Children can make a range of Roman-inspired arts and crafts at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 27 July, when it marks the 2013 Festival of British Archaeology.
The ‘Roman Army’ sessions will run from 11am to midday, 1.30pm to 2.30pm and 3pm to 4pm and youngsters will be able to use a variety of craft materials to make a Roman shield, helmet and flag.
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery opens a brand new exhibition called ‘Nancy: The Life and Times of Lady Astor’ on Saturday 13 July.
The exhibition tells the story of Viscountess Nancy Astor - MP for Plymouth Sutton from 1919 to 1944, Lady Mayoress of Plymouth from 1939 to 1944 and the first woman ever to take a seat in the House of Commons.
A social history exhibition that documents the reconstruction of the city after World War Two is coming to the end of its run at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
‘The Making of a Modern City’, which opened in May to coincide with Plymouth’s first ever History Festival, will remain on display until 5pm on Saturday 29 June.
Plymouth’s city centre and a number of its suburbs...
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the discovery of one of the most important shipwrecks to have been found in UK waters.
The Cattewater Wreck was discovered on 20 June 1973, when an area close to the entrance to Plymouth’s Sutton Harbour was being dredged. The wreck later became the first to be protected by the UK Government and is the best preserved English merchant vessel from...
Visitors to a brand new exhibition at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery can help document and pack objects, write labels and identify mystery items within the collection.
‘Stories from the Stores’ is a collection intended to show the continuing development of life in and around Plymouth right up to the present day. It includes a huge variety of items relating to peoples’ daily lives...
Plymstock Library is hosting a dementia awareness event on Friday 28 June.
The event, which will run from 11am to 2pm, will be a chance to learn about dementia and mental wellbeing and find out how to keep both mind and body active.
Local organisations including the Alzheimer’s Society, Plymouth Mind and the Council’s Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery will be on hand to give advice and information about support services and activities on offer.
If you’re interested in supporting people with dementia, the Royal Voluntary Service will also be promoting volunteer...
Plymstock Library is hosting a dementia awareness event on Friday 28 June.
The event, which will run from 11am to 2pm, will be a chance to learn about dementia and mental wellbeing and find out how to keep both mind and body active.
Local organisations including the Alzheimer’s Society, Plymouth Mind and the Council’s Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery will be on hand to give...
The launch of a number of new online resources have been designed to make it easier to find out about permanent collections and exhibitions at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
The first development is a brand new collections website at http://museumcatalogue.plymouth.gov.uk . The site currently contains nearly 3,500 records and anyone can search it to find out more about what the...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is celebrating after receiving two separate tourism wards.
The venue has not only been awarded VisitEngland’s ‘Quality Assured Visitor Attraction’ accreditation for a ninth year, but has also just won a Certificate of Excellence from travel website TripAdvisor.
The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to businesses that make the top 10 per...
The under-fives can experience some ‘Mbira Magic’ at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery's next ‘Adventures in Music’ event on Friday 31 May.
Following a very popular inaugural event last month, the Museum's new world and folk music programme will be treating little ones and adults to an interactive session with singer, composer and instrumentalist Chartwell Dutiro.
