FAMILY: Step into the world of a bat and test your hunting skills, enjoy fairly traded tea with Pukka and find out about Avon Wildlife Trust. Part of the international Fair Saturday campaign.
SPECIAL EVENT: This year’s celebration includes a first peek of Rest Room, a new piece about resting spaces by one of the UK’s (and Bristol’s) emerging Disabled arts activists. Plus much more.
SPECIAL EVENT: Gather your friends, family and colleagues for a Christmas get together and party your way into the festive season, no coat or scarf needed!
SPECIAL: Gather your friends, family and colleagues for a Christmas get together and let us show you what happens in Bristol’s best loved museum after dark…
TALK: Join us for a very special event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of IVF and Louise Brown, the first IVF baby. Louise will be in conversation with Martin Powell who worked extensively with Lesley Brown, Louise’s mother.
TALK: Dr. Peter Carpreau will be speaking on the 15th-century Flemish painter Dieric Bouts and how to curate an exhibition of his work in the 21st-century.
FILM: We’re partnering with Bristol Film Festival this festive season for an evening of heartwarming screenings that are bound to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Explore the traditions and customs of Victorian Christmas through a series of interactive role-play activities in this learning session for Home Educators.
SPECIAL EVENT: Chime in the New Year with lavish style. Celebrate with us as we welcome you into the heart of the museum for an exclusive night of dining and dancing.
SPECIAL EVENT: Join us to solve a mystery! Watch as the story-line unfolds, quiz the characters about their motives and find the clues to help solve the murder!