Upcoming Events
July 2019
Drawing Out The Dinosaurs
An exhibition about how artists have drawn dinosaurs from the 1800s until the present day. On loan from the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
Find out more »September 2019
Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »October 2019
Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »20th Anniversary Lunar Lecture Seminar Day – Quackery & Medicine, Kill or Cure
James Graham’s ‘celestial bed’ - Lydia Syson Scrofula, Gout and Dropsy- Dr Samuel Johnson and his Physicians – Dr Nicholas Cambridge Dr James Barry - The woman who fooled the British Army - Jeremy Dronfield Robert James – Fever powders - the Garden Volunteers from Erasmus Darwin House
Find out more »Dr D’s Science Club – The science of photography.
Dr D's Science club for children aged 7-11 years. This month we will experiment with the different ways of taking photographs. VERY IMPORTANT:children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the session. The adult will need to provide the phone/camera, and must take responsibility for the phone/camera. The child will not be able to attend this session if he/she does not have an accompanying adult.
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »Halloween at Erasmus Darwin House
Join us for family fun in our cellars and enjoy some traditional Halloween games. Children £1 - accompanying adults free
Find out more »Halloween Cellar Tour
Join us for a tour of the cellars and learn what they were used for when Erasmus Darwin lived and worked at the house. Tickets £3
Find out more »Autumn Rag Wreath Craft Class
Join us to learn how to create a beautiful rag wreath. All materials supplied together with tea/coffee and biscuits. No experience necessary. Booking essential.
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »November 2019
Dr D’s Science Club- fireworks:physics and chemistry
Dr D's Science club for children aged 7-11 years. One adult may attend with their children if they wish. This month we have a return visit from Mark, who will help children to discover the sciences of fireworks.
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »Christmas Rag Wreath Class
Join us to make a beautiful rag wreath, which can then be used each year. No previous experience required and all materials supplied.
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »December 2019
Dr Darwin’s 288th Birthday Bash
You are invited to Dr Darwin's birthday party! Drop in, with an accompanying adult, to share some birthday cake at, which will be cut by the Bower Queen at 11am, and to make christmas baubles from 11am to 4pm.
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »The Curious Character of Martin van Butchell – Dr Simon Chaplin, Wellcome Trust
From his extravagant beard, to his purple-painted pony and the mummified body of his dearly beloved wife that he kept in his living room, nothing was normal about eighteenth century dentist Martin van Butchell. Join Simon Chaplin, Director of Wellcome Collection, for an exploration of the life and times of one of Georgian London’s most eccentric medical men. Ticket price includes a glass of wine and mince pie, followed by the lecture. Picture courtesy of the Wellcome Collection
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »January 2020
Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »February 2020
Dr D’s Science Club
Dr D's Science club for children aged 7-11 years. One adult may attend with their children if they wish. This month's topic to be confirmed
Find out more »March 2020
Dr D’s Science Club celebrates National Science Day
Dr D's Science club for children aged 7-11 years. Adults must accompany the children. This month - come along and meet the scientists
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