Take a tour of our Do you believe in magic? exhibition with the curator, Lisa Graves. Find out about the ideas and processes behind putting the exhibition together and look more closely at some of its highlights. Magic is a fundamental part of the hum…

Hands-on session exploring magical objects from history. Explore artefacts, make an Egyptian-style amulet, write a hieroglyphic spell on papyrus, find out about witch bottles and create a Roman Curse Tablet, all inspired by historic magical objects.

TALK: In April 1792 Captain Kimber was tried for murder of a slave. This talk traces the career of the captain, the slave’s death and the trial.

WORKSHOP: An archaeological study day about the origins of prehistoric rock art and the 6,000 sites around the British Isles. Led by Dr George Nash.

EXHIBITION: 25 paintings in our Bristol School gallery are being loaned to a museum in France. In the meantime we’re displaying new work by local wellbeing art groups.

EXHIBITION: This exhibition takes a fresh look at the Pre-Raphaelite movement and focuses on paintings of knights and medieval heroines.

TALK: Pre-Raphaelite artists were fascinated by many of the ideas that shaped the Victorian age. This talk looks at gothic revivalism and the Pre-Raphaelites.

TALK: This talk will explore what the landscape at Blaise Castle and the Red Book can tell us about Humphry Repton’s character, the passage of his career as a landscape gardener, his working methods and his views on landscape design and architecture.

TALK: Bristol has a superb collection of around 200 Japanese netsuke. Join our curator, Kate Newnham to find out about these carved sculptures worn by men.