Monday 20 and Friday 24 February | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Who was Mary Anning? Find out about this remarkable palaeontologist and fossil collector's life in a fun and interactive workshop, and handle fossils too! The workshop will run twice through the February half-term holiday for different age groups: Monday 20 February for ages 4 to 7 years. Friday 24 February for ages 8 to 11 years. 10.30 – 12noon; [...]
Saturday 18 – Saturday 25 February 2023 (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Uncover all there is to know about fascinating fossils this February half-term holiday! Can you find the fossils hidden around the building? Take a look at the real ones in the museum too. Pick up an activity bag which includes a fossil-themed family trail, colouring and puzzle sheets, along with an ammonite and dinosaur bones [...]
Saturday 16 September 2023 – Sunday 7 January 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Celebrating the story of graffiti and street art in partnership with Worcester Paint Festival, Paint the Streets explores the work of pivotal artists from the US and UK such as Basquiat, Haring, Shepard Fairey (Obey), Banksy, Goldie and Inkie, alongside a selection of current street artists who have been part of Worcester Paint Festival. Worcester [...]
Saturday 10 June 2023 - Sunday 21 January 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum A tribute exhibition to Worcestershire motor-racing legend Peter Collins. Discover how a Kidderminster-born motor enthusiast became the rising star in the Ferrari Formula One team in motorsport’s most glamorous and dangerous era. This exhibition tells Peter’s remarkable story through original photographs and letters, and features touching personal items including his racing helmet and gloves. Free [...]
Saturday 28 January - Saturday 3 June 2023 (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Situated as it is on the banks of the River Severn, flooding is an environmental phenomenon well-known to Worcester. Watermark explores flooding as a result of climate change, both locally and globally, through contemporary artworks and paintings from the museum collections. The exhibition is part of a wider programme of events and exhibitions across Worcester. [...]
Saturday 4 March - 1 July 2023 (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum British Impressionists characteristically painted en plein air (outdoors) and, with free brushstrokes and joyful colours, focused on the interplay between working people, families at leisure and the landscapes they lived in. This exhibition brings together wonderful works from the Worcester City collection, the Bowerman Trust and Southampton Art Gallery to celebrate the links between Worcestershire [...]
