Join us at the Polar Museum with renowned storyteller Marion Leeper to explore life under water, with a story from the far North about The Mended Seal.
17 stories, each one launched in a different place. Love Stories for the Earth will lure children away from screens and into nature, asking questions and having adventures.
Expect rocks and shells, an undersea palace, and a story about give and take between the people that row on the sea and the creatures that live underneath.
Join us at the Polar Museum for our Family Friendly Opening Day this half-term. Timed, bookable tickets available specifically for children and their carers. There will be sanitised object handling, museum trails and there will also be some short films and science demonstrations running in our lecture theatre at points throughout the day.
Pick up a special animal card on your way into the Garden this autumn to create your own artwork as you explore with your family. There are 6 cards to collect, each one featuring a different animal, along with facts and ideas for fun games and activities. A different animal will be at the ticket gates each week from Friday 10th September. During the school half-term week all six cards will be available. Can you collect them all?
Admission charge applies for accompanying adults.
Enjoy exploring some of the Museum's beautiful paintings and sculptures.
Spaces will be limited to ensure the museums does not feel too overwhelming. Sounds will be turned off and the lighting controlled as much as possible.
Discover two million years of human history, one million artefacts and countless astonishing stories.
Spaces will be limited to ensure the museums does not feel too overwhelming. Sounds will be turned off and the lighting controlled as much as possible.
Explore the Sedgwick where a walk through the museum will take you on a 4.5 billion year journey through time.
Spaces will be limited to ensure the museums does not feel too overwhelming. Sounds will be turned off and the lighting controlled as much as possible.
Join us in St Peter’s Churchyard for free, practical art making activities. Be inspired by Kettle’s Yard and make your own artworks. Pick up one of our family art activity packs and get creative with our artists. You can collect your materials to make outside at Kettle’s Yard or take them home with you.
This activity is free and for families with children of all ages. Activities are for all but most suitable for children between 3 and 11 years.
No previous art experience is necessary just have fun!
Join us in St Peter’s Churchyard, just next door to Kettle’s Yard, for free, practical art making workshops. Respond to the House and exhibitions to make your own artworks. Get creative with artists and our Community & Learning volunteers, no previous art experience needed!
In this session, join artist Jacqui Campbell to discover how we can be inspired by the nature around us to create artwork.
Activities are for all but most suitable for children between 3 and 11 years. We encourage parents/carers to create alongside their child.
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Join us in St Peter’s Churchyard for free, practical art making activities. Be inspired by Kettle’s Yard and make your own artworks. Pick up one of our family art activity packs and get creative with our artists. You can collect your materials to make outside at Kettle’s Yard or take them home with you.
This activity is free and for families with children of all ages. Activities are for all but most suitable for children between 3 and 11 years.
No previous art experience is necessary just have fun!
The Botanic Garden has a moth trap - a box with a special light that attracts and traps moths during the night.
Join experts at the Garden as they look inside the trap to see what has been caught. In addition to learning more about these creatures, you'll also get the chance to hold the moths and release them back into the wild.
