A year of traditional customs and festivities with the Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids exhibition proves to be interesting stuff at the Horniman Museum…
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Watch a Victorian Wedding at Blists Hill Victorian Town
Join the residents of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge as they enjoy a traditional church wedding re-enactment and open-air reception on 16th June 2012…
Stories of the city with Craig Taylor at Museum of London Docklands
Craig Taylor tells tales with ‘Stories of the city’ at Museum of London Docklands on 14th June 2012…
London for free: Medical minds in Central London
In a bid for a free day out in Central London, Contrary Life visits a trio of medical museums, full of quirky exhibitions and fascinating facts…
FutureEverything festival in Manchester
Manchester’s pioneering FutureEverything festival takes place city-wide from 16th – 19th May and features ground-breaking artists and thought-leaders in a range of interesting venues…
Party like it’s 1897 at the alternative Diamond Jubilee
Yes, it’s Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1897. Join in the celebration at the Museum of London Docklands on 31st May 2012…
Meccano Mania at Ironbridge
Visit the Enginuity design and technology centre over the Spring bank holiday weekend and see an amazing display of working Meccano models…
Twilight tour of the Archaeological Archive
A chance to go behind-the-scenes at Mortimer Wheeler House in London with a twilight tour of their Archaeological Archive…
Pregnant men, chocolate caviar and human regeneration… it must be the Science Museum Lates
Every month the Science Museum has an adults-only late night opening with talks and activities all centred around a theme…
Design and race a boat at Enginuity
Design and make your own model sailing boat using simple craft materials at Enginuity, near Ironbridge, Shropshire during the Easter holidays…
Pancake flipping contest at Blists Hill in Shropshire
Watch the ladies of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge as they take part in the annual pancake flipping contest from 18th – 21st February 2012…
Have a go with ‘Tudor’ feather quills and ink
Try your hand at writing and drawing using feather quills and ink at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth…
Victorian Week has begun in Basingstoke
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth at Milestones living history museum’s Victorian themed week this February half term…
Meet a Roman soldier at Winchester City Museum
Head to Winchester City Museum on the 17th and 18th February to meet a Roman soldier…
Discovery Week at Erewash Museum in Derbyshire
Fun free craft activities at Erewash Museum in Derbyshire, 13th – 17th February 2012…