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Lovely Lavender Fields

Fri 04 Jul 2025

Lovely Lavender Fields

Transport yourself to the vivid splendour of a lavender field in full bloom. You'll create your own lavender landscape and bookmark using acrylic inks in this friendly and summery art workshop, suitable for all abilit.....Read more

Mixed Media Expressive Art on Textile

Thu 26 Jun 2025

Mixed Media Expressive Art on Textile

Unleash your creativity in this fun and engaging workshop where you'll explore drawing painting and stitching on fabric. Whether you're a beginner or a craft enthusiast, this session will guide you in creating a uniqu.....Read more

Rhythms of the Rainbow: LGBTQIA+ people and western music

Wed 25 Jun 2025

Rhythms of the Rainbow: LGBTQIA+ people and western music

We will look at how LGBTQIA+ people have been hidden by historians of music despite making significant contributions as innovators, performers and lyricists. Starting in the Middle Ages, it brings us through to recent.....Read more

Bumble Bee and Wildflowers - acrylic ink workshop

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Bumble Bee and Wildflowers - acrylic ink workshop

Capture the beauty of a bumble bee browsing wild cornflowers in this friendly and inspiring art workshop. You'll be creating your own work of art and bookmark using acrylic inks, suitable for all abilities! Friday .....Read more

From Daguerre to Digital: The Art History of Photography

Tue 10 Jun 2025

From Daguerre to Digital: The Art History of Photography

Join us for a whistle-stop tour through the artistic debates that have shaped photography since its invention. From the earliest photographs that questioned the boundaries between art and documentation to the rise of .....Read more

Family Fun with Martin Brown

Sat 07 Jun 2025

Family Fun with Martin Brown

To celebrate the opening of the Horrible Histories and Dazzling Drawings exhibition at North Herts Museum, join Horrible Histories' illustrator, Martin Brown, for a one-off family event filled with foul facts, savage sto.....Read more

Martin Brown - Ink and Drink Evening

Sat 07 Jun 2025

Martin Brown - Ink and Drink Evening

Martin Brown comes to Hitchin! Join best-selling cartoonist and illustrator-extraordinaire, Martin Brown as we celebrate his latest exhibition Horrible Histories and Dazzling Drawings arriving at North Herts Museum. T.....Read more

Mug Rugs - an introduction to woven tapestry

Thu 05 Jun 2025

Mug Rugs - an introduction to woven tapestry

Learn how to create simple but striking designs using woven tapestry techniques. In this fun, relaxing workshop you will weave your own square, which once finished can be used as a rug for your mug! Choose from a sele.....Read more

Sketch the Collection- kids workshop

Wed 28 May 2025

Sketch the Collection- kids workshop

Grab your clipboard and pencil and explore our museum, sketching your favourite objects as you go! Once you’ve finished your exploration you can make your way upstairs and transform your pictures into big works of art.....Read more

Learn to be Civilised!

Sat 10 Mar 2018

Learn to be Civilised!

Barbarians! Join us at North Herts Museum and learn how to be a civilised human being. Have a go at hands-on family activities, you could write like the Egyptians, discover how to form governments from the Greeks and the.....Read more

Enlist into World War One Day

Sat 17 Mar 2018

Enlist into World War One Day

Attention! New recruits needed! Can you cut it as a soldier from the First World War? To celebrate the opening of our new exhibition, ‘Artists under Fire’ WW1 drawings from the Ashmolean, and to mark the centenary, .....Read more

Easter Egg Hunt

Sat 31 Mar 2018

Easter Egg Hunt

The eggs have escaped! We opened the box and they all ran away, infesting our museum! Spot the eggs around the gallery and take home a little reward for yourself. Drop in anytime on Saturday 31st March...Read more

Paul Kidby: Discworld® and Beyond Exhibition

Sat 15 Dec 2018 to Sat 09 Feb 2019 (2 months)

Paul Kidby: Discworld® and Beyond Exhibition

Are you a Terry Pratchett fan? Do you love fantastical illustrations? If so, you’ll love our forthcoming Discworld® exhibition. Paul Kidby has illustrated many of the famous Discworld® books, and this exhibition sh.....Read more

Art at the Museum: Christmas Card Making Workshop

Thu 13 Dec 2018

Art at the Museum: Christmas Card Making Workshop

Join us for a festive art workshop! Thursday, 13th December from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM With the help of our qualified art teacher, learn how to make three different types of Christmas cards, - use ink and stamps to.....Read more

Christmas Badge Making Workshop

Sat 22 Dec 2018

Christmas Badge Making Workshop

Bring the children along for some festive fun at the Museum. 22nd December, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM £3 per person which gives you two items, £1.50 for any additional items made on the day. We are having a Sat.....Read more

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