Tick Tock Croc! Explore the world of adventure and childhood make believe with our Peter Pan craft session. Apply your creative technology skills to make your very own moving, snapping Tick Tock the Crocodile. This workshop is suitable for children aged 8-11 years. There will be guided step by step instructions and demonstration from members […]
Epic Tales Creative Writing Workshop with Chip Colquhoun Give your young writers the gift of inspiration this summer by letting them spend time with local storyteller and author Chip Colquhoun. With the help of heroes from Cambridgeshire folklore, they'll discover the essential ingredients of great stories, and leave confident in their ability to create and […]
Sketchbook Diaries Saturday 27th Sept 10am-4pm This workshop comes from Chrissie of Inkpot and Pen, the author of ‘The Diary of an Artist in Lockdown’. Learn ways, and some tricks, to document your life visually, using collage, hand lettering illustration, maps and so much more. This packed workshop will give you the confidence […]
Curating Curious Cures Tuesday 14th October 7pm A talk by Dr James Freeman. Medieval medicine has a bad reputation. It conjures up images of people blighted by disease and ignorance, living a degraded existence in squalid villages and pestilence-ridden towns, and subject to the misguided ministrations of physicians or the bizarre remedies of folk healers […]
Rush Basketry Weaving Saturday 18th October 1pm-4pm A workshop with Nadine Anderson, back by popular demand! Spend 3 slow mindful hours weaving a small fine Rush basket on or off a mould. A simple check or spider start base will then travel vertically to form a small round or square basket. Pairing and waling weaves […]
Family fun day for October Half Term Complete the spooky challenges around the museum, collect the ingredients and add them to the witch's cauldron. 10.30am - 4pm No pre-booking required. Included with your standard admission ticket or valid annual pass.
Use the junk provided and your imagination to make a monster or a Halloween friend. How many legs will it have? How many eyes? Is it a friendly monster or a really scary one? Friday 31st October 10.30am - 3pm No pre-booking required. Included with your standard admission ticket or valid annual pass.
Disease in the Drowned Lands: Health and medicine in the pre-drainage Fens Tuesday 4th November 7pm A talk by Dr Tabitha Stanmore. In the 1600s, the Fens had a reputation for being an unhealthy place. If you believed the pamphlets written from that time, the 'noisome' air could cause fevers, and all manner of demons […]
Christmas Felt Robins Saturday 8th November 10.30am-1.30pm Dry Felting Workshop This workshop is suitable for beginners who want to learn about the tools, materials and basic techniques of dry felting in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It is an opportunity to gain confidence by learning a new craft and in doing so create your own […]
Who Brewed Beer? A temporary exhibition at Ely Museum Ely Brewers: Making the finest ales since Anglo Saxon times Discover over a thousand years of brewing history through the stories of the people who made it. Making alcoholic drinks out of fermented grain has a long history in East Anglia, from prehistory and the Vikings through […]
Festive Family Evening at Ely Museum Bring your family along to our festive fun pre-Christmas evening at Ely Museum. Enjoy festive stories with Marion Leeper, play games in the galleries and make some Christmassy crafts. We'll be all decorated for Christmas with many trees and twinkly lights to get you in the mood for some […]
Father Christmas at Ely Museum Saturday December 6th and Sunday December 7th 10.30am - 1pm and 1.30pm - 4pm. Father Christmas will be taking time out of his busy schedule to visit Ely Museum for the weekend. Come along and meet him and his elves and leave with a lovely gift. Drop in event, no […]
