centrepiece of the exhibition • Includes JMW Turner’s first commissions Hot on the heels of the record-breaking Matisse exhibition at Worcester Art Gallery & Museum, the Gallery are showing the work of another internationally renowned artist this [...]
18 January - 28 March 2020 Delve into the age of the Georgians, explore the characters and stories of the age, see rarely-displayed Georgian artwork and beautiful pieces of Georgian costume, plus a first edition of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The Georgians lived through a time of contrasting shades. In many ways the age has been seen as one of splendour: the might of Empire, the dominance of the Royal [...]
Tuesdays to Thursdays through August | Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle Come dressed up, follow a trail, and create crafts you can take home! 2 – 4 August: Castles and Jousting Knights 9 – 11 August: Swords and Dragons 16 – 18 August: Crowns and Catapults 23 – 25 August: Jesters’ Hats Crafts: £2.50 per child (includes all materials). No need to book; whole-site admission to Hartlebury Castle applies. * [...]
Tuesday 31 May to Friday 3 June (trail to Sunday 5 June) | Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle Enjoy coronation-inspired crafts to take home, and follow the Jubilee Family Trail around the Castle and Museum. Get hands-on and crafty with a chance to construct and decorate a mini wooden version of The Queen’s royal carriage and make your very own royal sceptre. Coronation Crafts: Tuesday 31 May to Friday 3 [...]
Monday 2 May, 11am - 4pm | Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle Enjoy singing and crafts inspired by Hartlebury Castle's outdoor cinema screening of Encanto! Let’s Talk About… coming dressed as your favourite Disney character, singing along to your favourite songs, and making your own musical shaker and clicky-clacky castanets. Then, follow our Encanto-inspired butterfly trail around the castle and museum. Sing-along times are at 12noon, 2pm and 3pm and [...]
Every Thursday from 28 July to 1 September, 11am to 1pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum The summer is set to be a magical one for all the family at the Art Gallery and Museum! Drop into the Activity Space on Thursdays to ignite your imagination, inspired by The Magic of Middle Earth and The Power of Portraiture exhibitions. Each session is £4 per child; pay on the day [...]
Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 April & Tuesday 19-Thursday 21 April 10am-4pm Get creative and join us for Easter and spring inspired crafts fun during the Easter break when we will be making Easter wreaths and decorating pots and planting seeds (12 – 14 April) and then crafting daffodils and painting stones (19 – 21 April). Activities take place inside and all materials are provided. Once made, children can take their [...]
What's on for families this summer! Looking for fun things to do with family in Worcestershire this summer? ☀️ Enjoy a brilliant family day out at The Commandery, Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle, or Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. Here's what's on... At The Commandery Tuesdays to Thursdays, 10.30am - 12noon, in the summer holidays The Commandery's family mornings [...]
About Museums Worcestershire Museums Worcestershire comprises three fantastic venues – the County Museum at Hartlebury Castle, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and the Commandery. The collections and exhibitions at our sites are many and varied, covering centuries of the county's history right up to the present day. Thousands of objects, including the historic buildings themselves, [...]
