A private guided tour of the Beggarstaffs exhibition for individuals and groups, up to 20 people at each session, before the Museum opens. Tours will finish in the exhibition at 10.00 when we open to the public. You will be welcome to remain in the exhibition for as long as you wish, or you could be the first in the queue for coffee and pastries in the Courtyard Café, with tour attendees entitled to a 20% discount from 10.00-12.00 on production of their ticket. Courtyard Café open 10.00 – 16.30.
A private guided tour of the Beggarstaffs exhibition for individuals and groups, up to 20 people at each session, before the Museum opens. Tours will finish in the exhibition at 10.00 when we open to the public. You will be welcome to remain in the exhibition for as long as you wish, or you could be the first in the queue for coffee and pastries in the Courtyard Café, with tour attendees entitled to a 20% discount from 10.00-12.00 on production of their ticket. Courtyard Café open 10.00 – 16.30.
Join us for an audio described and touch tour of the current exhibition.
Explore Oscar Murillo: Violent Amnesia with a member of our Learning Team.
Hear about the works, discuss the exhibitions and explore textures and materials similar to those used by the artists.
FREE, booking required.
Book onto a wildlife workshop or drop-in to discover, identify and record the wonderful animals and plants of the Garden.
Full listings, and how to book are below. Workshops include:
• nature walks around the Garden
• surveying activities – pond-dipping, moth-trapping, bug-hunts and bat walks
• insect, amphibian and moth trapping experts will set traps overnight to be checked early the next morning
The age limit for each bookable wildlife workshop event is listed below. Pre-booking is required to guarantee your place and gain free entry into the Garden.
Storyteller Marion Leeper tells adventure stories inspired by the drawings of Charles Darwin’s children.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for age 3+
Brave adventurers wanted! Discover strange beasts hiding in the corners of our Museum. Take a trail around our statues to find gorgons, centaurs and more, and join us for crafts to create your own mythical monster.
Ages 7-11. Drop-in.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.
Useful information
Tours will last approximately 45mins and are led by a volunteer guide.
Please note that tours will involve walking around the Museum for the duration.
Meeting points for tours will be provided upon booking.
No need to book.
No need to book.
