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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: Storytelling session, Late opening, Living history or re-enactment County: Somerset A Knight At The Palace
      Calling all Lords, Ladies, Knights and Entertainers! We’re having a feast! Join us for A Knight at the Palace with jumping jesters, storytelling, food for feasting and a medieval procession to end the night. Don’t...
      The Bishop's Palace | Wells | 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
    • Event: Workshop or activity session County: Hampshire A Night at the Russells
      Get a taste of what it was like to attend one of the Russell's evening parties. Have a drink, hear period music and meet Maud and her pals!
      Mottisfont (National Trust) | nr Romsey | 18 May 2013
    • a photo of Englesea Brook Chapel at Night
      Event: Lecture, Late opening, Workshop or activity session County: Cheshire A Night with the Stars astronomy evening
      For Museums at Night 2013, Dr Peter Branson is coming to Englesea Brook Chapel & Museum to give an illustrated talk on astronomy. This will be followed by refreshments, before we go out with telescopes to see the stars...
      Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum | Crewe | 18 May 2013
    • Stereopticon
      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
    • A local musician at Museums at Night 2012
      Event: Performance, Late opening County: Hertfordshire Acoustic Music at Hertford Museum
      Come and enjoy live acoustic museum in the unique and tranquil atmosphere of Hertford Museum on a spring evening. Enjoy a glass of wine whilst listening to local musicians in the museum. (modest prices for refreshments)
      Hertford Museum | 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Simon Mayo
      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
    • 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
    • Event: Performance, Workshop or activity session, Late opening County: Greater London Arts on Ice at the London Canal Museum
      For Museums at Night 2013 we will be open late with a programme of works of art on show, a poetry reading, and a magic lantern show, this year taking the Victorian ice trade as our theme. Ice - forming, crystallising,...
      London Canal Museum | 18 May 2013
    • Crocodile in the library
      Event: Workshop or activity session County: East Sussex Bateman's at Twilight
      Enjoy a delicious dinner and a stroll in the garden before experiencing Bateman's as night falls. (Meanwhile the servants will be busy preparing the house ready for the Kipling family to retire for the night.)
      Bateman's (National Trust) | Etchingham | 18 May 2013
    • Event: Guided tour, Living history or re-enactment, Late opening County: Anglesey Beaumaris Gaol Museum at Night
      A unique opportunity to visit one of Anglesey's most interesting historical sites at night. Meet some of the characters who were unfortunate enough to have been locked up in the Gaol, as you take part in an inspection...
      Beaumaris Gaol Museum | 18 May 2013
    • The Collection Lincoln
      Event County: Lincolnshire Behind the Scenes Tour of The Collection
      Join us for a 40 minute behind the scenes tour of The Collection. You'll be given an opportunity to explore areas of the museum not normally seen by the public, and see how the museum operates. The tour includes a look...
      The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire | 18 May 2013
      Tags: BBC Your Paintings
    • The Collection Lincoln
      Event County: Lincolnshire Behind the Scenes Tour of The Collection
      Join us for a 40 minute behind the scenes tour of The Collection. You'll be given an opportunity to explore areas of the museum not normally seen by the public, and see how the museum operates. The tour includes a look...
      The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire | 18 May 2013
      Tags: BBC Your Paintings
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