Upcoming Events
Curated Closet
This small exhibition showcases costumes inspired by objects from the Grosvenor Museum collections, made by West Cheshire College Fashion and Design students under the expert guidance of local fashion designer Matthew O’Brien and photographer Kat Hannon of the Cheshire Magazine.
Find out more »Louise Rayner: Victorian Watercolours
The much-loved watercolours of Louise Rayner (1832-1924) present a uniquely charming vision of Victorian Chester.
Find out more »Treasure
Why do we value certain things and want to keep them, hoard them, show them off and hand them down?
Find out more »Minted: Making Money and Meaning
This small exhibition looks at how money was made, how it was used by those who created it, and what it meant to the people who owned it.
Find out more »Made in Chester: Art by Nicky Thompson
The Grosvenor Museum is delighted to display the new series of 1930s-style art pieces featuring iconic Chester views.
Find out more »Picture This!
Do you love seeing photographs of Chester? Take a look at our imagebank of many thousands of photos taken from the early days of photography through to well-remembered shots from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.
Find out more »Café Crafts
Join Tracey Todhunter, freelance knitwear designer and author of Woman’s Weekly Guide to Crochet, for an afternoon of craft and chat in our 1940s café.
Find out more »Castle Street at Christmas
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping and step back in time to the Christmas of yesteryear.
Find out more »Grosvenor Museum ‘Quiet’ Afternoons
For those who enjoy a ‘quieter’ visit to the museum, including people living with autism, their families and carers.
Find out more »Makaton-Friendly Santa!
Chester is aiming to become the first Makaton-friendly city in the UK. To celebrate this we welcome families to visit our ‘Signing Santa’.
Find out more »Museum Explorers
Especially for ages 2-4, although younger siblings are also welcome.
Find out more »Roman Coins in the Grosvenor Museum
Coin expert, Matthew Ball of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, will explore the varied and fascinating Roman coins in the museum’s collections, unlocking their hidden stories and meanings.
Find out more »Café Crafts
Join Tracey Todhunter, freelance knitwear designer and author of Woman’s Weekly Guide to Crochet, for an afternoon of craft and chat in our 1940s café.
Find out more »Make Your Own Christmas Card
Make your own festive card to wish your family and friends a very Happy Christmas!
Find out more »Christmas Tree Magazines
Christmas is often a time for new gifts and decorations, but why not recycle something to create a decoration instead?
Find out more »Grosvenor Museum ‘Quiet’ Afternoons
For those who enjoy a ‘quieter’ visit to the museum, including people living with autism, their families and carers.
Find out more »Café Crafts
Join Tracey Todhunter, freelance knitwear designer and author of Woman’s Weekly Guide to Crochet, for an afternoon of craft and chat in our 1940s café.
Find out more »Museum Explorers
Especially for ages 2-4, although younger siblings are also welcome.
Find out more »Hoards
There are a number of important hoards in the Grosvenor Museum collections deposited in Cheshire from Prehistoric times to the 17th-century Civil War. This talk will explore them in more detail, and look at the various times of crisis which caused them to be deposited.
Find out more »Café Crafts
Join Tracey Todhunter, freelance knitwear designer and author of Woman’s Weekly Guide to Crochet, for an afternoon of craft and chat in our 1940s café.
Find out more »The Public Archaeology of Treasure: The 5th University of Chester Archaeology Student Conference
Lecture Theatre Free. Archaeologists work with and debate treasure in legal, ethical and research terms. But what is ‘treasure’ and how is it understood in contemporary society? This conference will explore how public archaeologists foster education and engagement with treasure, but also critically evaluate treasure-related misconceptions, abuses, unethical and illegal practices. Can public archaeologists create new archaeological strategies and stories that promote the ethical, responsible and culturally respectful discussion of rare and unique items from the human past? Can they…
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