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March 2019
Manufacturing@Work
An annual free event offering schools the opportunity to appreciate the important role of manufacturing in everyday life and the world of work, with a particular emphasis on related careers in the local area.
Find out more »Manufacturing@Work
An annual free event offering schools the opportunity to appreciate the important role of manufacturing in everyday life and the world of work, with a particular emphasis on related careers in the local area.
Find out more »Building, Unbuilding, Rebuilding the NHS: A Heritage Study Day
This study day will explore how the specific architecture, construction, and removal of hospital buildings has shaped public perceptions of Britain’s National Health Service over time. Presentations will reflect on hospital closures, re-openings, and long-standing hospitals, and on their sights, sounds, smells, and construction. We will discuss the material culture…
Find out more »April 2019
Young Archaeologist and Curators’ Club
A holiday club for young people with an interest in history and their local history. Learners take part in a range of themed activities exploring the past, including undertaking research, taking part in traditional crafts, object handling, living history interpretation and collections display.
Find out more »Family Traditional Easter Egg Decorating
For family members of all ages and generations. An opportunity to be creative together, taking part in a fun 2 hour workshop to create hand painted Easter egg decorations.
Find out more »July 2019
From Rationing to Reformation: A 1940s Study Day
A day of talks and demonstrations exploring how the Second World War and ensuing social upheaval changed society. Subjects covered include Make do and Mend, exploring how women used innovative methods to keep fashionable during wartime, the National Savings Movement, the arrival of the NHS in the Black Country, Canals…
Find out more »August 2019
Introduction to Canal Art: Castles
Julie Tonkin, one of the UK's leading canal artists will teach you the traditions of folk canal art. Undertake practice artwork before painting a design on a piece of canal ware to take home. On this half day course you will learn the techniques to paint a traditional castles design.…
Find out more »September 2019
Glass Painting
On this course you will learn the basics of traditional glass painting in enamels using tracing, stippling and sgraffito. Once fired, your pictures will be permanent and like the painted glass in churches, will still be beautiful in a thousand years! This is a fun class ideal for beginners wanting…
Find out more »Canals and their Architecture
A study day exploring the distinctive and fascinating buildings and structures of our man-made waterways. Talks will include Conserving the Waterways Heritage, Birmingham Roundhouse & Other Canal related Buildings, Sir Thomas Telford. There will also be a guided tour around the canal arm and boat dock. Full programme available here.…
Find out more »October 2019
Cyanotype Workshop (Victorian photographic technique)
Explore and experiment with the Victorian photographic technique of cyanotype. Have a go at printing your own cyanotypes on a range of coloured paper and fabrics and learn all about this fascinating method of early chemical photographic development. Designs will be provided however if you wish to use your own…
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