The Great Warwickshire Show and Tell -Post Event News
Warwick’s historic market square turned into a bustling and lively cultural marketplace on Friday 15th May with over 40 organisations from around the county showing and telling their unique stories....
View ArticleSummer Holiday Club – The History Detectives
Keep the kids busy this summer with our fun holiday club – The History Detectives at St John’s Museum, Warwick Explore our collections, get crafty and play games at our special day-long workshops....
View ArticleMr Stink at St John’s Museum – Heartbreak Productions
Enjoy outdoor theatre in beautiful historical surroundings at St John’s Museum this summer with Heartbreak Productions. Heartbreak Productions are returning to St John’s this summer to perform Mr...
View ArticleKnit and Natter at Market Hall Museum
Help knit a giant picture to decorate Market Hall Museum this summer. Market Hall Museum are hosting a knitting corner this summer where you can come in and borrow knitting needles and wool to help...
View ArticleHeritage Lottery Fund success for Heritage & Culture Warwickshire
Market Hall Museum will under go a refurbishment and reopen in Spring 2016. Heritage and Culture Warwickshire have received a confirmed grant of £965,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the...
View ArticleEvents for adults and young adults
Join us for a range of talks, walks and workshops. Places must be booked in advance unless stated by calling or visiting at the County Record Office on 01926 738959, St John’s Museum on 01926 412132 or...
View ArticleSummer Holiday Activities
Join us this summer for a range of activities including live bugs, fossil hunting, knitting, dinosaurs and much more…. Download our Summer Lookout leaflet Events at Market Hall Museum Brilliant...
View ArticleA piece of the Sheldon Tapestry Map in your home!
The Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire was woven around 1590 and is one of the highlights of the displays at the Market Hall Museum. It shows the Elizabethan county of Warwickshire, which would have...
View ArticleReframing Sheldon
Illustrating Warwickshire’s heritage through digital arts Produced by the County Arts Service and supported by Warwick District Council, the Reframing Sheldon project aims to explore how digital arts...
View ArticleRocking and Rolling for 60 Years
“Step back in time to discover what it was like to be a teenager 60 years ago” Warwickshire Libraries are offering a touring exhibition, “Rocking and Rolling for 60 Years”, to look at the rise of the...
View ArticleOctober Half Term
Keep the kids busy this half term at St John’s Museum and Warwickshire Libraries. Explore St John’s Museum by torchlight and watch a film for our special Museums at Night event. Arty Tots – Half...
View ArticleLost Traditions Workshops
Visit St John’s Museum, Warwick this Autumn and enjoy our Lost Traditions workshops. Learn how to make Notebooks, Christmas Decorations and an old fashioned Christmas pudding. Tickets for these events...
View ArticleRefurbishment of Market Hall Museum
On Saturday, 26th September Market Hall Museum will close its doors and reopen with a brand new look in summer 2016. In June 2015, Heritage & Culture Warwickshire (HCW) announced the successful...
View ArticleMarsh Award for Heritage and Culture Volunteers
Arty Tots Volunteers win Marsh Award for Museum Learning Volunteers for Heritage and Culture Warwickshire picked up the award for their dedication and hard work at the British Museum Organiser and...
View ArticleDisability Co-operative Network
Heritage and Culture Warwickshire is a lead partner in a new initiative, working together with Leicester University School of Museum Studies and the Horniman Museum, London and RAF Museum, Hendon. The...
View ArticleWin tickets to Fallen Voices: Echoes of the First World War
To celebrate the performance of Fallen Voices: Echoes of the First World War, at the Royal Spa Centre on Friday 30th October at 7.45 pm, Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) are offering five pairs...
View ArticleHold history in your hands and borrow a museum loans box!
Bring a history topic to life, find inspiration for art projects, reminisce about times from the past with our range of Loan Boxes. Taken from our museum handling collection, the loans boxes cover a...
View ArticleVintage Fair – Stallholders Needed
St John’s Museum will be hosting a Vintage Fair on Sunday 10th April and we would like to invite Vintage sellers to apply for a stall. There will be stalls throughout the museum, a vintage hair...
View ArticleKids in Museums #TakeOverDay with Myton School
Kids in Museums Takeover Day with Myton School Could you guess which parts of our collections might interest a 15 year old? With Kids in Museums Takeover Day on the horizon, the best way to answer...
View ArticleBook a free session for your community group to discover the Our Warwickshire...
Book a free session for your community group to discover the Our Warwickshire Website Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) is looking for community groups that want to find out more about the Our...
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