On this website you can find out about our exhibitions, events and educational activities. Let us keep you in touch with the history all around you.
Every object has its story and we aim to unlock these untold tales through our events and activities.
Come and explore your farming, home and industrial heritage.
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10 September, 2010 12:00 pm to 31 October, 2010 5:00 pm.
Visit the 1950s house in a room! The Museum will be putting on a disply of 1950s domestic life with all the mod cons of the era from TV’s to vacuum cleaners.
28 August, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Make a basket in a day! Yes, we promise you it is possible.
15 August, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
On this course, students will discover some of the sources of rich, glowing dye colours to be found in the plant world. Participants will learn how to apply natural dye colours to textile fibres, using a variety of materials and techniques.
2 September, 2010; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Clay Day!
26 August, 2010; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
“All things Bright and Beautiful” – come and add some colour to the garden shapes of foliage, flowers, creatures. Prepare to get messy!
19 August, 2010; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Come and paint our cows, create a cow decoration and mask.
