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    • Event: Late opening, Workshop or activity session County: Norfolk 16 Ways of Writing a Poem: All Night Poetry Masterclass with Mario Petrucci
      This Museums at Night poetry workshop in Norwich runs from midnight till dawn will give you a fascinating hands-on trawl of all the major pathways into new poems. As comprehensive as it is unique, Mario’s engaging...
      Writers’ Centre Norwich | 18 May 2013
    • Event: Late opening, Seasonal event County: Cambridgeshire A Mellow Museum Evening at The Norris Museum
      To celebrate Museums at Night, come and enjoy the museum collections after-hours with a glass of refreshment and the soothing sounds of chamber music performed by The Phoenix Players of St Ives
      The Norris Museum | St Ives | 16 — 18 May 2013
    • A photograph of a woman and a man holding a circular tapestry frame
      Article: News A stitch in time: work starts on the Great Scottish Tapestry at the Scottish Parliament
      Author Alexander McCall Smith and Scottish Parliament officer Tricia Marwick have put the initial stitches to a tapestry of Scottish history that is expected to be the longest in the world.
      10 April 2012
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      Event: Late opening, Workshop or activity session, Performance County: Lincolnshire A Trick of the Light
      For Museums at Night 2013, the Wilderspin National School Museum will be exploring the fun of optical illusions in "A Trick of the Light". This family event includes Victorian magic lantern shows and opportunities to...
      Wilderspin National School Museum | Barton-upon-Humber | 18 May 2013
    • Event: Guided tour, Late opening, Storytelling session County: Kent After Hours at Charles Darwin's House
      As part of the national Museums at Night festival visit The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House after hours. Enjoy highlight talks about the Darwins and take this exclusive opportunity to explore the property when all...
      Down House - Home of Charles Darwin | Downe | 18 May 2013
    • Tudor House & Garden
      Event: Guided tour, Late opening County: Hampshire After hours at Tudor House & Garden
      Southampton’s most important historic building, Tudor House reveals over 800 years of history in one fascinating location at the heart of the Old Town. Take the opportunity to visit Tudor House after hours as part of...
      Tudor House and Garden | Southampton | 18 May 2013
    • Event: Guided tour, Late opening, Workshop or activity session County: Greater London After hours family quest at the National Army Museum
      The National Army Museum in London is celebrating Museums at Night by opening its doors after hours. Families can tour the Museum after dark and embark on a quest to help a 'lost' exhibit find its rightful home. Watch...
      National Army Museum | London | 18 May 2013
    • A photo of a large earth brown circular pot containing various green metal discoveries
      Article: News Airport x-ray scans reveal haul of new Bronze Age axeheads in pot found in Jersey field
      Experts believe the weapons found in a pot in the area of Trinity last month may have been used as objects of prestige after finding a further 21 axeheads inside the vessel.
      13 November 2012
    • Internal Firepower
      Event: Living history or re-enactment, Late opening, Workshop or activity session County: Ceredigion All Fired Up
      Ceredigion's Internal Fire Museum of Power welcomes you to our annual Museums at Night event, with no charge for admission. Staff will be in period dress as usual and the museum will be lit with period lighting where...
      Internal Fire, Museum of Power | Tanygroes | 18 May 2013
      Tags: BBC Genius of Invention
    • A close-up photo of a small exotic blue and red fish swimming through a clear river
      Article: Preview Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches at the Horniman Museum
      Stingrays, tetras, sculpted anaconda, replica eel stings, pink dolphins, piranhas and a chance to stick your hand in a tank of rotten leaves - the Horniman's next show is exotic.
      14 January 2013
    • Event: Late opening, Performance County: Leicestershire An Evening with Derek Acorah
      For Museums at Night 2013, Come and see the host of TV's "Most Haunted" in the intimate surroundings of the Snibston Century Theatre. Adults only.
      Snibston | Coalville | 18 May 2013
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      Event: Lecture County: Greater London An evening with Simon Mayo and Itch
      Join BBC broadcaster and author Simon Mayo at the Royal Institution in London for an effervescent talk with live experiments and find out what led him to write books about a science mad element hunting hero called Itch...
      The Royal Institution | London | 18 May 2013
      Tags: BBC Genius of Invention
    • A photo of a theme park in a tropical setting
      Article: Review Andrea Büttner brings woodcuts, weaving and video to Milton Keynes' MK Gallery
      A mid-career survey for the German artist tackles poverty, shame, religion and faith with a light touch. Mark Sheerin takes a look.
      08 May 2013
    • Event: Performance, Late opening, Workshop or activity session, Storytelling session County: Greater London Andrew Lane's Lost Worlds
      Andrew Lane, well known author of the “Young Sherlock Holmes” series will discuss his new book “Lost Worlds” (www.thelostworlds.co.uk) at Barts Pathology Museum. This event is open to children from 9 years...
      Barts Pathology Museum | London | 18 May 2013
    • Event: Workshop or activity session, Late opening, Performance, Lecture County: Greater Manchester Anguish and Enthusiasm Artist Film Forum 2
      As usual, the Cornerhouse galleries are open until 8pm, giving you a chance to see its current exhibition – plus, on Saturday 18 May, we are hosting an Artists’ Film Forum including a screening of three films. In...
      Cornerhouse | Manchester | 18 May 2013
    • An image of a Roman-style oil painting of a man with black hair and a tanned face
      Article: News Artist uses police techniques to recreate man at National Roman Legion Museum
      Artist Penny Hill has used Roman painting techniques to depict the possible face of a 40-year-old man from 200 AD found buried in Newport.
      18 January 2013
    • A photo of a chandelier above a stairway inside a palace
      Article: Feature Artist's Statement: A Hampton Court Palace chandelier in Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber
      Sophie Nielsen and Rolf Knudsen's mirror chandelier, made for the Queen's Stairs, has joined a "breathtaking" palace, say the Danish design pair.
      28 March 2013
    • Colour photo of an artist in profile before displays in a green exhibition bay
      Article: Interview Artist's Statement: Mark Leckey on The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things
      The Turner Prize-winning artist selects two complementary items from his curatorial show at Nottingham Contemporary.
      02 May 2013
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      Article: Interview Artist’s Statement: Mark Wallinger on 10000000000000000 at BALTIC
      As a major site specific work opens at the Gateshead gallery, the former Turner Prize winner talks archaeology and chess computers to Culture24's Mark Sheerin.
      26 June 2012
    • An artist stands next to a plasma screen with two headphones attached
      Article: Interview Artist's Statement: Oliver Beer on Deep and Meaningful
      Oliver Beer, winner of the 2009 New Sensations prize, talks about staging a choral performance in a sewer.
      19 July 2010
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