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September 2024
The Warrior Princess – Lecture By Sundeep Braich.
Little did Dr Erasmus Darwin know that around the time of his 1797 publication advocating for the education of women there was an emerging Maharaja on the other side of the world in Punjab, India, whose granddaughter would become key to the UK's suffragette movement for the advancement of women. This talk will be about Ranjit Singh's granddaughter Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, who was also Queen Victoria's goddaughter. Inspired by her grandfather's warrior spirit, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh fought to help women…
Find out more »October 2024
Afternoon Craft Workshop
Learn how to create two unique pictures to take home. All equipment will be provided to make a Ribbon Picture and Needle Punch Picture. Crafting happiness and memories. Join us for a friendly and relaxing afternoon. Tea and coffee included.
Find out more »HG Well’s The Red Room by Ellie Ball
The chilling words of HG Wells are brought to life in this one-woman storytelling show. Could you spend the night in the infamous haunted chamber of Lorraine Castle? Armed with a single torch, our sceptical narrator attempts to do just that. Ignoring the warnings of its three eerie custodians, she soon learns for herself why the room has such a dark reputation... and the grim fates which befell previous occupants. Gripping and often darkly funny, this brand new and original…
Find out more »Lunar Lecture – Boys will be Girls will be Boys, the theatre pre and post Restoration by Janet Tennant
Boys will be Girls will be Boys- the theatre pre and post Restoration by Janet Tennant By the 17th century a professional theatre was established in England. After the execution of Charles I and the Civil Wars, Charles II, the Merry Monarch, a keen theatre goer, succeeded to the throne in 1660. The talk looks at the theatre before the Restoration and how it changed, irrevocably, afterwards. Book tickets here
Find out more »Free Children’s Halloween Craft Activities & Whacky Experiments
Come along between 11am and 3pm. Dressing up encouraged. Free entry to the museum for children up to 11 years. Adults £5. No booking required.
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