Corinium Museum

Garden Goddesses

• 22 March — 27 April 2014 *on now

An exhibition by Caroline Jariwala
Saturday 22nd March – Sunday 27th April
A beautiful exhibition of mosaic art presenting a clear vision of the replication of patterns discovered within nature and clearly derived from the Rangoli designs and
Mendhi patterns of Caroline’s Indian heritage. The spectacular use of vibrant colours and shapes adds to an overall feeling of depth and form. As a consequence, viewers are drawn to both the tactile nature of the medium and the story that is being told.

Caroline’s Garden Goddess series incorporates her love of gardening and her awareness of this as a healing practice. The Garden Goddess series brings to the fore Caroline’s desire to piece together fragments in order to make sense of experience and to narrate a new story. She sees a strong correlation between the creation of a mosaic and how the creator views themselves; of how making and wellness are embodied in the process of mosaic making; Caroline’s unique view of the world is thus embodied in her work.

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• Any age

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Mini Exhibition: Incredible Insects and Wonderful Wildlife by Cath Hodsman

• 11 — 26 April 2014 *on now

11th April- 26th April
Cath Hodsman returns to the Corinium Museum with her spectacular drawings, paintings and prints of wildlife inspired by indigenous species from around the Cotswold countryside. Her work captures the incredible detail we often miss on small bugs and flying insects due to their tiny size. Hares, hedgehogs and other beautiful creatures we are lucky to have around us also feature in Cath Hodsman’s mini exhibition. Displaying in the Hare gallery in April. Cath will also be running insect drawing sessions for children to create their own insect and wildlife artwork
Cost: Included in Museum Admission

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• Family friendly

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Special Event: Meet a Hedgehog Day and Creepy Crawly Activities

• 19 April 2014 10am-3pm *on now

Saturday 19th April, 10am-3pm
Charity donations welcome for the craft activities.
Back by popular demand! An enjoyable family event and all in a good cause to help our prickly friends. The Help a Hedgehog Hospital team alongside artist Cath Hodsman, return for another day of wildlife fun. Not only will families get the chance to meet a little hedgehog in the care of the HaHH team, but there will be a series of make and take ‘Crazy Creepy Crawlies’ activities on offer to help raise money for injured or stressed hedgehogs. Suitable for age 3 and above. All children must be accompanied by an adult

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• Any age

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Exhibition: Phantasmagoria by Anthea Walsh and Michelle Mary Dawson

• 3 May — 1 June 2014

Phantasmagoria’ is a mixed media exhibition that showcases new work by textile artist Anthea Walsh and glass artist Michelle Mary Dawson. Mirrors are seen as objects and metaphors, a way to examine layers, reflections and shadows, sometimes with uncanny results. The artists explore new territory, presenting a crossover of ideas, unexpected materials and techniques. 'Phantasmagoria' is an exhibition incorporating both functional design objects for interiors and original works of art. All work is available for purchase.

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Museums at Night: Textile Sculpture Preview

• 15 May 2014 5-9pm

Corinium Museum is taking part in the Museums at Night, a celebration of museums after hours. Enjoy installations throughout the museum galleries by two sculptural textile artists Carole Waller and Amy Wallace as part of the Stroud International textile festival. The museum will be open free of charge from 5pm giving us the perfect opportunity for a night that bridges arts and heritage in an award winning museum setting.

Free admission to the Museum

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• Any age

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Exhibition: In Celebration of Shakespeare - Cheltenham Group Artists

• 5 — 25 June 2014

Thursday 5th June – Wednesday 25th June
In order to mark the 450th Anniversary of the birth of Shakespeare, in 2014 members of CGA will be presenting their impressions, in fine art form, of the Bard's rich and challenging written output.

In this exhibition, members of the Cheltenham Group of Artists will explore the many themes embodied in Shakespeare's work such as love, despair, tragedy, ambition and greed. Sources of interest for the art include the spectacular and the supernatural; humour and romance; contrasts of personalities and suspense; dramatic situations and dramatic ironies; fate and Nemesis; philosophies and there are quotations that we ourselves use in today's “everyday” speech. Throughout 2014 there are to be a wide range of national and International programmes and projects celebrating the 450th Anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.

Entry to our temporary exhibition space is free

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• Any age

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Exhibition: Cotswold Craftsmen Summer Show

• 29 June — 10 August 2014

Sunday 29th June – Sunday 10th August
An eclectic mix of crafts at this wonderful summer exhibition by the Cotswold Craftsmen. Bringing together a variety of media and styles, the Cotswold Craftsmen bring high quality, hand made objects back to the Corinium Museum gallery. Perfectly complementary to the craft traditions of the Cotswolds, this exhibition showcases work by some of the leading craft workers in and around the area.
The Cotswold Craftsmen are a well established group started in the late 1960s whose membership is drawn from all around the Cotswolds. The group includes a rich cross section of craftsmen, designers and artists who value the traditions and skills of the past and wish to embrace contemporary techniques and ideas. Their aim is to encourage the making of individual items to a professional standard of design and finish. They value the unique qualities that handmade individually crafted objects possess and recognise the lasting pleasure they bring.

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Special Event: Cirencester Hare Festival

• 29 March — 1 September 2014 *on now

29th March to 1st September
Cirencester Hare Festival runs throughout the summer and brings art into the town. The Corinium Museum is hosting one of these magnificent Hares sponsored by BPE Solicitors. The hares will be on display around Cirencester until September. There will be a dedicated trail around the town for visitors to find all of the art sculptures.. For more information, contact the Cirencester Visitor Information centre.

Suitable for

• Family friendly

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Rural Cinema Saving Mr Banks

• 26 — 27 April 2014 From 2:15pm

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April, 2.15pm
Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar winner Tom Hanks top line Disney's "Saving Mr. Banks," inspired by the extraordinary, untold back story of how Disney's classic "Mary Poppins" made it to the screen. When Walt Disney's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favourite book, P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins," he made them a promise-one that he didn't realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn't budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history. Inspired by true events, "Saving Mr. Banks" is the extraordinary, untold story of how Disney's classic "Mary Poppins" made it to the screen-and the testy relationship that the legendary Walt Disney had with author P.L. Travers that almost spoiled it.

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Corinium Cinema – Gravity

• 15 May 2014 7-9pm

Gravity stars Oscar winners Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone. Cert 12A

Cost: Adults £5.50, Concession £4.50. Booking recommended.

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• Any age

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Hidden Treasures: Curious Creatures

• 22 May 2014 2:30-4pm

Afternoon talk with Emma Stuart and Simon Lawton
Explore the world of folk customs and taxidermy in this hidden treasures workshop bringing together the Corinium Museum and the John Moore Countryside Museum. This afternoon will explore the world of curious folk customs in the Cotswolds by bringing some unusual objects from the Corinium Museum collection out from the stores. The fascinating practise of taxidermy will be uncovered and its original purpose for field study and scientific record exposed. Objects from the John Moore Countryside collection will be on display and Emma and Simon will discuss both conservation of taxidermy animals and the pitfalls of managing organic matter in museum collections.

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• Any age

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Rural Cinema- Twelve Years a Slave

• 24 — 25 May 2014 From 2:15pm

Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May at 2.15pm
Twelve years a slave is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender), as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life.

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Medieval Illuminated Initials - Family Drop-In

• 27 May 2014 10:30-11:30am

Mediaeval monks developed the beautiful art of Illuminating religious manuscripts. Join Sarah to create an ‘illuminated’ initial to take home.


Suitable for age 3 and above All children must be accompanied by an adult

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• Any age

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Printed Bags – Children Activity

• 28 May 2014 10am-12pm

Using archaeology as inspiration, you will spend the morning experimenting with printing techniques ready to produce a final design on a fabric bag to take home.

Suitable for age 8 and above Parents welcome to stay, but consent forms required if children left unaccompanied.

Suitable for

• 7-10

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Colourful Cockerels - A Family Drop-in

• 29 May 2014 10:30-11:30am

Inspired by our new bronze and enamel cockerel acquisition, this activity encourages the exploration of colour by creating your very own cockerel on a stick to take home.

Suitable for age 3 and above All children must be accompanied by an adult

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• Any age

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Corinium Close Up: Anglo-Saxon Object Handling

• 30 May 2014 2-3:30pm

Join Heather from the museum’s collections team who will be in the galleries giving visitors an opportunity to handle objects from the Museum’s unique Anglo-Saxon collection and discover more about these rare finds.

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Friday Family Film - The Lego Movie

• 30 May 2014 11am-1pm

The LEGO Movie follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. Emmet (Chris Pratt) is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which he is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie join Chris Pratt to form the cast of the first-ever full length theatrical LEGO movie, the greatest movie ever assembled. Certificate U, run time 1 hr. 41 min.

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• Any age

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Corinium Cinema: Wadjda

• 12 June 2014 7-9pm

Thursday 12th June, 7pm
Wadjda is a movie of firsts. This first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia is the story of a young girl living in a suburb of Riyadh determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Even more impressive, WADJDA is the first feature film made by a female Saudi filmmaker. In a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote, writer- director Haifaa Al Mansour has broken many barriers with her new film.

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• Any age

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Cirencester in Shakespeare’s Time

• 12 June 2014 2:30-4pm

A Hidden Treasure talk with Amanda Hart:
Thursday 12th June 2014, 2.30 - 4pm
This year sees the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth. To help us celebrate, join Curator Amanda Hart as she discusses some of Corinium’s Tudor objects and what they can reveal about life in Cirencester in the Bard’s era. This workshop will include the unveiling of a recent acquisition soon to go on display in the Museum.

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission