The Museum in the Park

Come along to the Museum to help us celebrate the Festival of British Archaeology with this small finds exhibition from a local metal detectorist. An exclusive opportunity to see a range of finds from Saxon treasure to 20th century buttons and bottle tops as well as buckles, coins, and more! Find out about responsible metal detecting and the Portable Antiquities Scheme which seeks to record finds from all over the UK.

Suitable for

• Any age

Stroud Local History Society presents 'Stroud on Show Through Time' - images and articles of Stroud in past times.

Suitable for

• Any age

When

11am-5pm

Explore ancient inventions and mechanical marvels...Shoot down a castle wall with a Roman catapult and see how the Egyptians locked their doors. Build an aqueduct to guide water to a village. Find out how the Greeks used the power of the sun to defeat their enemies during battles at sea. There is art and music too and you can even write your name in hieroglyphics.
Hands-on fun for children of all ages!
A travelling exhibition from Science Projects Ltd www.science-projects.org

Presenting a large selection of oils, watercolours and pastels from the last twelve years, this exhibition celebrates the artist's enduring engagement with the transforming power of light on form and colour in the landscape. Working directly outside, Carolyn White returns over the years to the places that have been her source material for decades: the Stroud Valleys (in particular the Slad Valley), the Penwith Peninsular in Cornwall, and different countries of the Mediterranean. She has made her emotional response to these particular pieces the central theme to her career spanning fifty years.

Suitable for

• Any age

All ages welcome but children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Wrap up warm, bring a torch and meet outside the Museum.

Suitable for

• Any age

When

9pm-12am

Enjoy Hula hoops and skipping games outside in the courtyard, and other traditional games in the fresh air.
All ages welcome.

Suitable for

• Any age

When

11am-4pm

Take part in our mini-excavation and see what you can find and if you can correctly identify it.
All ages welcome.

Suitable for

• Any age

When

11am-4pm

A chance to meet our Curator and discover previously unseen treasures from the Museum collections. Drop in and see fascinating objects up close - from ancient archaeological finds to toys and games our great-grandparents played with!

Suitable for

• Any age

When

2-4pm

Noel Coward's BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Adapted by Emma Rice of Kneehigh Theatre Company
Local theatre company seeks audience for evening of entertainment under the stars. Chance meeting between sickeningly beautiful couple leads to brief but all-consuming affair of the most romantic kind. Meals out, cinema, messing about in boats and good old British afternoon tea with lashings of cake guaranteed (for them, anyway...) A highly entertaining outdoor show brought to you by Jenny Wren Productions. Chairs or blankets, picnic, tissues (if you are so inclined) and GSOH required.
1940's costume optional.
Box Office: 01453 760900

When

7:30-10pm

Admission

Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
Box Office: 01453 760900

Traditional Victorian entertainment with Mr Punch and friends!
Shows last 30 minutes and take place outside in the Museum courtyard........weather permitting.

Suitable for

• Any age

When

12-12:30pm

Traditional Victorian entertainment with Mr Punch and friends!
Shows last 30 minutes and take place outside in the Museum courtyard........weather permitting.

Suitable for

• Any age

When

3-3:30pm

Traditional Victorian entertainment with Mr Punch and friends!
Shows last 30 minutes and take place outside in the Museum courtyard........weather permitting.

Suitable for

• Any age

When

2-2:30pm

Explore the ancient art of mosiac making with local artist Robin James. Create a fabulous mosiac to take home. For children aged 8+.
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

2-4pm

Admission

£4

Explore the ancient art of mosiac making with local artist Robin James. Create a fabulous mosiac to take home. For children aged 8+.
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

10:30am-12:30pm

Admission

£4

A chance to meet our Curator and discover previously unseen treasures from the Museum collections. Drop in and see fascinating objects up close - from ancient archaeological finds to toys and games our great-grandparents played with!

Suitable for

• Any age

When

2-4pm

National Moth Night - Mothing Evening in Stratford Park

9 August 2013

Join Mike McCrea and take part in National Moth Night - discover more about the moths of Straford Park. All ages welcome but children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Wrap up warm, bring a torch and meet outside the Museum.

Suitable for

• Any age
• Family friendly

When

8-11pm

Join Christine Felce and create colourful prints inspired by patterns found on ancient Museum objects.
For children aged 7+ and their parents or grandparents.
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

10:30am-12:30pm

Admission

£4
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Join Christine Felce and create colourful prints inspired by patterns found on ancient Museum objects.
For children aged 7+ and their parents or grandparents.
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

2-4pm

Admission

£4
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Photographer Theo Deproost will teach you how to maximise the capabilities of your camera, however basic or complex. These new techniques will then be put into practice, exploring the secrets of the Museum's Walled Garden.
Booing necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Not suitable for children

When

2-4pm

Explore the world around you using digital cameras. Photographer Theo Deproost will teach you how the camera can be used as an exciting tool of exploration, unlocking the secrets of the Museum's Walled Garden, as work begins there.
An outdoor workshop for children aged 8+.
Bring a digital camera with you.
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

11am-1pm

Fancy dancing hieroglyphs or a cartoony catapult? Join animator Seana Kozar - make a zoetrope and try some ancient animations of your own.
For children aged 8-12.
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

10:30am-12:30pm

Admission

£4
Booking necessary - call 04153 763394

Fancy dancing hieroglyphs or a cartoony catapult? Join animator Seana Kozar - make a zoetrope and try some ancient animations of your own.
For children aged 8-12.
Booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

2-4pm

Admission

£4
Booking necessary - call 04153 763394

A chance to meet our Curator and discover previously unseen treasures from the Museum collections. Drop in and see fascinating objects up close - from ancient archaeological finds to toys and games our great-grandparents played with!

Suitable for

• Any age

When

2-4pm

Bees & Butterflies: Botanical Drawing Workshop for Adults

25 August 2013

Explore the fascinating hidden world of plants, flowers and pollinating insects, through detailed observation and drawing. Free but booking necessary - call 01453 763394.

Suitable for

• Not suitable for children
• 18+
• 16-17

When

2-4pm

Explore the amazing miniature world of insects with wildlife artist, Cath Hodsman. Take inspiration from the Museum's Natural History Collection and Walled Garden and create some fabulous insect art!
For children aged 8+
Free but booking necessary - call 01453 763394

Suitable for

• Especially for children

When

11am-1pm

Drop in Family Fun: Nature Prints

7 September 2013

Today the Stroud Festival of Nature takes place in the park. Come to the Museum courtyard and have a go at printmaking using plants from the Walled Garden. All ages welcome.

Suitable for

• Any age
• Family friendly

When

11am-4pm

Mothing Evening in Stratford Park

20 September 2013

All ages welcome but children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Wrap up warm, bring a torch and meet outside the Museum.

Suitable for

• Any age
• Family friendly

When

7-10pm