Find out how to build your own contemporary clock in this making and programming workshop.

Ages 11+

Python is everywhere and is one of the world's most popular programming languages. It's also capable of making games, and due to its "readability", is relatively easy to do.

Join this workshop to learn some fundamentals of coding before making your own game.

Age restrictions: 12+

Some experience with coding would be beneficial

Learn about the origins Atari's 1980 arcade game Missile Command before jumping into Scratch development.

Ages 9+

During this special 30-minute museum tour, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of videogames from the seventies to modern day.

Why not come dressed up as your favourite retro game character!

Ideal for ages 6+

Come and learn more about the warm chalky sea that covered East Anglia 90million years ago and the animals that lived in it. We’ll help you to ID the flint fossils that formed in the sea and you can take away a fossil ID sheet so you can continue your search for fossils when you get home.

This event will be held in a gazebo outside the Museum so please wear suitable clothing/sunscreen. The event is suitable for 5+years and because of small parts we can't accept younger children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. There are two sessions 10.30-11.30 and 14.30-15.30.

Have you ever wondered how you make and fit a horseshoe? Come and see farrier Gavin Moody's shoeing demonstration at the museum.

Gavin Moody has 25 years’ experience as a farrier and has worked with some of horseracing’s most prestigious yards.

For further information and to book tickets in advance visit www.nhrm.co.uk. 

Listen to the tale of the girl who ate too much sky and many more - each linked to a natural object in the world around us.

A sensory play activity for under fives especially created to develop curiosity and imagination. Explore a range of different activities using your own activity tray.