Create, enjoy, explore - fun sessions for the under 5s
Play, explore, paint, stick, sing or make - anything's possible in an Imaginators session as your pre-school children are taken on a journey around our galleries, objects and paintings by one of our Learning Officers, having loads of fun as they go.
The children learn to build relationships and try their hand at a variety of creative activities using their developing skills - and their imaginations!
Create, enjoy, explore - fun sessions for the under 5s
Play, explore, paint, stick, sing or make - anything's possible in an Imaginators session as your pre-school children are taken on a journey around our galleries, objects and paintings by one of our Learning Officers, having loads of fun as they go.
The children learn to build relationships and try their hand at a variety of creative activities using their developing skills - and their imaginations!
Gods and Goddesses provide inspiration for Museum's Big Draw activities
The families and myths of the Roman Gods are the focus for a fun, family-friendly Big Draw event at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 19 November.
'Almighty Myths' will run from 10.30am to 1pm with last entries at 12.30pm. The event has been organised by the Young Explainers, a group of students from Plymouth University who are working with the Museum on a special project to produce new information about its historically important Cottonian Collection.
The families and myths of the Roman Gods are the focus for a fun, family-friendly Big Draw event at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 19 November.
Almighty Myths will run from 10.30am to 1pm with last entries at 12.30pm. The event has been organised by the Young Explainers, a group of students from Plymouth University who are working with the Museum on a special project...
Two new displays at the City Museum and Art Gallery are giving talented makers from the South West an opportunity to show their work.
Making Futures: Lifecycles of Material Worlds will be on display in the Museum foyer until the end of Saturday 7 December. The display has been coordinated by Cornwall-based curator Elaine Dye in conjunction with Plymouth College of Art and features...
Since its formation in 1972 the Brodsky Quartet has performed over 2000 concerts on the major stages of the world and released more than 50 recordings. A natural curiosity and insatiable desire to explore has propelled the group in many artistic directions and continues to ensure them not only a place at the very forefront of the international chamber music scene but also a rich and varied musical existence. Their energy and craftsmanship have attracted numerous awards and accolades worldwide, while ongoing educational work provides a vehicle for passing on experience and staying in touch...
Bring your young ones along to the Museum as Manu Delago Handmade present an exciting interactive session inspired by elements of jazz, pop and classical music.
The Austrian trio will introduce you to the Hang - one of the newest and most fascinating instruments in the world, invented just over a decade ago in Switzerland. They will also play from the family of bowed string instruments ranging from the violin to the double bass.
Join in with our musicians, play percussion and sing along to melodies!
Tickets are £4.50 per adult, and £3 for each child. Tickets are...
Some of the city’s most historic sites will be marking Heritage Open Days this coming weekend.
Heritage Open Days (12 to 15 September) celebrate England’s historic architecture and culture by offering free access to places that normally charge for admission or special events in venues that are already free. The annual event is funded by English Heritage and involves thousands of...
If you’re looking for a little bit of the highlife to end the summer holidays in style then Plymouth Museum’s Astor Garden Party should be your first port of call.
The event features several activities throughout the day suitable for all the family with craft play making garden party buntings for younger children and swing dance workshops for those a little older.
There will also be an airing of Nancy Astor’s maiden speech by local actress and BBC journalist Jo Loosemoore
The event coincides with an exhibition on the life of Lady Astor, the first ever female British...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery has just confirmed its Autumn/Winter 2013 programme which includes a headline exhibition showcasing 50 works of art from internationally celebrated artists.
‘Artists Make Faces’ (21 September to 7 December) is the vision of Monika Kinley OBE, a pioneering curator who moved to the Plymouth area in 2005 and who was recognised in the 2012 New Year’s...
