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

EXHIBITION: Fabric Africa is a stunning exhibition showcasing the diversity of modern and historic textiles from across the continent of Africa.

EXHIBITION: This exhibition will take you back in time to follow how Bristol’s women contributed to the war effort and kept families running whilst husbands, brothers and sons were away on the front line.

EXHIBITION: Featuring original woodblock prints from Bristol’s collection, this exhibit will explore the radical developments in landscape prints made by two of Japan’s best-loved artists.

EXHIBITION: What makes a great clown? And why are their faces painted on eggs?! Find out about the people behind the colourful characters and step into their shoes. 

FILM: To mark Anti-Slavery Day (18 October), M Shed will show films that raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery.

EXHIBITION: From dramatic landscapes to bizarre species, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition showcases the most arresting images of our natural world.

RIDES: Take a trip on the harbour on this 1935 diesel tug – built to tow cargo ships from Bristol City Docks to the mouth of the River Avon.

SPECIAL EVENT: Roll up, roll up for a circus spectacular featuring acrobatics, circus performers, dressing-up, juggling, tightrope walking, hoops and… clown eggs!