A unique interactive music event for the under 5s and their grown ups! Come and have fun and join in with this concert led by two of the finest folk music performers and song leaders in the South West. Sarah and Paul from Wren Music will bring songs from projects they have been involved with - from the hugely popular Nice Warm Socks to the more recent Songbox - as well as new tunes for you to enjoy.
There will be audience participation including singing and a chance to make an instant band! Wren Music will provide some instruments, but please bring along your own as well if you...
Help the museum prepare for the start of the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Horse), which begins on 31 January, with some fun arty activities including masks, lanterns and decorations. Sessions last for 60 minutes. Admission is free but donations are welcomed.
Advance booking on 01752 304774. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Sessions 11am to 12 noon, 1.30pm to 2.30pm and 3pm to 4pm.
11am-4pm Cost: Admission Free. Suitable for: Family friendly
Fancy spending half an hour taking a bite-sized look at our collections and changing exhibitions? Why not join Alison Cooper, Curator - Decorative Art, at 1pm for a 30-minute informal talk/tour around our China Connection gallery? Admission is free but places are limited. Please collect a ticket from our Welcome Desk or contact us and we will post or put one aside for you. Unreserved tickets may be available on the day so it’s worth checking with us. What’s more, everyone who attends can use their ticket for a 10% discount in our café afterwards!
Brrrrrrrr! Come and discover some of the strange creatures that live in the coldest places on the planet. From giant sea spiders to woolly rhinoceros teeth fossils - there will be plenty to see! You can also enjoy a range of fun activities in the warmth of the Museum such as creating your own woolly mammoth and making a giant sea spider of your own! Admission is free and there is no need to book. Drop in for as little or as long as you like.
Fancy spending half an hour taking a bite-sized look at our collections and changing exhibitions? Why not join us at 1pm for a 30-minute informal talk/tour around our Plymouth Society of Artists exhibition? Admission is free but places are limited. Please collect a ticket from the Welcome Desk or contact us and we will post or put one aside for you. Unreserved tickets may be available on the day so it’s worth checking with us. What’s more, everyone who attends can use their ticket for a 10% discount in our café afterwards!
Under-fives and their grown-ups will be treated to yet another unique ‘Adventures in Music’ event at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Friday 29 November, when Seckou Keita leads an interactive session featuring the kora (African harp) and the djembe (African drum).
Seckou Keita is one of the leaders of the newest generation of African traditional musicians, fusing the traditional...
Enjoy an interactive concert led by British-Asian clarinettist Arun Ghosh, joined by Nilesh Gulhane on tabla, a type of Indian drum. This one-off performance makes connections between West Country folk music, Indian music and jazz, and will even feature a new piece of music composed especially for the event.
Expect meditative peaceful songs through to exciting rushing free-wheeling improvisations, plus well known sing-along classics and some unexpected covers. As with all events in the series, there will be audience participation including singing, clapping, and even the chance...
This major touring exhibition from York Museums Trust celebrates the achievements of Gordon Baldwin OBE, one of the most important ceramic artists of our time.
The exhibition will include around 100 works shown alongside related drawings, collages and photographs. It will explore Baldwin's influences, from music and landscape, to 20th century art.
There will be some early works but the emphasis will be on work from the 1980s onwards when Baldwin found his artistic voice. The show will also include a small group of new works made by Baldwin as he approaches his 80th...
