News release For Immediate Release Monday 27 March 2023 Family fun is flying into The Commandery and Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum for the Easter holidays. From spring chicks to birds and butterflies, there are all sorts of animal-inspired activities in store. At one of Worcester’s oldest buildings, The Commandery, there are winged creatures emerging from their eggs for families to spot on their way around the historic rooms and [...]
Saturday 16 September 2023 – Sunday 7 January 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Celebrating the story of graffiti and street art in partnership with Worcester Paint Festival, Paint the Streets explores the work of pivotal artists from the US and UK such as Basquiat, Haring, Shepard Fairey (Obey), Banksy, Goldie and Inkie, alongside a selection of current street artists who have been part of Worcester Paint Festival. Worcester [...]
Saturday 10 June 2023 - Sunday 21 January 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum A tribute exhibition to Worcestershire motor-racing legend Peter Collins. Discover how a Kidderminster-born motor enthusiast became the rising star in the Ferrari Formula One team in motorsport’s most glamorous and dangerous era. This exhibition tells Peter’s remarkable story through original photographs and letters, and features touching personal items including his racing helmet and gloves. Free [...]
Saturday 28 January - Saturday 3 June 2023 (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum Situated as it is on the banks of the River Severn, flooding is an environmental phenomenon well-known to Worcester. Watermark explores flooding as a result of climate change, both locally and globally, through contemporary artworks and paintings from the museum collections. The exhibition is part of a wider programme of events and exhibitions across Worcester. [...]
Saturday 4 March - 1 July 2023 (closed Sundays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum British Impressionists characteristically painted en plein air (outdoors) and, with free brushstrokes and joyful colours, focused on the interplay between working people, families at leisure and the landscapes they lived in. This exhibition brings together wonderful works from the Worcester City collection, the Bowerman Trust and Southampton Art Gallery to celebrate the links between Worcestershire [...]
News release For Immediate Release Thursday 8 December 2022 The Christmas season is here - and the museums are ready for fantastic family activities through December 2022. From a reindeer roundup at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum to gingerbread-infused workshops at The Commandery, there is plenty of hands-on fun for visitors this month. Make Christmas memories with gingerbread-filled mornings at the historic Commandery through December. Children can make their own [...]
