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24 Issue 60 • September 2022

WHAT’S ON – MUSEUMS

Museums Worcestershire

For up-to-date visitor information please visit www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk

Museum Monster Hunt
Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 October
Oh no! A scatty scientist has left his monster body parts
around the museum – can you find them all?
Admission + £2 per child; no need to book.
Sidbury, Worcester WR1 2HU
Annual admission from £7 for Worcester residents BY NIGHT
The Commandery at Midnight:
FAMILY FUN Reflections on Ghosts Past and
Heritage Open Day – FREE ENTRY Present
Sunday 18 September Thursday 15 September, 6.45-8.30pm
Families can follow an inventions What’s it like to spend a night in the
trail: learn morse code, design your ‘haunted’ rooms of the museum?
own stamp and more! Professor Darren Oldridge shares his
Free entry, £2 per child; no need to experiences.
book. £6.50 per person. Book online.

Spooky Science Lab After-dark Tours
Tuesday 25 – Thursday 27 October, 10.30am-12noon Tuesday and Thursday evenings through October.
The Commandery becomes a science lab… do experiments, Ready for a spooky night at The Commandery?
decorate biscuits and enjoy messy play. Dates and times on the website.
Admission + £5 per child. Book online. £14 per person. Book online.

TALKS
Evening Talks Series
Hear from a Canaletto expert, sip a
Foregate Street, Worcester WR1 1DT drink, and enjoy an after-hours viewing
Free entry of the exhibition. Worcestershire County Museum
Thursday 13 October at Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury,
EXHIBITIONS Thursday 24 November Nr Kidderminster DY11 7XZ.
Canaletto: A Venetian’s View Thursday 8 December
1 October – 7 January From 6pm onwards, £20. Includes Heritage Open Days FREE ENTRY
See beautiful paintings of Venetian exhibition entry and a drink. Book online. Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September,
canals alongside English views as 11am-4pm.
Woburn Abbey’s world-class collection Bite-size Talks FAMILY FUN
visits the heart of Worcester. Tuesday 13 September: The Power of
Portraiture Witches and Wizards
£4 entry for Worcester residents; £8 Tuesday 11 October: Glove Affair – Tuesday 25 – Friday 28 October.
adults; children FREE. Book online. New Glove Stories Dress in your favourite Halloween
Charge for exhibition only; museum Friday 21 October: Curator Tour of costume, make a wand, and cast spells
entry is free. The Power of Portraiture in the Great Hall!
Tuesday 8 November: Bringing £3 per child; session timings on website.
Canaletto to Worcester Follow the pumpkin trail from Tuesday
1.30pm, £3. Book online. 25 – Sunday 30 October.
Admission + £3 per child.
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Worcester Music Festival: folk band
The Twiddlers play live on Saturday 17
September, 11am-12.15pm.
Families: follow trails when you visit
Canaletto, ‘View of the Grand Canal from
the Palazzo Bembo to Palazzo Vendramin- exhibitions – and try crafts in the
Calergi (No. 3)’. Woburn Abbey Collection holidays!

For information on all upcoming events and activities please visit www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk
Follow us on: @worcestermuseum and @museumsworcestershire
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum / Commandery / Worcestershire County Museum
Museums Worcestershire is a partnership between Worcester City and Worcestershire County Councils.

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