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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…

Posted on by Saffron Smolka.

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…

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Christmas at Blaise

This week we’ve been busy decking the halls at Blaise House. Gathering greenery from the park, putting up Christmas trees and retrieving boxes of ribbons and baubles from the basement.  Out in the park, gathering holly, ivy, yew, laurel and box, …

Posted on by Alice Bush.

Family events at Blaise this summer

Blaise Museum is excited to launch a programme of free, family-friendly summer fun that will run throughout the school holidays. Events with craft, storytelling and a whole host of other activities will take place on Wednesdays in August. Each day has a d…

Posted on by Lauren MacCarthy.

Welcoming the Year of the Tiger – in real life!

by Karen Garvey, events officer and Chatchamon Phoojaroenchanachai, volunteer and student at the University of Bristol Lunar New Year (also called Chinese New Year or Spring Festival) is traditionally a time for family, reunions and fresh hope. This was…

Posted on by Lauren MacCarthy.

Behind the scenes M Shed tours are back!

by Lee Hutchinson, curator of history It’s been a while, but we’re delighted to announce that the popular behind-the-scenes tours of M Shed will be resuming in September. Book a behind-the-scenes tour of M Shed on our website.  Numbers will be re…

Posted on by Lauren MacCarthy.

The launch of the Uncomfortable Truths project

By Caroline James – Digital Apprentice What is the Uncomfortable Truths project? A group of 14 University of the West of England students and alumni collaborated with the museum to create the Uncomfortable Truths project. They were introduced to a s…

Posted on by Lauren MacCarthy.

A dance commission for Museums at Night

by Karen Garvey, Engagement Officer for events People may not automatically associate dance with museums. The flowing and energetic movement of dance can seem at odds with the motionless displays and delicate objects. But we’re always looking for …

Posted on by Lauren MacCarthy.

Black History Month events 2018

As well as our Fabric Africa exhibition, there’s a variety of talks and special events coming up to mark Black History Month. Fabric Africa: Stories told through textiles Throughout October until 19 May 2019 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery Free …

Posted on by Lauren MacCarthy.

M Shed walk: Exploring Bristol’s street art

by Rob Wheeler of Graft Bristol has a rich and varied graffiti and street art heritage. Graffiti artists have come and gone, pieces have been painted over many times, but just as the parish boundary markers still exist in the Old City, clues hi…