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Bristol Museums celebrate the power of stories

Celebrating National Storytelling Week and the National Year of Reading at Bristol Museums  In February and March, Bristol Museums focused on bringing stories to life for families, Early Years and schoolchildren across the city. With ‘Stories’ as our Le…

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Half-term highlights at Bristol Museums

This October half-term, we ran a range of activities across our museums to give families something fun and creative to do together. Here’s a look at what we got up to. Arty Fun at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery We teamed up with SGS College, the M…

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Summer family fun round up: Roman feasts and railway adventures

What a summer it’s been! Over the last month, our six Bristol Museums sites welcomed families for a packed programme of family fun activities. From Roman history to railway heritage, we offered something for everyone – and we loved seeing so many o…

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The Festival of Archaeology 2024

Join us in July for a month of archaeology as we help celebrate the annual Festival of Archaeology with events for all…. This year’s theme, “Archaeology and Community,” aims to engage visitors of all ages. From  learning through interactiv…

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Pyronaut’s 90th Birthday

This June M Shed’s fire boat, Pyronaut, turns 90 years old! She served for almost 40 years in the City Docks for which she had been designed, before being chosen as a diver’s boat for the Port of Bristol, and later beginning transformation into a p…

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Discover the magic of Museums at Night in Bristol

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore a museum after dark, without the bustling crowds, at a pace that allows you to truly savour every exhibit? Bristol Museums at Night offers this enchanting experience, designed exclusively for a…

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Winter Lectures for 2023/24

The Winter Lectures are back for a new season and the programme is as fascinating as ever.   Up first, on 12 October, is Professor Michael Benton who will be sweeping our earth’s history to explore extinctions and discuss how life survives, adap…

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Summer Activities at Blaise Museum and Kings Weston Villa

Blaise Museum and Kings Weston Villa is excited to launch this year’s programme of free, family-friendly summer fun!   Events with craft, storytelling, trails and a whole host of other activities will take place at Blaise Estate on Thursdays i…