Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive
Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive
Le Mans Crescent
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 1SE
England
Website
Bolton Museum & Archive Service main web site
Bolton Archives & Local Studies section
www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/bolton-archives/
The Bowyer Bible site
www.bowyerbible.boltonmuseums.org.uk
Humphrey Spender site
www.spendersworktown.boltonmuseums.org.uk
Bolton Museum collections online
www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/collections/
General Enquiries
Telephone
Museum Customer Services Team
01204 332211
Fax
Bolton Museum Office
01204 332241
Bolton is a medium sized regional museum that has its origins in the Chadwick Museum and Mere Hall Art Gallery.
Venue Type:
Museum, Library, Archive, Gallery
Additional info
Most areas of the Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium are accessible to people with disabilities, using the ramped entrance and passenger lift in the foyer.
Our Customer Service Team are always happy to help if you require assistance or information.
The museums collection includes Archaeology, Art, Botany, Egyptology, Entomology, Geology, Social History, Natural History, and Zoology.
Collection details
Toys and Hobbies, Sport, Social History, Science and Technology, Personalities, Natural Sciences, Music, Medicine, Land Transport, Industry, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archives, Archaeology
Art from Nature: Paintings by Mark Lightowler
Over the years, he has produced many works of art based on specimens from Bolton Museum’s collection. This exhibition shows a selection of his work and the techniques he uses. Mark Lightowler will be visiting the Museum and demonstrating some of his techniques on Saturday 4th May from 12.30pm – 3pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
David Livesey - 'My Northern Paintings'
After leaving Bolton School of Art in 1945, he worked on many acclaimed animated classics such as The Snowman, The Wind in the Willows, and The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. Livesey started working on his Bolton paintings after moving to the Isle of Man in 2003. His paintings focus on his memories of growing up in grandparents’ house on Cemetery Road in Bolton in the 1940s, and the fascinating cast of characters who lived and worked nearby. This exhibition will be on display in the Worktown Gallery at Bolton Museum.
Suitable for
- Any age
Worktown 2013 with Richard Gaskill
The Humphrey Spender John Marriott Scholarship for Social Documentary Photography enables a recent post-graduate student to produce a body of photography that reinterprets some of Spender’s Worktown images of Bolton in the 1930’s. The theme for this year’s scholarship is Sports, Spectacles and Spectators and the current recipient is Richard Gaskill. At this workshop, participants will learn about Mass Observation and Worktown. They will be introduced to the Spender archive and they will explore ways of documenting their own, modern-day experience of Bolton. Participants will then have four weeks to produce a piece of work that will be included in the final exhibition at the museum in August. Richard will also select a single piece of work that will be permanently housed within the museum’s Spender archive.
For more information and to book contact Richard on 07977230172. Places are limited and are based on a first come, first served basis. Follow Richard’s blog at http://humphreyspenderscholarship.com/richard-gaskill/.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
When
9am-12pm
Mini Explorers
Advance booking required. To book call 01204 482566 or email familylearning@boltoncc.ac.uk.
Suitable for
- 0-4
Fishy Fridays
Includes crafts and fish feeding! Advance booking required. To book call 01204 482566 or email familylearning@boltoncc.ac.uk.
Suitable for
- 0-4
Lunchtime Talk - 'Your Country Needs You!': Posters from the Bolton Collection
A free, informal lunchtime talk with Helen Romaniszyn, Information Services Assistant. No need to book and feel free to bring your lunch.
Suitable for
- 11-13
- 16-17
- 18+
- 14-15
When
1-1:30pm
Observe Bolton
Observe Bolton is an exciting new project for young people. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in photography, audio recording, editing and blogging whilst discovering Bolton’s secret life. If you are an independent thinker, aspiring artist or writer, then this project is for you. The project is inspired by Mass Observation's 1930's study of life in Bolton. For more information contact Caroline Edge on ce1art@bolton.ac.uk. Advance booking required as places are limited. To book call 01204 332209.
Suitable for
- 14-15
- 18+
- 16-17
Super Saturday: A Celebration of Children's Books
This month we celebrate 2013’s Summer Reading Challenge ‘Creepy House’ theme. Activities include a free Family Trail, a Fish Feed and Fishy Story (11am), a chance to make a Scary Fish (12pm – 1pm), play a Creepy House Board Game, make a Haunted House and hear Creepy Stories (1pm – 3pm) and listen to a range of fun stories (3pm). Sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge in the Children's Library and pick up your free pack. There will also be a free 'Funny Bones' craft activity. Activities are free and there’s no need to book.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
11am-3pm
The Spirit of '45
The film focusses on the 1945 general election and the creation of the welfare state by Clement Attlee's Labour government. He tells Andrew Pulver why a feeling of group ownership was so important in the post war years and how that ideal still rings true today. For more information visit http://www.thespiritof45.com/ Free, no need to book.
Suitable for
- 11-13
- 16-17
- 18+
- 14-15
When
7-8:30pm
Silver Screenings - Great Expectations
Films range from Hollywood classics to book adaptations. Light refreshments provided. Entry £3 per person, no need to book.
Suitable for
- 11-13
- 16-17
- 14-15
- 18+
When
2-4pm
Cinema at the Crescent - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Light refreshments can be purchased. Entry to the film screening is £1 per person, entry to the craft activity is free. This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July).
Suitable for
- Any age
When
1-4pm
Admission
£1 per person
Tutankhamen’s Curse - Talk and Book Signing with Dr Joyce Tyldesley
Copies of the book and some of her other books will be available to purchase after the talk. This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July).
Suitable for
- 14-15
- 18+
- 16-17
When
1-2:30pm
Lunchtime Talk - The Excavation of Moss Bank Park
The excavations were part of the Dig Greater Manchester community project run by the Centre for Applied Archaeology at the University of Salford. This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July).
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
- 14-15
When
1-2pm
Finds Identification Day
This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July). Appointments can be made to identify finds for other times during the festival if members of the public cannot make 18th and 25th July. Call 01204 332211 for more details. This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July).
Suitable for
- 11-13
- 16-17
- 14-15
- 18+
When
10am-4pm
Archaeology Society Fair
This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July).
Suitable for
- 14-15
- 18+
- 16-17
When
10am-4pm
Family Garden Party and Dog Show
Entry to the Dog Show is £1 per dog, per category. Entry to the hall is £1.50 adults, £1 children/concessions. Entry to the grounds is FREE.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
12-4pm
Admission
£1.50 adults, £1 concessions (Smithills Hall), entry to the grounds is FREE
Lunchtime Talk - Bolton's Egyptology Collection
This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July).
Suitable for
- 14-15
- 18+
- 16-17
When
1-2pm
Finds Identification Day
This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July). Appointments can be made to identify finds for other times during the festival if members of the public cannot make 18th and 25th July. Call 01204 332211 for more details. This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology (13 – 28 July).
Suitable for
- 11-13
- 16-17
- 14-15
- 18+
When
From 10am
Super Saturday: Sports Day
Join us for our ‘Super Saturdays’ on the last Saturday of every month, a range of free events for the whole family. Activities include a free Family Trail, Crafts, Storytelling, Object Handling and more. Activities are free and there’s no need to book.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
11am-3pm
Cinema at the Crescent - Shark Tale
Families can also make a 3D hanging fish from 1pm – 1.30pm. Light refreshments can be purchased. Entry to the film screening is £1 per person, entry to the craft activity is free.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
From 1pm
Admission
£1 per person
Silver Screenings - Gone with the Wind
Films range from Hollywood classics to book adaptations. Light refreshments provided. Entry £3 per person, no need to book.
Suitable for
- 16-17
- 18+
- 14-15
- 11-13
When
2-4pm
Super Saturday: Life beneath the Waves
Join us for our ‘Super Saturdays’ on the last Saturday of every month, a range of free events for the whole family. Activities include a free Family Trail, Crafts, Storytelling, Object Handling and more. Activities are free and there’s no need to book.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
11am-3pm
Silver Screenings - Some Like It Hot
Films range from Hollywood classics to book adaptations. Light refreshments provided. Entry £3 per person, no need to book.
Suitable for
- 11-13
- 16-17
- 18+
- 14-15
Cinema at the Crescent - Night at the Museum
Light refreshments can be purchased. Entry to the film screening is £1 per person, entry to the craft activity is free.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
1-4pm
Admission
£1 per person
Super Saturday: Textile Treasures
Join us for our ‘Super Saturdays’ on the last Saturday of every month, a range of free events for the whole family. Activities include a free Family Trail, Crafts, Storytelling, Object Handling and more. Activities are free and there’s no need to book.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
11am-3pm
Super Saturday: Manchester Science Festival
Activities include a free Family Trail, Crafts, Storytelling, Object Handling and more. Activities are free and there’s no need to book.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-3pm
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