Upcoming Events
Unexpected Elegance: Female Fashion from the 1970s
The 1970s are often called ‘the decade that taste forgot’, but the dresses in this small exhibition show that this was far from true.
Find out more »Natural Cheshire
An exciting new gallery exploring nature in Cheshire opens this summer.
Find out more »Guided Walking Tours of Chester with the Guild of Chester Tour Guides
Your guide will lead you on a captivating journey through 2,000 years of history, taking in all the main sites along the way, including the Rows, Walls, River and the exterior of the Cathedral.
Find out more »Chester Mystery Plays
Chester’s famous mystery plays date back to at least the 15th century. First written by monks and performed by the city’s trade guilds, they told Biblical stories such as the Creation, Adam and Eve, the murder of Abel, and the Last Judgement.
Find out more »Michael Sandle: Monumental Rage
Professor Michael Sandle RA, who studied at Chester School of Art, is widely recognised as one of the finest sculptors in the world, and is also a brilliant draughtsman and printmaker.
Find out more »Chester Heritage Festival: Telling the story of our city and its people
The city is the stage as walks, talks, films, exhibitions, workshops and special activities for young people bring Chester and its heritage to life.
Find out more »The People of Roman Chester
Lecture Theatre Free. A chance to learn about some of the people of Roman Chester – men and women, soldiers and civilians, young and old, slave and free. Dr Peter Carrington’s illustrated talk is based on the Grosvenor Museum’s internationally important collection of tombstones, followed by an optional tour of the Stories in Stone gallery. Part of Chester Heritage Festival
Find out more »The Centenary of the First World War: New Directions or Old Histories?
In 2012 the British government pledged £50 million to mark the centenary of the Great War. This evening’s event sees four historians and heritage experts debate the wider achievements of the centenary: Jenny Macleod (University of Hull), Charlotte Czyzyk (Imperial War Museum), Jasdeep Singh (National Army Museum) and Kathrin Pieren (Jewish Museum, London).
Find out more »Paintings by Rembrandt’s Workshop and Teniers
Masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish painting are being lent to the museum this summer from the outstanding art collection of the Grosvenor family.
Find out more »Chester Archaeological Society Conference
Friday 7-9pm, Saturday 10am-4pm. £18, pre-booking essential. Professor Howard Williams will give the keynote lecture on Friday evening entitled Offa and Wat’s Dyke: Reassessment of a Frontier.
Find out more »Grosvenor Museum ‘Quiet’ Afternoon
Aimed at those who enjoy a ‘quieter’ visit to the museum, including people living with autism and their families and carers.
Find out more »Grosvenor Museums Explorers
Join us for these exciting sessions based in our new Natural Cheshire gallery, aimed at ages 2-4 years.
Find out more »The Great War: Modernist Art on the Front Line
Lecture Theatre Pay at the door. Join Adrian Sumner for a look at Modernist art recording history. Not only were many of the most important Modernists (such as Paul Nash, Christopher Nevinson and David Bomberg) also Official War Artists, but their style, mostly derived from Cubism and Futurism, was the perfect way of describing the violence and inhumanity of the new, mechanised, industrial warfare. This lecture examines the many theatres of war, including the major contribution made to preserving life…
Find out more »Clay Shells
Join us in making your very own clay shell to take home.
Find out more »Voices from the Other Side
The Grosvenor Museum’s Youth Panel presents a light, sound and vision show to highlight Michael Sandle’s sculpture inspired by the 1982 Falklands War.
Find out more »RAF Motto Badges
Join us to make some 1980s-style RAF motto badges.
Find out more »Rosettes for Race Day
Celebrate the Chester Races with us by making your own rosette to wear and take home.
Find out more »Grosvenor Museum ‘Quiet’ Afternoon
Aimed at those who enjoy a ‘quieter’ visit to the museum, including people living with autism and their families and carers.
Find out more »Fans and Windmills
make a fan suitable for an important Dutch lady or a windmill just like those which Rembrandt might have seen from his window.
Find out more »Be an Artist
Come and try your hand at many different artforms
Find out more »Pesky Pests
See examples of the damage these tiny terrors and make a bug charm bracelet to take home.
Find out more »Film: The Railway Children
The classic 1970 film of three children, the people they meet, and the escapades they have around a nearby railway line.
Find out more »Please look after this child!
Come and spend the day as an evacuee. We’ll be packing our suitcases, making moving trains, and discovering country wildlife.
Find out more »1950s Afternoon
This mixture of film shows, handling sessions and refreshments is aimed at older people, those living with dementia, and their families and carers.
Find out more »Suffragette Sashes
To help celebrate 100 years of votes for women, come and join us in making your very own Suffragette sash.
Find out more »Film: Swallows and Amazons
The 2016 film of the much-loved book follows the adventures of four children on holiday in the Lake District. Certificate PG.
Find out more »Be a Pirate!
With Swallows and Amazons being performed at Chester’s open air theatre this summer, join us for a celebration of all things pirate.
Find out more »Rainbow Boats
Ahoy there! Sail along to the Grosvenor Museum and make your very own rainbow boat.
Find out more »Make an Art Deco Desk Tidy
Add a touch of style to your study area with an Art Deco inspired desk tidy.
Find out more »Film: War Horse
This 2011 film follows Albert from England to the battlefields of France, as he looks for his beloved horse Joey. Certificate 12A.
Find out more »Animals in War
In response to Michael Sandle’s memorial to animals used to aid war efforts, we’ll be making origami pigeons, elephant masks, and hobby horses.
Find out more »Stained Glass Windows
The Grosvenor Museum has some lovely Victorian stained glass windows, including animals, words, and symbols of Chester. Come along and make your own paper ‘stained-glass’ window to decorate your home.
Find out more »Grosvenor Museum ‘Quiet’ Afternoon
Aimed at those who enjoy a ‘quieter’ visit to the museum, including people living with autism and their families and carers.
Find out more »Michael Sandle: Exhibition Tour
Professor Michael Sandle RA, who studied at Chester School of Art, is widely recognised as one of the finest sculptors in the world and is also a brilliant draughtsman and printmaker.
Find out more »The Art of War: The Many Faces of Global Conflict
After the Great War (not, as it turned out, the War to end all Wars) artists became regular fixtures in the proliferating violence which led to the Second World War and beyond, right down to the present day.
Find out more »Grosvenor Museum ‘Quiet’ Afternoon
Aimed at those who enjoy a ‘quieter’ visit to the museum, including people living with autism and their families and carers.
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