Past Events
March 2018
Easter Weekend
Come and join us for our Easter Weekend from 31st March to 2nd April from 11 am to 4 pm. To include Tea Room, Tours, children's activities. Free-small charge for some activities.
Find out more »April 2018
Book folded Critters by Ollie Bobs
Join us for some fun in the Easter holidays to make a book folded Bug!! To be held on 4th April 2018 from 10 am to 11 am with admission fee £5 per child.
Find out more »Cellar Tour
Our Cellars are extremely interesting as they can only be accessed by a guided tour, these offer an insight into other aspects of the house from medieval times up to the life of Erasmus Darwin himself, and it is believed it may have been where bodies were stored in readiness for dissection-so there is the spooky factor rolled in too.
Find out more »Clay Play
Come along and make springtime animals out of clay. No need to book just turn up! £2.00 per child. Suitable for all ages, children to be accompanied by an adult. Plus other children's activities throughout the museum. tel. 01543 306260. enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org
Find out more »Rag Rug Workshop by Ollie Bobs
Come along to this sociable and relaxing workshop and brighten up your home with a handmade Rag Rug. Sarah from Ollie Bobs will be on hand to help you get in touch with your creative side and tea,coffee and cake will also be in ready supply! On Wednesday 11th April 2018 from 1030 am to 1230 pm. Admission £35 per person.
Find out more »May 2018
Museums at Night
As part of the national Museums at Night programme, Erasmus Darwin House will open its doors to visitors after hours. This is a wonderful chance to see this magnificent Georgian house in all its after-dark glory. Costumed guides will be available in the house and cellar to provide information on Erasmus Darwin and the house. Refreshments will be available in the Lunar room Adult £3 Children £1.50 Booking Recommended
Find out more »June 2018
Button Brooches Workshop by Ollie Bobs
In a delightful workshop Sarah from Ollie Bobs will be pleased to show you how to make a super sweet Button brooch using vintage buttons. All materials are supplied. £20.00 per person.
Find out more »Cellar Tour
Our Cellars are extremely interesting as they can only be accessed by a guided tour, these offer an insight into other aspects of the house from medieval times up to the life of Erasmus Darwin himself, and it is believed it may have been where bodies were stored in readiness for dissection-so there is the spooky factor rolled in too. Fully Booked
Find out more »Paper Roses Wreath Workshop
Join Olliebobs Learn how to make paper roses then how to attractively display them – all materials provided including refreshments. Booking Essential
Find out more »Garden Weekend
Join our team of gardeners to explore the beautiful herb garden. Learn more about the 18th century use of herbs on our garden tours, £2 per person. Meet the team from Neal's Yard to find out how herbs are used in their remedies and see those herbs growing in the garden. Children can try crafts with our artist in residence Hannah Golding or try out the garden trail. Why not plant a herb garden of your own, with plants from our…
Find out more »July 2018
Ruffle Wreath Workshop by Ollie Bobs
Using a selection of prepared fabrics, Sarah from Ollie Bobs will help you create a stunning wreath for your home. All materials supplied. Booking essential.Cost £20 per person.
Find out more »Hansons Valuation Day
Books, Maps,Paintings & Antiques Valuation Day With Adrian Rathbone (Director)& Jim Spencer (Head of Books) Friday 20 July 2pm - 4pm at Erasmus Darwin House Beacon Street, Lichfield WS13 7AD Donations in aid of Darwin House Refreshments available For further information please contact Adrian Rathbone on 07843 061921 arathbone@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk The Auction Centre, Heage Lane, Etwall Derbyshire DE65 6LS service@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk www.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk Regulated by RICS
Find out more »Olliebobs Book Folded bugs and hedgehogs
Create a beautiful book folded bug or hedgehog with Sarah from Olliebobs. Suitable for adults or children. £5 per person, booking essential.
Find out more »August 2018
Olliebobs Book Folded Fairy House or Hedgehog
Join Sarah from Olliebobs to make a beautiful book folded fairy house or hedgehog. Suitable for adults and children, booking essential. £5 per person.
Find out more »Olliebobs – Felting workshop
Join Sarah from Olliebobs to make a felted picture or brooch. Suitable for adults. £20 per person, booking essential.
Find out more »Cellar Tour – cancelled
Our Cellars are extremely interesting as they can only be accessed by a guided tour, these offer an insight into other aspects of the house from medieval times up to the life of Erasmus Darwin himself, and it is believed it may have been where bodies were stored in readiness for dissection-so there is the spooky factor rolled in too.
Find out more »Fashions and Passions Garden Tour
Fascinating tour of the herb garden, with stories of the ‘Fashions and Passions’ of the 18th century garden, namely gin, opium, snuff and, more seriously, the drug Digitalis from foxgloves. Booking recommended
Find out more »Lunar Lecture: Mary Wortley Montagu by Rosie Mayer
Join us for this lecture delivered by Rosie Mayer with regard to Mary Wortley Montagu -Traveller and pioneer of vaccination.Location to be advised. £5.00 per person, booking essential. 01543 306260 This event is fully booked It will be held at Erasmus Darwin House. Please enter the house using the front gate as access to the Close will be restricted.
Find out more »September 2018
Olliebobs Paper Rose Wreath
Join Olliebobs Learn how to make paper roses then how to attractively display them – all materials provided including refreshments. Booking Essential
Find out more »Dr. D’s Science Club
Bridge Building Challenge Rocket Man Mark returns with a new challenge: who can build the strongest bridge? Children aged 7-11 Ticket reductions for siblings. Children are fully supervised, but adults may attend with their children if they wish.
Find out more »Heritage Weekend
Join the team at Erasmus Darwin House as we celebrate heritage weekend. Learn more about some of the remarkable women in science and literature over the last 100 years. Erasmouse hunt 50p Launching our new children's trail for older children 50p Pop up tea room with home made cakes Free Drop In Art Workshop with Hannah Golding 23 September 11am to 3pm Launch of our photograph competition Cellar tour £2 https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/cellar-tour-6/2018-09-22/ Fashions and Passions Garden Tour £2 https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/fashions-and-passions-garden-tour/
Find out more »Olliebobs Folk Art
Join Sarah from Olliebobs to try your hand at folk art. Make lovely cards or coasters. £15 per person, suitable for adults or older children. £15 per person, booking essential.
Find out more »Fashions and Passions Garden Tour
Fascinating tour of the herb garden, with stories of the ‘Fashions and Passions’ of the 18th century garden, namely gin, opium, snuff and, more seriously, the drug Digitalis from foxgloves. Booking recommended
Find out more »October 2018
Robert Peel and Middleton Hall
The Friends of Darwin House are delighted to be able to invite you to an illustrated talk on Robert Peel and Middleton Hall, given by Nigel Morris. We would suggest a donation of £10 Wine and nibbles will be served. Arrival 7.15 pm for 7.30pm start. To book a place please forward a cheque made payable to 'Friends of Darwin House', together with your name and telephone number to Carol Hannam 52 Kensington Oval, Boathouse Field, Lichfield, WS13 6NR
Find out more »Olliebobs Button Brooch
Join Sarah from Olliebobs to create a beautiful button brooch. £15 per person, booking essential.
Find out more »Dr. D’s Science Club
Colours from Nature Make paints and dyes from plants and other natural resources. Warning: this could be messy! Children aged 7-11 Ticket reductions for siblings. Children are fully supervised, but adults may attend with their children if they wish.
Find out more »Anna Seward Sewing Group
Join our friendly group who make and repair our beautiful Georgian costumes. Individuals with all levels of experience are welcome. The group meet on the third Monday of each month and tea, coffee & biscuits are provided.
Find out more »Seminar Day – Lunar Women
Breaking Barriers:Women, Science & History Over a century ago, the physicist Hertha Ayrton declared: "I do not agree with sex being brought into science at all. The idea of "woman and science" is completely irrelevant. Either a woman is a good scientist, or she is not". Her ideal vision of equality has still not been achieved, but putting women back into scientific history can help to explain modern attitudes. Featuring Newtonianism for Ladies - Patricia Fara Ada lovelace: The making…
Find out more »Halloween Event
Lots of Halloween fun at Erasmus Darwin House Visit the spooky cellars for children's halloween themed activities. Halloween pumpkin trail Ghost stories in the parlour from 1.30 pm Children's face painting £3 Pop up tea room £2.00 for children. Adults free.
Find out more »Halloween Cellar Tour
Join us for a tour of the cellars followed by a glass of wine and mince pie.
Find out more »November 2018
Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Drive
Join the 'Friends' for a bridge drive. Bridge Drive. Sunday, 4th November, 2018 2.00 – 5.00pm, at Erasmus Darwin House An afternoon of happy and light hearted rubber bridge, tea and cakes, prizes for the winning pair, no booby prizes, disputes or post mortems! Let us know if you require a partner. Please contact Jayne on 01543 253326 for more details or download the attached form. Bridge Drive Flyer 2018
Find out more »Dr. D’s Science Club
How to Mummify Egyptian Pharaohs Find out about how the Ancient Egyptians made mummies, and try some mummification yourself. (don't worry, this doesn't involve bodies!) Children aged 7-11 Ticket reductions for siblings. Children are fully supervised, but adults may attend with their children if they wish.
Find out more »Olliebobs Christmas Rag Wreath Workshop
Join Sarah from Olliebobs to create a beautiful Rag Wreath, which can be used year after year to decorate your house at christmas. £20 per person, booking essential.
Find out more »Olliebobs Book Folded Trees and Angels Workshop
Get into the festive spirit with Sarah from Olliebobs. Make a beautiful book folded angel or christmas tree. £7.50 per person, booking essential.
Find out more »Cellar Tour
Find out more about part of the house not normally open to visitors. Our guide will tell you the history and uses of the cellars, followed by a glass of wine and mince pie.
Find out more »December 2018
Doctor Darwin’s Birthday Bash
Help us celebrate Erasmus Darwin's birthday. The house will be decorated for christmas, and you can join in with the visiting carol singers or try the tombola. There will be children's christmas craft activities and lucky dip, and a christmas trail to keep the children busy ( for those a little older, the picture trail). The Bower Queen will cut the birthday cake at 11am. Pop up tea room. Pre loved book stall, book blind date. Plenty of festive fun!…
Find out more »Dr. D’s Science Club
Dr. Darwin's 287th Birthday Join us as we celebrate Dr. D's birthday! Come along to share some birthday cake and to take part in free drop-in activities. Children aged 7-11 (All children must be accompanied by an adult for this event)
Find out more »Cellar Tour
Find out more about part of the house not normally open to visitors. Our guide will tell you the history and uses of the cellars, followed by a glass of wine and mince pie.
Find out more »Cellar Tour
Find out more about part of the house not normally open to visitors. Our guide will tell you the history and uses of the cellars, followed by a glass of wine and mince pie.
Find out more »January 2019
Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club – CANCELLED
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »Dr. D’s Science Club
Astronomy: why we love it You'll love astronomy even more after this exploration of stars and space. Children aged 7-11 Ticket reductions for siblings. Children are fully supervised, but adults may attend with their children if they wish.
Find out more »February 2019
Dr. D’s Science Club
The Future of Materials Make a crash helmet for an egg and discover how materials might change and develop in the future. Children aged 7-11 Ticket reductions for siblings. Children are fully supervised, but adults may attend with their children if they wish.
Find out more »March 2019
Dr. D’s Science Club celebrates British Science Week
British Science Week: Meet the Scientists Join us for our annual celebration of British Science Week where our theme is Journeys Learn about journeys through a body - how does soil pass through an earthworm? How does food pass through the human gut? Take a journey through the galagagos islands, learn more about the planets in a journey through space or take a journey through the house with our children's trail. Staffordshire Wildlife Trust will…
Find out more »April 2019
Easter Celebrations at Erasmus Darwin House
Visit us this Easter to see our beautiful herb garden and our new Darwin Legacy Sculpture created by local artist Hannah Golding. The exhibition on the creation of the sculpture is also available to view in our exhibition room. Staffordshire Wildlife Trust will be here on Saturday and Monday - and see if you can spot any of the wildlife we noticed earlier today. We also have Easter trails for the children and the dressing up (for adults and children).…
Find out more »May 2019
Hansons Valuation Day
Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd will be at Erasmus Darwin House from 2-4pm offering valuations on books, maps, stamps and antiques with donations in aid of Erasmus Darwin House. Anyone who would like a valuation should report to the desk at the house, where you will be provided with a numbered ticket and seen in order.
Find out more »July 2019
Lichfield Society of Artists Garden Art Exhibition
Over the past few months the Herb Garden at Erasmus Darwin House has provided inspiration for The Flower Painting Group of the Lichfield Society of Artists. They have been working in a variety of media to depict the various plants and views in the garden. They will present an exhibition of their work in the house from 5 to 14 July as part of the Herb Garden Festival. Some of the artists will be demonstrating their skills on Tuesday 9 July. Do…
Find out more »Try your hand with the Walsall Spinners and Weavers
Try your hand with Walsall Spinners and Weavers - a group dedicated to the crafts of hand-spinning, weaving and the fibre arts in general. Display of hand-dyed fabrics.
Find out more »‘view the wonders of my inchanted garden’
Join us for a guided tour of the Herb Garden and hear about the curious and sometimes terrifying use of plants in 18th century medicine. Tickets available at the door (booking recommended to avoid disappointment).
Find out more »Lichfield Society of Artists Demonstration
Come and watch some of the members of the Lichfield Society of Artists demonstrating flower painting in the Exhibition Room
Find out more »‘Growing Your Own Flavour’ by Andrew Perry of Urban Herbs
Join us for a presentation by Andrew Perry of Urban Herbs in Birmingham. Andrew specialises in unusual herbs and spices and is passionate about the benefits that a growing lifestyle can bring. Booking recommended to avoid disappointment.
Find out more »A day with Neal’s Yard Remedies
A day with Neal’s Yard Remedies – pioneers in creating award-winning natural, organic products, all based on herbs, botanicals and essential oils to calm the mind and senses. Sample, relax and enjoy!
Find out more »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 »October 2019
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 »Halloween at Erasmus Darwin House
Join us for family fun in our cellars and enjoy some traditional Halloween games. Children £1 - accompanying adults free The house will also be open from 11am to 4pm with a pumpkin trail. There will be a tea room from 12 noon to 2pm in the lunar room. We will also have a children's ghost story at 3pm.
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 »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 »Christmas needle punching class
Learn the basics of needle punching and create a beautiful reindeer/ face of a deer which can be used as a cushion or wall hanging. All materials supplied together with tea and coffee. The class should take approximately 2 hours.
Find out more »Christmas Rag wreath workshop
Create a beautiful Rag Wreath using the traditional rag rug method. All materials supplied together with tea and coffee. Booking essential
Find out more »Erasmus Darwin House Bric-a-Brac Stall
Come along and grab a bargain at our bric-a-brac stall.
Find out more »December 2019
Museum Shop Sunday
Join us at Erasmus Darwin House for Museum Store Sunday. Local authors Kelvin Poulton, Jim McGrath, Hugh Ashton and Jonathon Oates will be here at 12 noon. they will each give a short talk on their books and will be available to sign copies. Gift stalls, book stall and bric a brac/second hand book sale.
Find out more »A Taste of the Tudors – Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Christmas Event
The Friends of Erasmus Darwin House invite you to join them for Magical Musical Moments, Mulled Wine and Magnificent Midgeons. Magnificent Midgeons - the same, the different, the traditional? Come, find out. Please download the details christmas event
Find out more »Dr Darwin’s 288th Birthday Bash
Help us celebrate Erasmus Darwin's birthday at his annual birthday bash and see the house decorated for Christmas. Share some birthday cake at 11.30am, which will be cut by the Lichfield Bower Queen. There will be carol singers at 11am, a pop up tea room, gift stalls, bric a brac, a raffle, tombola and book blind date from 11am to 4pm. There will be children's Christmas bauble painting, christmas stories in the parlour at 2pm children's lucky dip and of…
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 »Children’s Christmas Stories – Cancelled
Join us in the parlour for children's christmas stories read by one of our volunteers. Unfortunately this event has been cancelled
Find out more »January 2020
Cellar Tour
Our monthly cellar tour allows access to part of the museum normally closed to visitors. Our tour guide will take you through the rooms in the cellar, showing you where the housekeeper lived and giving you information on the uses for the cellar when Erasmus lived here. Booking recommended but not essential
Find out more »Dr D’s Science Club – Go, Go Galapagos
Recreate the journey made by Erasmus Darwin’s grandson, Charles, to the Galapagos Islands. Find out about what Charles Darwin learned from his visit to the Galapagos. Discover what makes the Galapagos so special, and how we can keep the islands special. Science club for children aged 7-11 years. Sessions cost £5 per child, with reductions for siblings One adult may attend with their children if they wish.
Find out more »Erasmus’ Evolutionary Environment
This is the first of two exhibitions, the second one will be displayed in May, by the students of South Staffordshire College, Lichfield Campus. It demonstrates the students' initial research and ideas about Erasmus Darwin’s life and work, especially his thoughts about evolution. This is part of a Young Roots project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and We Love Lichfield. We hope to uncover the hidden stories of the museum, which will help shape the final exhibition,…
Find out more »February 2020
Hansons Valuation Day
Adrian Rathbone and Jim Spencer from Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers will be at Erasmus Darwin House from 2-4pm for a Free Books, Maps, Paintings & Antiques Valuation Day, with donations in support of the Erasmus Darwin Foundation. For further information please contact Adrian Rathbone on 07843 061921 or arathbone@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk
Find out more »Dr D’s Science Club – How sounds sound!
Explore what sound is, and why sounds don’t all sound the same. Discover why different musical instruments make different sounds. Science club for children aged 7-11 years. Sessions cost £5 per child, with reductions for siblings One adult may attend with their children if they wish. Please bring along a shoe box and tube from kitchen roll (or similar). Booking recommended
Find out more »Erasmus Darwin House Jigsaw Sale
Did you know that the origins of the jigsaw puzzle go back to the 1760s when European mapmakers pasted maps onto wood and cut them into small pieces. Why not come along and help us complete our map jigsaws and whilst you are here grab a bargain at the jigsaw puzzle sale. New and Second hand jigsaw puzzles will be on sale at the house this week. The sale will be held on Monday, Thursday and Friday with puzzles for…
Find out more »March 2020
Dr D’s Science Club – Meet the Scientists
Help us celebrate British Science week by joining us for "meet the scientist". Designed for children aged 7 to 11 years this free drop in day allows children to try hands on experiments. Make a hover craft, balance a cargo boat, plot the planets, create DNA or learn about microscopes. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No booking required.
Find out more »Mothers Day Cream Tea – CANCELLED
Unfortunately we have had to cancel this event.
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club – CANCELLED
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »April 2020
Cellar Tour – CANCELLED
Our monthly cellar tour allows access to part of the museum normally closed to visitors. Our tour guide will take you through the rooms in the cellar, showing you where the housekeeper lived and giving you information on the uses for the cellar when Erasmus lived here. Booking recommended but not essential
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club – CANCELLED
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club – CANCELLED
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »May 2020
Cellar Tour – cancelled
Our monthly cellar tour allows access to part of the museum normally closed to visitors. Our tour guide will take you through the rooms in the cellar, showing you where the housekeeper lived and giving you information on the uses for the cellar when Erasmus lived here. Booking recommended but not essential
Find out more »Garden Seminar Day – CANCELLED
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled. We will be contacting everyone who has purchased tickets to arrange for a refund. A full day of presentations with a buffet lunch and refreshments included. Programme as follows: Beyond the ha-ha: the gardening revolution of the eighteenth century The history of the garden in the eighteenth century is more than one of acres of grass, Palladian houses and glassy stretches of water. This talk moves beyond the ha-ha and the sweeping vistas…
Find out more »Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Bridge Club – CANCELLED
Join the 'Friends' at their fortnightly bridge club. £3.50 For details please call Jayne on 01543 253326
Find out more »August 2020
Guided Tour of Erasmus Darwin House
Book a guided tour of Erasmus Darwin House and learn more about Erasmus Darwin the Doctor, poet, inventor, family man and member of the Lunar Society. Our experienced tour guides will take you on a fascinating tour of this beautiful georgian house. Tours are held at 2.30pm on Thurs- Sat each week. Tours must be pre booked and numbers are limited to 6 on each tour. Our tour guides will be wearing face shields and visitors must wear face coverings…
Find out more »October 2020
2020 Lunar Lectures – Seminar Day – The Life of Joseph Banks – POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
Sir Joseph Banks and the World of Medicine by Dr Patrick Kaye Dr Patrick Kaye will review both Banks’s medical and family history and consider the role Banks, as President of The Royal Society (PRS), played in the development of medical science in the 18th century. There will be some informed speculation on his emotional and physical health based on writings in his Endeavour journal, and references to contemporaneous medical personalities during his 42 years as PRS. The Enlightenment of…
Find out more »November 2021
Lichfield’s Largest Preloved Jigsaw Sale
Erasmus Darwin House is holding Lichfield's Largest Preloved Jigsaw sale, to raise funds for the museum. The house will be closed to visitors to allow us to fill the rooms with over 600 jigsaws that have kindly been donated. Whether you enjoy country scenes or clock towers, cute kittens or large lions, cartoon scenes or impossible puzzles, we are sure to have something here for you. We have puzzles for adults and children, with pieces ranging from 20 in to…
Find out more »December 2021
Dressing a Georgian Lady
In these days of casual dress it might be fun to look at the elaborate, formal dressing procedure of the ladies of Dr Darwin’s day. Learn about Georgian ladies underpinnings and see some replicas created by own sewing group. Includes a glass of mulled wine and mince pie. Numbers will be limited. We suggest that attendees wear a mask unless they are seated, eating or drinking. https://erasmus-darwin-house.arttickets.org.uk/
Find out more »Dressing a Georgian Lady
In these days of casual dress it might be fun to look at the elaborate, formal dressing procedure of the ladies of Dr Darwin’s day. Learn about Georgian ladies underpinnings and see some replicas created by own sewing group. Includes a glass of mulled wine and mince pie. Numbers will be limited. We suggest that attendees wear a mask unless they are seated, eating or drinking. https://erasmus-darwin-house.arttickets.org.uk/
Find out more »January 2022
Dressing a Georgian Lady – sold out
In these days of casual dress it might be fun to look at the elaborate, formal dressing procedure of the ladies of Dr Darwin’s day. Learn about Georgian ladies underpinnings and see some replicas created by own sewing group. Includes a glass of mulled wine and mince pie. Numbers will be limited. We suggest that attendees wear a mask unless they are seated, eating or drinking. https://erasmus-darwin-house.arttickets.org.uk/
Find out more »Art Exhibition by Beryl Evans – Lichfield Society of Artists
Beryl Evans is a self taught artist who has been painting for over 30 years. Her first love is oil paints but she also works with pastels. Beryl is a member of both Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield Society of Artists and is proud to have won several awards with both societies. She can tackle most subjects and enjoys working on commissions. We hope you enjoy the small selections of her work on display in our exhibition room.
Find out more »March 2022
Dressing a Georgian Lady
In these days of casual dress it might be fun to look at the elaborate, formal dressing procedure of the ladies of Dr Darwin’s day. Learn about Georgian ladies underpinnings and see some replicas created by own sewing group. Includes a glass of wine Numbers will be limited. Tickets available here
Find out more »April 2022
Flower Painting Exhibition
Erasmus Darwin House is delighted to host an exhibition from the Lichfield Society of Artists, Flower Painting group. The exhibition is currently on display in our exhibition room until 5 June 2022. Normal admission fee to the museum applies.
Find out more »May 2022
Garden Seminar – cancelled
Join us for our Garden Seminar featuring Beyond the Ha-Ha: the Gardening Revolution of the 18th Century by Elaine Mitchell, Doctoral Researcher, University of Birmingham The history of the garden in the eighteenth century is more than one of acres of grass, Palladian houses and glassy stretches of water. This talk moves beyond the ha-ha and the sweeping vistas of the landscape garden to look at the wider gardening revolution in Britain. This revolution encompassed the arrival of…
Find out more »Itchy feet: the finest medical travellers of all time by Simon Chaplin and Natasha McEnroe
The next in our series of Lunar Lectures for 2022 is "Itchy feet: the finest medical travellers of all time" by Simon Chaplin and Natasha McEnroe. Throughout history, medicine and travel have gone hand in hand. Join medical curators and tour leaders Natasha McEnroe and Simon Chaplin as they tell the stories of six amazing men and women who combined medical know-how with an ambition to see the world. Come prepared to cast your vote for the finest medical traveller of all…
Find out more »June 2022
Lunar Lecture – Erasmus Darwin and Thomas Day: Poets Against Slavery by Prof Brycchan Carey
Erasmus Darwin and Thomas Day: Poets Against Slavery Most of the eighteenth-century Lunar Men were staunch opponents of the slave trade and several made important contributions to the abolition campaign that gripped the nation in the 1780s and 90s. Joseph Priestley wrote an antislavery pamphlet while Josiah Wedgwood’s potteries produced the famous ‘Am I Not a Man and a Brother’ medallion that became the emblem of the international antislavery movement. Two Lunar Men used the medium of poetry to…
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