The Museum in the Park
The Museum in the Park
Stratford Park
Stratford Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 4AF
England
Website
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Digital Stroud
General emails and enquiries
Telephone
Museum Office
01453 763394
Fax
Museum Office
01453 752400
Family-friendly museum in beautiful parkland setting.
Featuring colourful displays relating to the history, people and places of Stroud District and a varied programme of temporary exhibitions and events.
Venue Type:
Museum, Gallery
Objects relating to the Stroud District:
Dinosaurs, fossils, and mammoth remains.
Roman altars, glassware, jewellery and pottery.
Local landscape paintings and photographs.
Early lawnmowers and spanners invented in Stroud by Edwin Budding.
Locally manufactured cloth samples, tennis balls, textile machinery, plastics, spanners and walkingsticks.
Objects representing family and working life on the Cotswold Hills and in the Servern Valley
Coins, ceramics and natural history specimens relating to local collectors.
Collection details
Agriculture, Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Personalities, Photography, Social History, Sport, Toys and Hobbies, Trade and Commerce, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Anthony Abrahams
- Nick Cudworth
- Edward Smith
- Alfred Smith
- Pangolin Editions
- Millenium Masks by the Mask Studio
- Stroud Valleys Artspace
- Stroudwater International Textile Festival
Matisse: Drawing with Scissors. Late Works 1950 - 1954
- 11 January — 9 February 2014
The French painter, sculptor and designer, Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) was one of the 20th century's most influential artists. His vibrant works are celebrated for their extraordinary richness and luminosity of colour. This exhibition features 35 lithographic prints of his famous paper cut-outs, produced in the last four years of hie life, when the artist was confined to his bed. It includes many of his iconic images, such as 'The Snail' and the 'Blue Nudes'.
We are thilled to host this touring exhibition and hope you will visit and enjoy the opportunity to see this stunning collection in Stroud.
Suitable for
- Any age
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Tracing the Blueprint
- 15 February — 30 March 2014
'Blaudruck' the resist printed indigo fabric of Central and Eastern Europe, has a fascinating social history. Using photographs, words, cloth samples and clothing, 'Tracing the Blueprint' describes historic and current craft production in Hungary and how these small white on blue patterns made their way via trade, settlers and the Manchester printers to Southern Africa. This exhibition first showed at the Devon Guild gallery in Bovey Tracey in 2012. It is curated by Devon Guild Member Hilary Burns and anthropologist Dr Jacqueline Sarsby.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Free
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Drop-in Family Workshop: Colourful Cut-Paper Collage
- 19 January 2014 11am-3:30pm
Join local artist Alison Cockcroft and create amazing collages inspired by Matisse. Drop-in family workshop. The Museum in the Park includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- Family friendly
Admission
£1.00 per child, accompanying adults free.
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Family Workshop: Colourful Cut-Paper Collage
- 2 February 2014 11am-3:30pm
Work with artist Alison Cockcroft to produce vibrant collages with direct paper cutting techniques.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- Especially for children
Admission
£1.00 per child, accompanying adults free.
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Family Workshop: Valentine's Day Cards
- 9 February 2014 11am-3:30pm
Be inspired by Victorian Valentines on display in the Museum and make a card for a loved one. Don't forget to hide your secert message inside.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
£1 per child, accompanying adults free
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Family Workshop: Waking up the Winter Trees
- 16 February 2014 11am-2pm
Create decorations then, later on today, come back and help us dress the trees and wake them up for spring. Join in the traditional orchard custom of wassailing.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Family Worshop: Blue and White Block-Printing
- 18 — 23 February 2014
Discover the delights of block-printing by hand - create striking blue and white printed patterns inspired by 'Tracing the Blueprint'.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- Especially for children
Admission
£1.00 per child, accompanying adults free.
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Meet the Curator
- 19 February 2014 2-4pm
Drop in and discover what ancient artefacts, unusual finds and mystery objects our Curator has brought out from the Museum stores.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Free
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Family Workshop: Lavender Folk Art Hearts
- 2 March 2014 2-4pm
Join Jane Ford and create a beautiful heart-shaped lavender bag inspired by Folk Art patterns in the 'Blueprint' exhibition. Transform old scraps of fabric in indigo blues and Stroud reds into a beautiful object to give away as a gift or take home and treasure.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 7-10
- 11-13
- 14-15
Admission
£1 per child, accompanying adults free.
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
From Painswick to Budapest
- 8 March 2014 2-4pm
Dr Jacqueline Sarsby is an anthropologist, photographer and oral historian. She will describe her journey from William Morris, through Costwolds Arts and Crafts to the separate tradition of Hungarian blue printed textiles today.
Suitable for
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
Admission
£7.00 (£5.00 Museum Friends & STT Members)
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
'Illuminating the Blues' Silk Printing Workshop with Liz Lippiatt.
- 11 March 2014 10am-4pm
This is a adult workshop to design a print for an 'indigo' blue silk scarf inspired by the 'Tracing the Blueprint' exhibition. Participants will be instructed to cut simple stencils and to screen-print with an 'illuminating' discharge print paste. The illuminating paste, activated by steam, will take away the dyed blue ground colour of the silk creating a most magical print effect. No previous experience necessary.
Suitable for
- 18+
Admission
£45 (£40 Museum Friends & STT Members)
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Blueprint: from Berlin via Manchester to South Africa
- 15 March 2014 2-4pm
Hilary Burns spent her childhood in South Africa and now lives in Devon, working as a basket-maker. In a story that takes in the Lancashire cotton industry, empire and trade, missionaries and settlers, she describes the path of resist printed patterns from Central Europe to South Africa and shows how they have become part of traditional life and high fashion.
Suitable for
- 18+
Admission
£7 (£5 Museum Friends & STT Members)
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Text Block-Printing Workshop with Liz Lippiatt
- 22 March 2014 11am-4pm
Taking inspiration from the timeless patterns on show in 'Tracing the Blueprint', we will design and make simple, stylish printing-blocks. These will then be used to print repeat patterns on plain calico bags.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
- Not suitable for children
Admission
£35.00 / £30.00 (Museum Friends & STT Members)
Website
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk
Art Packs
http://www.stroud.gov.uk/museum
Explore the Museum's fine art collection and links with local history and geography. Activities suitable for KS2.
How to obtain
Telephone Ann Taylor, Learning Officer, on 01453 763394.
Four Seasons Resource Packs
Activities both in the Museum and outside in the Park, based on the four seasons of the year. Suitable for KS1 and KS2.
How to obtain
Telephone Ann Taylor, Learning Officer, on 01453 763394
Running a Home
A hands-on session on jobs around the home. For KS1 and KS2.
How to obtain
Telephone Ann Taylor, Learning Officer, on 01453 763394
Slippers D&T Project for KS2
A D&T project inspired by slippers on display in the Museum, with links to the history of the wool industry in the Stroud valleys.
How to obtain
Telephone Ann Taylor, Learning Officer, on 01453 763394
The Victorians
Meet Victorian characters in costume and discover what life used to be like in the Victorian era. For KS2 and KS3.
Creator
- John Basset, Spaniel in the Works Theatre Company, Stroud
How to obtain
Telephone Ann Taylor, Learning Officer, on 01453 763394
Toys and Games of the Past
An activity day, including a Museum discovery trail, handling session, old playground games, storytelling and making a simple toy or card. For KS1 and KS2.
How to obtain
To book a session please call Ann Taylor, Learning Officer, on 01453 763394.
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