Events and Activities
Tuesday Tours, Wednesday Workshop and Thursday Talk Dates
Tuesday Tours (New!)
Entry Free (with your Museum entry)Â Â
Start times: Tuesdays at 11.00am & 12.00pm
Join our volunteer guides for an hour-long tour of the museum.
Up to 10 visitors per slot
Booking required: Online or at reception
NOTE: Tours depend on volunteer availability, and may be cancelled at short notice
1 April Easter Holiday Wednesday Workshop
Nic Stead
Clay Workshop. Entry £5.00
8 April Easter Holiday Wednesday Workshop
Ship in a Bottle. Entry Free (with your Museum entry)
9 April Thursday Talk - 2pm-3pm
Sophie Forgan,
Captain Walker's doorknob: an informal history of the Museum
FREE (with your Museum entry)
7 May Thursday Talk - 2pm-3pm
Chris Needham,
Imagined Geographies and First Encounters
FREE (with your Museum entry)
27 May Spring Half-Term Wednesday Workshop
Print Making
FREE (with your Museum entry)
4 June Thursday Talk- 2pm-3pm
Richard Appleton
From Grape Lane to the Edge of the World: Captain Cook's Three Voyages of Discovery
FREE (with your Museum entry)
16 July Thursday Talk - 2pm-3pm
Clair Stones,
George Vancouver
FREE (with your Museum entry)
22 July Summer Holiday Wednesday Workshop
Botanical World Diorama
29 July Summer Holiday Wednesday Workshop
3-D Portrait
5 August Summer Holiday Wednesday Workshop
Nic Stead
Clay Workshop. Entry £5.00
6 August Thursday Talk- 2pm-3pm
Chris Needham,
Imagined Geographies and First Encounters
FREE (with your Museum entry)
12 August Wednesday Workshop
Matchbox Art
FREE (with your Museum entry)
19 August Wednesday Workshop
Kayak Project
FREE (with your Museum entry)
26 August Wednesday Workshop
Automata
FREE (with your Museum entry)
10 September Thursday Talk 2pm-3pm
Denis Buck
James Cook: The Yorkshire Years
FREE (with your Museum entry)
8 October Thursday Talk- 2pm-3pm
Clair Stones,
Young sailors on Cook's ships
FREE (with your Museum entry)
28 October Autumn Half-Term Wednesday Workshop
Lantern Making
FREE (with your Museum entry)