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Whats On?
| 17th July 2010– 31st Jan 2011 |
| Medieval Treasures is Free, after normal Castle admission charge.
Open Mon – Sat 10am to 5pm. Sun 11am to 5pm.
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| EXHIBITION:- Medieval Treasures:
Art Treasures from East Anglia Part 2
@ Colchester Castle |
| Come on a journey back to medieval times. Visit this rich and alluring temporary exhibition at Colchester Castle and discover over 400 years of great artistry and skill. Dispelling the myth of an era of darkness and barbarity, this exhibition reveals the true colour and achievement of a fascinating period in our history. This wide ranging exploration of the medieval psyche explores themes such as civic pride, the regal image, religious art and the natural world.
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Friday 23rd July – Tuesday 31st August 2010 |
| £1 per trail booklet (after normal Castle admission).
Drop-in.
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| The ‘Relic’ Medieval Trail
@ Colchester Castle |
| As part of the BBC’s ‘A History of the World’, here is a chance for visitors to explore the medieval parts of the castle and displays. Grab a quiz booklet from reception, this is no ordinary quiz or trail – it will take you on five challenges: memory, physical, discovery, reasoning and riddle to become a Guardian of the Museum! You will find yourself looking more closely at the castle than you ever have before, and get a chance to really explore parts of our Medieval Treasures exhibition.
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Friday 23rd July – Tuesday 31st August 2010 |
| £1.00 per quiz trail.
Drop-in.
Admission to the museum is free – open Monday – Sunday 10am-5pm.
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| Guardians to the Museum ‘Relic Trail’ @ Christchurch Mansion |
| Have you been watching this CBBC Relic Trail programme? Pick up your quiz booklet and complete the five challenges set by Agatha to see if you can become ‘guardians of the museum’.
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| Venue: Christchurch Mansion |
| Friday 23rd July – Tuesday 31st August 2010 |
| 50p per sheet.
Admission to museum is FREE - open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm.
(Visitors can enter the draw without buying the trail sheet by giving their name and address at the front desk during the course of this event).
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| The Rat Trail @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester |
| Hollytrees Museum has become over run with rats, and we need your help finding them all. Nice though they are, we don’t really want them running around the museum, so please take a sheet from the front desk and note down their locations. Drop your sheets off afterwards, and you can enter a draw to win prizes, including Disney’s ‘Ratatouille’ on DVD.
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| Venue: Hollytrees Museum |
| Monday 26th – Thursday 29th July 2010 |
| £1.50 per person (after normal Castle admission).
Sessions take place at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01206 282940 or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum.
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| Medieval Crosses @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Get arty with clay for a chance to make medieval clay crosses, using the Medieval Treasures exhibition for inspiration. Once you have the design, you can paint your cross in medieval gold or blue (or both).
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Monday 26th – Thursday 29th July 2010 |
| £3 per child.
Workshops will last for 90 minutes and start at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 3pm.
Suitable for ages 6+.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01473 433691 or by dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
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| Scrap Fashion Week @ Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich |
| Be inspired by the costume collection and create your own stunning piece of scrap fashion – materials and artist are both on hand to inspire your design, and the workshop will end with a short fashion show in the Mansion’s Great Hall to show off your creations!
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| Venue: Christchurch Mansion |
| Tuesday 27th – Friday 30th July 2010 |
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Drop-in mammoth sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 2.00pm and 3.00pm.
Finger puppets: drop-in between 10am-4pm.
50p per puppet – any age, all children should be accompanied by an adult.
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| Mammoth Week @ Ipswich Museum |
| We know you love the mammoth in the museum and what better way to show it than by dedicating a whole week of activities to our woolly friend.
We will be piecing together a mammoth skeleton from real bones, plus finding out what mammoths ate, why people hunted them, and how their bones survive.
Special interactive sessions will help you learn more about these awesome prehistoric creatures, and mini visitors can have a go at making your own woolly mammoth finger puppet!
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Thursday 29th July and Friday 30th July 2010 |
| Drop-in between 10am-12pm.
Free (after normal admission to the castle).
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| Archaeology Handling @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| To celebrate the British Festival of Archaeology, join our Finds Liaison Officer, Laura Mclean for a chance to get close to some fascinating archaeological objects. This event is particularly suitable for adults and those with an interest in archaeology.
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Friday 30th July 2010 |
| 2.30pm
Free (after normal admission to the castle)
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| Afternoon Lecture: The Public Contribution to Anglo Saxon Archaeology @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| As part of the British Festival of Archaeology, this free talk is given by Laura Mclean, Finds Liaison Officer. Find out more about the Portable Antiquities Scheme and objects that have been found by members of the public and how they have contributed to the record of Anglo Saxon communities in East Anglia.
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Monday 2nd – Wednesday 4th August 2010 |
| Sessions take place at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
£1.50 per person.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01206 282940 or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum.
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| Clay Toadstools @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester |
| Have a look at our Girlguiding exhibition, and you will notice a rather large toadstool. Here’s your chance to make your own miniature version, which you can then paint. Girl Guides make promises around their toadstools, but you can use yours for decoration or a garden ornament for magical creatures to visit!
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| Venue: Hollytrees Museum |
| Monday 2nd – Thursday 5th August 2010 |
| Drop-in storytelling sessions at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm.
Free (after normal Castle admission charge)
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| Boudica is Back! @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Join Queen Boudica as she takes you on a storytelling journey from her Roundhouse to her revenge on the Romans. This story takes place on the very site that her most infamous attack on the Romans happened!
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Monday 2nd – Thursday 5th August
2010 |
| £2.00 per child.
Sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 2pm and 3pm.
Ages 5+ (Adults and younger siblings can watch).
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01473 433691 or by dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
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| Victorian Kitchen @ Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich |
| The kitchens are open and Mrs Fonnereau, the lady of the mansion, is looking for new recruits! Put your servant skills to the test and try your hand at real butter-making, marzipan sweet-modelling and herb grinding - do you have what it takes to become a servant at the mansion?
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| Venue: Christchurch Mansion |
| Tuesday 3rd – Friday 6th August 2010 |
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£2.00 per person.
Embalming sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
British Sign Language interpreted sessions: Thursday 5th August at 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Suitable for ages 7+.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01473 433691 or by dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
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| Excellent Egyptians @ Ipswich Museum |
| We’re celebrating the launch of the new Egyptian gallery at the museum, so come along this week to explore the exhibition and to discover more about these ancient people!
Join the High Priest as he teaches his apprentice all about the mummy embalming process, and find out more about the Pharaoh’s journey into the afterlife.
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| British Sign Language interpreted sessions: Thursday 5th August at 10.30am and 12.30pm
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Thursday 5th August 2010 |
| Drop-in between 2pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: Get the ball rolling @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester |
| Come along and see objects from Colchester’s sporting history. Objects on display will range from a nineteenth century tennis racquet and a pair of eighty year old cricket boots to a mug shaped like a football to commemorate the 2006 World Cup.
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| Venue: Hollytrees Museum |
| Thursday 5th and Friday 6th August
2010 |
| £1.50 per person.
Sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01206 282940 or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum.
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| Natural History Crockery Painting @ Natural History Museum |
| Using our displays and the natural world around you as inspiration, you can create your own design on a piece of crockery.
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| Venue: Natural History Museum |
| Monday 9th – Thursday 12th August
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| Check Out the Tudors @ Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich |
| What a week we have in store!
‘Check out the Tudors’ sessions, which are perfect for families – you’ll explore real and replica objects, play games and discover some fascinating facts about our Tudor ancestors.
On Monday and Thursday, chat to Pol the Tudor dyer about life in the 16th Century (she might even teach you a dance!).
We’re all very excited as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 1st will be visiting on Tuesday and Wednesday, so be sure to come along and learn a dance to impress her!
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| This event and all activities are Free!
There is something different happening each day, there’s no need to book, just drop-in:‘Check out the Tudors’ sessions everyday at 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Pol the Tudor dyer will be at the mansion on Monday and Thursday sessions at 10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm
Dance workshops will be on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10.30am and 2.30pm
Queen's visit will be on Tuesday and Wednesday between 11.30am - 3.30pm |
| Venue: Christchurch Mansion |
| Monday 9th – Thursday 12th August 2010 |
| Free (after normal Castle admission charge).
Drop-in sessions will take place at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
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| The Medieval Surgeon @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Take a step back to medieval times and meet a medieval surgeon. Explore the life of the surgeon, he was much more than just a doctor! Learn how he uses horoscopes, astrology, the church and medicine to treat his patients and discover some medical procedures that do actually work, despite being rather nasty!
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| He will talk about his humble life and how he deals with the poor who come to him for assistance. Find out how he uses urine charts and books to compare practical knowledge and experimentation, and how living conditions and diet affected health.
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| British Sign Language Interpreted sessions: Tuesday 10th August at 11am and 1pm |
| Venue: Castle Museum |
Monday 9th – Friday 13th August
2010 |
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GO LIVE WEEK @ Natural History Museum |
| During this week the Natural History Museum will only be admitting paid visitors to the Go Live Event between 11.30am – 4pm. To visit the museum for free, please visit between 10am – 11.30am and 4pm – 5pm.
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| Venue: Natural History Museum |
| Mon 9th and Tues 10th August
2010 |
| Shows at 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm
£1.50 per person (ages 2 and under are free)
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| The Owl Show@ Natural History Museum |
| Discover more about these beautiful birds and experience them up close and in flight; you’ll be able to feel the breeze from their wings as they fly over your head! Sorry there is no entry into the museum after the start of each show. The museum will be cleared after each show.
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| Venue: Natural History Museum |
| Wednesday 11th August
2010 |
| Drop-in any time 12pm-4pm
£1.50 per person (ages 2 and under are free)
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| Snakes Alive @ Natural History Museum |
| A chance to get close to and meet, or even touch, these fantastic creatures. Talk an expert and learn more about these wonderful animals.
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| Venue: Natural History Museum |
| Thursday 12th August
2010 |
| Drop-in any time 12pm-4pm
£1.50 per person (ages 2 and under are free)
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| Bats @ Natural History Museum |
| Bats are often portrayed in films as horrors of the night. In reality, these fascinating and harmless creatures are all around us. Here is a very rare chance to get up close to the only winged mammal, and learn more about them.
You can also make your own bat finger puppet, either in the museum or at home. Please ask at the museum shop for a sheet (50p each).
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| Venue: Natural History Museum |
| Friday 13th August
2010 |
| Shows at 12pm, 1.15pm and 2.30pm
£1.50 per person (ages 2 and under are free)
Sorry there is no entry into the museum after the start of each show. The museum will be cleared after each show
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| Birds of Prey @ Natural History Museum |
| Meet some amazing birds of prey and hear all about what habitat they live in, what they eat and how they hunt.
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| Venue: Natural History Museum |
| Tuesday 10th – Friday 13th August 2010 |
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Drop-in between 10am-5pm, 20p per sheet.
Admission to the museum is FREE.
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| Africa Quiz Trail @ Ipswich Museum |
| Try this fun quiz trail and enjoy exploring and discovering all the things in the museum which are originally from Africa.
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Tuesday 10th – Friday 13th August 2010 |
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£12 per child for 2½ hour session.
8-16 years only.
10.30am -1pm (8 -11 years) or 2pm-4.30pm (12-16yrs).
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01473 433691 or by dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
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| CSI My Mummy @ Ipswich Museum |
| There’s been a terrible crime! A thief has broken into the museum, and stolen a very rare and precious Egyptian artefact! Can you help solve the mystery?
In this 2½ hour session, join genuine expert Crime Scene Investigators, meet the museum curator and pick up genuine forensic tips on how to solve the case of the stolen treasure!
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Wednesday 11th – Friday 13th August 2010 |
| Booked sessions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
£1.50 per person.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01206 282940 or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum.
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| Dig for Victory Gardens @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester |
| 2010 marks the 70th anniversary of the Blitz, and to mark the occasion we remember when everyone had to ‘Dig for Victory’. Make your own
mini-garden with colourful additions and set your own real salad to grow at home. You will take home a nice souvenir of your visit to Hollytrees.
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| Venue: Hollytrees Museum |
| Monday 16th – Thursday 19th August 2010 |
| Drop-in to a show, they start at: 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
Free (after normal Castle admission).
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| Family Show: Two Roman Citizens Brace Themselves! @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| It is 410AD, the fall of the Roman Empire, and things have been going downhill, but surely the might of Rome cannot fall? Meet a mosaic artist and a local landowner who are noticing the changes to their lives as they try to cling to the Romano-British way of life they know so well.
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| Visitors can experience what life was like as an era ended, and uncertainty filled the air – the breakdown of society, refusal to work, and rich Romans burying their money to avoid the Saxons plundering their wealth.
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Monday 16th – Thursday 19th August
2010 |
| £1.50 per child.
Sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm.
Ages 3yrs+.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01473 433691 or by dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
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| Candle-Making Workshops @ Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich |
| Light up your life (or someone else’s)! Come along and make your very own beeswax candle to take home. You will also learn about the history of candles and how they were used to provide light before we had electricity and find out how wax is made. All materials provided.
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| Venue: Christchurch Mansion |
| Tuesday 17th – Friday 20th August 2010 |
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Free event.
Drop-in storytelling sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm.
British Sign Language interpreted sessions: Thursday 19th August at 11.30am and 1.30pm.
Suitable for any age.
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| ‘Out of Africa’ Storytelling @ Ipswich Museum |
| Enjoy stories inspired by the vast collections which originally come from Africa – the animals, the Egyptians and more recent African culture are all explored in these family-friendly sessions!
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| British Sign Language interpreted sessions: Thursday 19th August at 11.30am and 1.30pm
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th August 2010 |
| Free event.
Drop-in sessions last about 50 minutes, and take place at: 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm.
British Sign Language interpreted sessions: Tuesday 17th August at 12pm and 2pm.
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| Upstairs Downstairs @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester |
| Join the Hollytrees servants to learn about life in the Victorian household. Visitors will hear about the servant’s routine, help with the cleaning, learn how to play games, use a slate and pencil, and learn the important custom of bowing and curtseying.
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| British Sign Language interpreted sessions: Tuesday 17th August at 12pm and 2pm
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| Venue: Hollytrees Museum |
| Monday 23rd August – Thursday 26th August 2010 |
| Free (after normal admission to the castle).
Drop-in sessions at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm.
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| Revealing the Romans @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Join museum staff as you find out about Roman life via fun games. When were the Romans around and how has life changed since then? Get up close to and touch real Roman artefacts, then find out who has touched them before you! This session is all about learning, the fun way!
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Tuesday 24th – Thursday 26th August
2010 |
| Sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 2pm, 3pm.
£2 per child.
Ages 5+.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01473 433691 or by dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
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| Pirate Quest @ Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich |
| Oo-arrr me hearties! There’s treasure in this here mansion and it’s up to you to find it! Follow in the footsteps of pirates from Ipswich and find the hidden treasure. There’s also the chance to make your own pirate hat!
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| Venue: Christchurch Mansion |
| Tuesday 24th – Friday 27th August 2010 |
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Ages 3+
Sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3pm.
£1.50 per child.
These events are very popular so booking is essential, book in advance by calling 01473 433691 or by dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
Admission to the museum is Free.
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| Amazing Menagerie @ Ipswich Museum |
| You can’t fail to notice the fascinating collection of animals at Ipswich Museum. This week we are re-creating the wildlife scenes in miniature – why not
join in and create your very own amazing menagerie of animals to take home and enjoy?
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Thursday 26th August 2010 |
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Drop-in between 2pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: Out of the Ice Age @ Ipswich Museum |
| Natural History curator Ann Ainsworth brings out a selection of examples of the different animals which lived in Britain during the Ice Age, and explores how the content of glaciers has affected the geology of Ipswich. |
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Saturday 28th to Monday 30th August
2010 |
| Drop-in 10am – 4pm.
Free.
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| Crafts from the Past @ Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich |
| Discover the art of traditional crafts and be amazed by demonstrations of tapestry and weaving, Japanese braiding, ceramic painting and more! Meet craft men and women and find out more about crafts from the past and enjoy wandering around a range of craft stalls.
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| Venue: Christchurch Mansion |
| Thursday 2nd September 2010 |
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Drop-in between 2pm - 4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: Colchester Clocks @ Tymperleys Clock Museum |
| During the session we will tour Tymperleys, looking at the variety of clocks that were made in Colchester from the 1600s to the 1800s. They represent most of the major types of clock made in Britain during that period. There will be the opportunity learn about clock parts and to examine mechanisms and construction close-up. |
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| Venue: Tymperleys Museum |
| Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September 2010 |
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FREE. Various times at different sites ranging from 9am-5pm. |
| Heritage Open Days in Colchester |
| Don’t miss out on your chance to explore Colchester’s heritage completely free of charge. Properties open this weekend will include churches, historic houses, the Roman Theatre, the Town Hall and more.
Pick up a leaflet closer to the time for more details on all events, activities and open properties taking place this weekend or download a list here |
| Venue: Colchester |
| Saturday 11th September 2010 |
| Free.
Doors are open between 10am-4.45pm.
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| Free Day @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| As part of Heritage Open Days Colchester Castle is throwing its doors open free of charge for one day! This is a rare chance to explore and discover more than 2000 years of British history in our hands-on, family friendly Castle Museum for free.
As a bonus you will also have the chance to see rare medieval artefacts from across the region, currently on display in the Medieval Treasures exhibition - so make sure you visit!
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Sunday 12th September 2010 |
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Drop-in sessions 10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: Made in Ipswich @ Ipswich Museum |
| As part of Heritage Open Day, Textile and Costume Curator Danielle Sprecher will be on hand to talk you through some of the fascinating fabrics, clothing and textiles made and kept in Ipswich. |
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Sunday 12th September 2010 |
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Free admission.
Doors are open between 10am-5pm.
The free tours will run between 11am and 4pm, and are approximately 15 minutes long, no need to book.
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| Special Heritage Sunday @ Ipswich Museum |
| As the country’s heritage is celebrated nationwide this weekend, you can enjoy this rare chance to visit Ipswich Museum on a Sunday!
Enjoy a free mini-tour discover some of the costume which will be 'Out of the Box' for one day only. |
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Thursday 16th September 2010 |
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Tour begins in the Ipswich Art School at 7pm.
£3 per person for the tour.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance by calling 01473 433691 or dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
Discussion afterwards is drop-in and completely free.
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| Saatchi Gallery: Tour and Talk @ The Ipswich Art School |
| Join Curator of Art Emma Roodhouse for a private tour of the Saatchi exhibition, and then on to the Arboretum pub to see where the discussion takes you!
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| Venue: Ipswich Art School |
| Thursday 7th October 2010 |
| Drop-in between 2pm-4pm
Free
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| Out of the Box presents: Quick on the draw @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester |
| To mark Big Draw month ‘Out of the box’ will focus on drawings in the Colchester collection, particularly quick sketches and quirky caricatures. Sketchbooks are an essential artist’s tool - small enough to be portable and filled with ideas and observations. Come and see what can be contained within the pages of an artist’s sketchbook. And see the funny caricatures that can be created. Dating from the nineteenth century to the present day.
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| Venue: Hollytrees Museum |
| Saturday 9th October 2010 |
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Workshop begins at 2.45pm, 2 hour session.
£10 per person (£8 for students with proof of ID).
Places are limited and must be booked in advance by calling 01473 433691 or dropping into Christchurch Mansion.
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| African Drumming Workshops @ Ipswich Museum |
| Part of Black History Month, local drummer Mark Trewartha is running a workshop exclusively for adults. Explore different instruments, techniques and rhythms in this fascinating 2-hour session. |
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Thursday 14th October 2010 |
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Drop-in between 2pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: African Arts of the everyday @ Ipswich Museum |
| Tying in with Black History month, Keeper of Human History David Jones explores the art that features in many everyday items of African life – a great chance to see, handle and discuss how colour, pattern and meaning are used in the design and decoration of food bowls, calabashes, mats and a whole host of ordinary items. |
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Thursday 28th October 2010 |
| Tours at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm.
£4.50 per person.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance by calling 01206 282940 or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum.
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| Dark Tours @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Come to the Castle for an ‘after hours and after dark’ experience, where visitors will be taken on a tour bringing out some of the Castle’s more gruesome and dark history. Visitors will be taken in the vaults, on the roof, into the prisons and around the museum, where they will hear stories of witches, martyrs, plague, disease and death. Over 16s only.
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Saturday 30th October 2010 |
| A cup of tea and a talk in the surroundings of Colchester Castle.
Talks begin at 3pm. (Tea served at end of talk).
Ticket holders can enter the castle from 2.30pm at no extra charge (otherwise normal admission).
£3.50 per talk (£3 for Friends).
Enjoy all 5 talks for just £15 (£13 for Friends of the Museum).
Colchester talks can be booked on 01206 282940, or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum (10am-4.45pm).
Payment must be in advance. Tickets for all talks must be booked, paid for and collected in advance.
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| Tea and Talks @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| The Colchester Cloth Trade - 500 Years+ of Industry. Patrick Denney - The Colchester cloth trade was a major factor of life in the town throughout much of the Middle Ages and beyond. Thousands of people were employed in the various stages of the manufacturing process, and with the influx of the Flemish cloth workers from the late sixteenth century onwards, the trade rose to even greater heights. However, the industry was vulnerable to the vagaries of war and the uncertainty of foreign markets and by the early 1800s the trade had been brought close to collapse. In fact, the end came just a few decades later when the last surviving bay maker in the town finally shut up shop and called it a day. |
| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Thursday 4th November 2010 |
| Drop-in between 2pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: Uniforms @ Hollytrees Museum, Colchester |
| Join our Costumes Curator for a chance to see some military uniforms and accessories dating from 1800 to World War Two. Uniforms on display will include a uniform from the Colchester Volunteers, a group formed to create a force during the Napoleonic wars when France threatened invasion, and a Women’s Land Army uniform from World War Two. Helmets and other accessories will also be brought out of the stores for a rare public viewing.
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| Venue: Hollytrees Museum |
| Thursday 4th November 2010 |
| Tours at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm.
£4.50 per person.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance by calling 01206 282940 or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum.
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| Dark Tours @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Come to the Castle for an ‘after hours and after dark’ experience, where visitors will be taken on a tour bringing out some of the Castle’s more gruesome and dark history. Visitors will be taken in the vaults, on the roof, into the prisons and around the museum, where they will hear stories of witches, martyrs, plague, disease and death. Over 16s only.
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| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Saturday 6th November 2010 |
| A cup of tea and a talk in the surroundings of Colchester Castle.
Talks begin at 3pm. (Tea served at end of talk).
Ticket holders can enter the castle from 2.30pm at no extra charge (otherwise normal admission).
£3.50 per talk (£3 for Friends).
Enjoy all 5 talks for just £15 (£13 for Friends of the Museum).
Colchester talks can be booked on 01206 282940, or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum (10am-4.45pm).
Payment must be in advance. Tickets for all talks must be booked, paid for and collected in advance.
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| Tea and Talks @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Goodbye Rome!
The ending of Roman Colchester and Roman Britain sixteen hundred years ago.
Philip Crummy - In AD 410, Honorius, emperor of the Western Roman empire, famously wrote a letter apparently addressed to the cities of Britain instructing them to look to their own defences. However, the Roman army didn't simply switch the lights off and march back to Rome leaving Britain in the Dark Ages. The ending of Roman Britain was a complicated affair which is difficult to reconstruct sixteen hundreds years on. During this talk, we will look at the evidence for this crucial period in Britain's history and in particular see how Colchester fared in what were very difficult and uncertain times. Was it all death and destruction? Invasion and new masters? The end of civilisation? A new dawn? Do we even know? You'll have to come to find out. |
| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Saturday 13th November 2010 |
| A cup of tea and a talk in the surroundings of Colchester Castle.
Talks begin at 3pm. (Tea served at end of talk).
Ticket holders can enter the castle from 2.30pm at no extra charge (otherwise normal admission).
£3.50 per talk (£3 for Friends).
Enjoy all 5 talks for just £15 (£13 for Friends of the Museum).
Colchester talks can be booked on 01206 282940, or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum (10am-4.45pm).
Payment must be in advance. Tickets for all talks must be booked, paid for and collected in advance.
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| Tea and Talks @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| The Joys of Castle Park.
Yasmine Somers - Many people say how lovely the park is, & how well it is put together, but this is all down to hard work by the gardeners, Museums & Rangers, little of what people know about their day to day lives. So, this talk will generally bring together all the aspects of the park, including history, planting & events to name but three things that happen to make the park what it is today. |
| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Saturday 20th November 2010 |
| A cup of tea and a talk in the surroundings of Colchester Castle.
Talks begin at 3pm. (Tea served at end of talk).
Ticket holders can enter the castle from 2.30pm at no extra charge (otherwise normal admission).
£3.50 per talk (£3 for Friends).
Enjoy all 5 talks for just £15 (£13 for Friends of the Museum).
Colchester talks can be booked on 01206 282940, or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum (10am-4.45pm).
Payment must be in advance. Tickets for all talks must be booked, paid for and collected in advance.
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| Tea and Talks @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| Ghost beliefs in Ancient Rome and Greece.
Amy Cotterill - Haunted houses, rattling chains, the dead seeking revenge on the living… these are all recognisable plot elements from the pens of Charles Dickens, Henry James and Edgar Allen Poe. However these themes have been cropping up in ghost stories since the dawn of literature. This talk examines representations of ghosts from Ancient Greece and Rome, including a woman who was doomed to spend eternity hopping on one leg, and looks at how beliefs about ghosts have changed down the centuries. |
| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Thursday 25th November 2010 |
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Drop-in between 2pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: From the Cradle of Civilisation to the High Street - Mesopotamian Treasures @ Ipswich Museum |
| Get up close to some of the objects from the world’s first great civilisations. We will look at cylinder seals, stamp seals and talismans used by people living almost 5000 years ago in the empires of Babylon and Assyria. This might lead us to consider the modern trade in cultural objects from modern Iraq and what it means for world heritage today. |
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| Venue: Ipswich Museum |
| Saturday 27th November 2010 |
| A cup of tea and a talk in the surroundings of Colchester Castle.
Talks begin at 3pm. (Tea served at end of talk).
Ticket holders can enter the castle from 2.30pm at no extra charge (otherwise normal admission).
£3.50 per talk (£3 for Friends).
Enjoy all 5 talks for just £15 (£13 for Friends of the Museum).
Colchester talks can be booked on 01206 282940, or by dropping into Hollytrees Museum (10am-4.45pm).
Payment must be in advance. Tickets for all talks must be booked, paid for and collected in advance.
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| Tea and Talks @ Colchester Castle Museum |
| The Treasures of Sutton Hoo.
Paul Mortimer - This talk will look at the artefacts from Sutton Hoo, the famous Saxon burial near Woodbridge. 2010 marks the 1600th anniversary of the arrival of the Saxons following the withdrawal Rome from Britain, and this talk will look at the Saxon’s most celebrated legacy. |
| Venue: Castle Museum |
| Thursday 2nd December
2010 |
| Drop-in between 2pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: Exotic Nature @ Natural History Museum |
| Our displays in the Natural History Museum at Colchester very much focus on British natural history, but did you know that we also have a collection from around the world? Join our Curator of Natural History for a rare chance to view some of this collection from our stores, including a duck-billed platypus from Australia.
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| Venue: Natural History Museum |
| Thursday 2nd December 2010 |
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Drop-in between 2pm-4pm.
Free.
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| Out of the Box presents: Art from the Ipswich Art School @ Ipswich Art School |
| Local students and local work are the focus for this month’s session, as Art Curator Emma Roodhouse brings out some of the works from the famous graduates of the Ipswich Art School, including Squirrell, Thornton and Hambling.
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| Venue: Ipswich Art School |
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