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    • Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: West Midlands County A Centenary of Stainless Steel: The Old Hall Connection
      We celebrate the centenary of the invention of stainless steel with a display of one of its finest products: Old Hall table and teawares. Among the items on show are examples of Robert Welch’s trend-setting designs...
      Walsall Museum | 9 April — 1 June 2013
      Tags: BBC Genius of Invention
    • Abington Park Museum
      Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Northamptonshire Abington and the Last of the Shakespeares
      A major new exhibition about the life of Abington Park Museum- its history as a manor house and home of the last ancestor of William Shakespeare, as an asylum and its most recent transformation into a well-loved museum.
      Abington Park Museum | Northampton | 18 May — 31 October 2013
      Tags: BBC Hands on History
    • Resource: Taught session (schools) County: West Sussex Activity workshop
      Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester
      Fishbourne Roman Palace | Chichester
    • Detail of mural featuring fishes, pink dolphin and seal.
      Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Greater London Amazon Adventure: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches
      Learn about piranhas and anacondas, meet live tetras and stingrays, feel the simulated zap of an electric eel and discover the environmental dangers facing the Amazon. A mix of hands-on activities, colourful artwork,...
      Horniman Museum & Gardens | London | 16 February — 24 November 2013
    • Venue: Garden, parklands or rural site, Museum County: Somerset American Museum In Britain Bath
    • Amersham Museum
      Venue: Museum County: Buckinghamshire Amersham Museum Amersham
    • Resource: Face to face resources, Guided tour, Taught session (schools), Workshop or activity session County: Lancashire Ancient Greeks
      Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
      Harris Museum and Art Gallery | Preston
    • Panorama of the Ancient Technology Centre
      Venue: Campaign or initiative, Architecture centre County: Dorset Ancient Technology Centre Wimborne
    • Venue: Museum County: Powys Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture Welshpool
    • Resource: Face to face resources, Guided tour, Workshop or activity session County: Lancashire Animal Safari
      Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
      Harris Museum and Art Gallery | Preston
    • Resource: Taught session (schools), Workshop or activity session County: Greater London Apprentice Workshop
      Kew Bridge Steam Museum, London
      Kew Bridge Steam Museum | London
    • Turner, Joseph Mallord William. Sunrise with Sea Monsters ,c.1845 © Tate, London 2012
      Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Nottinghamshire Aquatopia, Imaginary of the Deep
      This summer we present Aquatopia, a major exhibition exploring the imaginary of the ocean deep, which features several dozen artists from JMW Turner to recent Turner Prize nominees Spartacus Chetwynd and The Otolith...
      Nottingham Contemporary | 20 July — 22 September 2013
    • Panoramic view of beautiful Arnos Vale cemetery from the Bath Road entrance
      Venue: Architecture centre, Heritage site, Museum, Science centre, Garden, parklands or rural site, Industrial heritage site, Environmental or ecological centre, Sacred space, Ship or maritime heritage site, Historic house or home County: City of Bristol Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust Bristol
    • Art in the park
      Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Northamptonshire Art in the Park
      Have your artwork exhibited in a beautiful grade 1 listed building surrounded by Abington Park. This is an open exhibition for all Northamptonshire artists to submit their work. If you would like to enter, application...
      Abington Park Museum | Northampton | 27 April — 9 June 2013
      Tags: BBC Handmade in Britain
    • Resource: Boxes, objects and other kit, Activity or art kit County: Lancashire Arty Explorers
      Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
      Harris Museum and Art Gallery | Preston
    • A photo of a red brick building with a blue door
      Venue: Museum County: Leicestershire Ashby De La Zouch Museum Ashby De La Zouch
    • aspex
      Venue: Gallery County: Hampshire Aspex Portsmouth
    • Resource: Paper-based and downloads, Brochure/booklet, Resource or activity pack, Teachers' pack or notes, Worksheets or templates County: Norfolk Assembly House education pack - General Introduction
      The Assembly House, Norwich
      The Assembly House | Norwich
    • Resource: Paper-based and downloads, Resource or activity pack, Teachers' pack or notes, Worksheets or templates County: Norfolk Assembly House education pack - Key Stage 5 Business Studies
      The Assembly House, Norwich
      The Assembly House | Norwich
    • Resource: Paper-based and downloads, Resource or activity pack, Teachers' pack or notes, Worksheets or templates County: Norfolk Assembly House education pack - Key Stage 5 English Literature
      The Assembly House, Norwich
      The Assembly House | Norwich
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