We Roar is an exhibition of extraordinary artwork and poetry by 40 people imprisoned in 21 different facilities in England and the USA.

Chosen by staff and the communities they work with, 30 Objects Representing Justice invites you to explore what justice looks like through a powerful selection of artefacts from the National Justice…

An immersive, multiple-choice escape room from the National Justice Museum!

Making Dough and Getting By is a unique, hands-on zine-building workshop inspired by Richard Wentworth's "Making do and getting by" and the We Roar exhibition. This workshop delves into the themes of…

For Heritage Open Day, we’re delighted to open one of our rarely seen spaces to the public – our beautiful Civil Courtroom – for a family friendly mock trial.

In 18th-century London, crime was rampant, and justice was chaotic. The city teemed with pickpockets, burglars, and highwaymen and public hangings were common.

What would you put in your own museum? What images frame your own history? How do we preserve the memory of an object that is lost to us?

Retrace the steps of those who were locked away here, uncover eerie tales from staff and visitors alike, and learn of the many paranormal experiences reported within this historic building.

If you had to describe the museum in 30 images, what would you photograph? Join the National Justice Museum team to create a photo album and a story of what the museum means to you.

Create a piece of embroidered and embellished cloth in an embroidery hoop depicting one object from our exhibition ’30 Objects Representing Justice’.

The 30 Objects Representing Justice exhibition has an object that has made its way into everyday language - the mugshot. Create your own mugshot playing card, based on the craze in the early 2000’s…

Our resident ghost hunter needs your help to catch the pesky ghosts this October at the National Justice Museum.

Fright Nights are back for 2025! Are you brave enough to walk the halls of a real Victorian gaol after nightfall? What might be waiting for you in the darkness...?

Join us this Black History Month for a creative ceramics workshop inspired by abolitionist ceramics. Discover how clay objects once carried powerful messages of freedom and justice, then hand-build…

Imagine all that’s left of you is a chalk white plaster face. Can the details of a life be captured on the surface, or is there still a voice underneath? This Halloween at the National Justice…

Obedience, objectification and servitude – reflect on a woman’s place in society now and in the 19th Century, by producing a modern embroidery inspired by traditional samplers.

Inspired by the text and typeface in the latest exhibition, join Chris Barker and The Smallprint Co to explore the world of Victorian printing and customise your own penny broadsheet newspaper.

Step into the Dark Underworld of 1930s Nottingham: A Murder Mystery You Won’t Forget!

Inspired by the museum's collection of badges, insignia and ideas of justice and protest, this workshop will enable participants to experiment and play with a variety of printmaking processes from…

Explore textures and details in the National Justice Museum’s collection and create a grid of collages inspired by what you see. Using fabric, buttons, ribbon, and paper, you’ll make a tactile…

Up until 1853, prisoners in the county gaol would have to buy candles to light up their cells. Join us in this candle-making workshop where you’ll make a candle, a tin candle, and wax melts with soy…