12 Aug 2023
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Meccano Model Exhibition
Invented in 1901 by Frank Hornby, Meccano combines artistry and engineering in a unique way
11am-4pm Thu-Sun & Bank Holiday Mondays except Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day
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21 Sep 2023
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Coffee & Craft: An Introduction to Bookbinding
£35
Join us for a bookbinding workshop led by specialist bookbinder Jo Bird.
23 Sep 2023 - 7 Jan 2024
Illustrating the Grotesque
Acidic, bawdy, grotesque. Heath Robinson’s illustrations for Rabelais explore a dark and dramatic part of his practice, characterised by expressive linework and grim subjects. See them alongside Goya’s Los Caprichos; experimental etchings portraying beasts, scoundrels and a society in ruin.
16 Oct 2023
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Coffee & Craft – An introduction to Children’s Book Illustration
£30
Come along to this relaxed session on Children’s Book Illustration led by the talented Helena Stride.
26 Oct 2023
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Gargoyle Sculpture Workshop
£15
Halloween half term workshops for young people 8-16 years old.
23 Nov 2023
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Coffee & Craft – An introduction to Embroidery
£30
A relaxing embroidery session led by Sam Harvey (AKA Sam Stitch)
20 Dec 2023
Coffee & Crafts – Pen, Ink and Wash
A contemporary take on the traditional drawing technique of Pen, ink & wash.
23 December
Xmas Trail
£4
Xmas Trail around the park; answer the quiz question and win a little prize!
13 Jan - 24 Mar
Mary V. Wheelhouse: Suffragette, Illustrator and Toymaker
Alongside a sensational artistic career, Mary V. Wheelhouse was also a fierce suffragette. See her art and activism come together in this retrospective exhibition.
14 Feb
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Creature Crafts
£10 per child
Personalize a wooden decoration and a fridge magnet at this fun half term workshop!
14 Feb
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Crafty Spring Flowers Decorations
£15 per child
Join this fun workshop and create your own colourful paper flowers!
SOLD OUT
Coffee & Craft – Botanical Watercolour
£30
Join us for this watercolour session where you will be guided through how to paint a botanical
bouquet in a detailed and realistic way.
14 March
Expert Talk: Toy Theatre
£12 (£10 for Friends)
Join Alan Powers and David Powell from Pollock’s Toy Museum for an Expert Talk and Performance on Toy Theatre for our Mary Wheelhouse exhibition.
SOLD OUT
Coffee & Craft – Arty Textiles
£35
Come along to this fun workshop led by mixed media textile artist Sian Fenwick and create a colourful and arty stitched panel.
11 Apr
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Mini-engineers Workshop
Join this day workshop and learn how to solve engineering challenges with Meccano!
17 April
Coffee & Craft – Design and create your own Fascinator
£40
Fascinator workshop led by local milliner Cheryl Cizek!
