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Illustrated father bear with two cubs standing on a green hill.
Boris Bear Cubs Welcome to a special set of sessions especially for under 5s!
  • 12 June 2025 to 17 July 2025
An animal skull and old coin sat on a table.
Object Handling Join the museum volunteers on select Saturdays to view items from the museum collection up close.
  • 21 June 2025 to 20 December 2025
A child finds an ammonite in the mud.
Found & Forgotten: Object ID drop-in Found an object in your attic, on the beach or a field? Pop into the Museum and meet with our team to try and uncover its history.
  • 05 July 2025
Photos of various museum objects. Behind the objects is an out of focus picture of people sitting around round tables.
Memory Café Join us every second Monday in the Wells Suite for Memory Café, a dementia-friendly gathering to explore museum objects, share stories, and enjoy a cup of tea.
  • 14 July 2025 to 08 December 2025
A close up of hands making a screen printing.
Screen Printing Activity To celebrate the launch of a new outdoor photographic gallery in Oaklands Park, we are inviting you to create your own Screen-Printing artwork on Friday 8 August.
  • 08 August 2025