Media release: 15 July 2025

  • Cocktails, music and free entry to I Grew Up 90s at special after-hours events at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Fridays 25 July and 22 August
  • For event information visit museumsworcestershire.org.uk

90s fans will be wowed by two special events coming up at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum this summer.

The popular Museum after Hours events which see visitors experiencing the museum after closing time is returning for a celebration of the 1990s in tribute to the current exhibition, I Grew Up 90s.

At the first Museum after Hours on Friday 25 July, 6.30 – 9pm visitors can enjoy music from the Andy Richards Band whilst sipping cocktails with more than a nod to 90s classics; The Chumbawamba and Isn’t It Irnoic – a golden cocktail including Irn-Bru.

On Friday 22 August visitors are invited to dance the night away with ‘Le Grande Fromage’ who are well known on the Worcester circuit for their DJ skills and vinyl-only approach. Pull on your cargo pants and crop top or pull down that bucket hat and zip up that parka for an amazing night of tunes and cocktails, including the Champagne Super Nova and Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Museum events officer Tracey Ayre says: “The 90s was a decade filled with iconic music – from Girl Bands to Britpop. We intend to rock the museum with two evenings of chart-topping music, so come along to hear all your 90s favourites and come dressed in your 90s finest for a night of fun, nostalgia and cocktails.”

No booking is required for Museum after Hours, just drop in to the free events which include free entry to the I Grew Up 90s exhibition. Bar is cash or card.

In the exhibition I Grew Up 90s visitors can rekindle the memories of Britpop and Cool Britannia, from the Spice Girls to Lara Croft, Power Rangers to Pokemon, Trainspotting to Teletubbies, through more than 200 iconic objects and artworks which bring the 90s to vivid life and will inspire memories and moments for everyone to share.

I Grew Up 90s showcases a wide array of wonderfully preserved objects and encompasses toys, technology, sport, fashion, food, film, books, TV, and more. To really get in the spirit visitors can purchase their own 90s bucket hat when they arrive.

This exhibition has been curated by collector and cultural commentator Matt Fox.

Check out www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk and our social media channels for up-to-date news and information on the exhibition and a fun 90s-themed programme of events and activities.

For exhibition ticket and events information, please visit www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk Worcester city residents enjoy free entry to the exhibition when they show their Council Tax bill payable to Worcester City Council. Entry to the exhibition is free for anyone attending the Museum after Hours events.

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Press contact:

For further information contact:

Helen Large, at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, email Helen.Large@worcester.gov.uk

Exhibition Details:

I Grew Up 90s

Saturday 5 July – Saturday 7 September 2025 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm, Sunday 10am – 3pm

For tickets see www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk

Revisit the days of Britpop and Cool Britannia, from the Spice Girls to Lara Croft, Power Rangers to Pokemon, Trainspotting to Teletubbies, through more than 200 iconic objects and artworks which bring the 90s to vivid life and will inspire memories and moments for families to share.

I Grew Up 90s events and activities:

Family fun in the summer holidays

  • Family trail (£1 from the museum shop) – Saturday 5 July – Sunday 7 September
  • 90s Bags of Fun (£2.50 from the museum shop) – Saturday 19 July – Sunday 31 August
  • 90s Get Arty! (£5, weekly family workshops) – Thursdays from 24 July – 28 August
  • Feels like the 90s party! (£7.50 per child, adults free) – Thursday 7 and Thursday 28 August

While tickets are required to visit the exhibition, these family activities can be enjoyed without going into the exhibition.