EXHIBITION: The First World War had a profound effect on Bristol and its people. Through hundreds of original objects and archives Moved by Conflict explores the physical, social and personal changes made by war.

TOUR: Join a tour of M Shed’s collection stores and encounter treasures from the city’s industrial and maritime past.

Experience a working crane on the dockside with trips inside the electric cranes and the Fairbairn steam crane, M Shed’s biggest exhibits!

We’re offering teachers the opportunity to attend a FREE professional development event as part of the Open for Business exhibition at M Shed.

WALK: Venture on our guided walk into the once-autonomous township of Redcliffe, where you will find some of the most impressive remains of historical Bristol.

EVENT: Find out how to research your family history linked to the First World War with the Bristol & Avon Family History Society. A Moved by Conflict event.

WALK: Join our expert guides as they take you on a trip into Bristol’s old docklands, pointing out its maritime heritage and supplementing the tour with a wealth of fascinating photographs and maps.

WALK: Discover how Bedminster evolved from a rural Somerset parish to a bustling industrial town and the inevitable impact that this had on public health on this three mile walk.

EVENT: A silent film double bill with live musical accompaniment: ‘A Couple of Down and Outs’ (the original War Horse) and Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Shoulder Arms’ – how he won the war for the allies.

Explore the harbour aboard the world’s oldest steam tug, built in Bristol in 1861.