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Exhibition:

Monday 31 March - Sunday 13 July

Asking For It

Asking for It is a powerful and award-winning photographic series by Jayne Jackson that challenges the persistent culture of victim-blaming in cases of sexual and gender-based violence. Using a…

Project Lab

Exhibition:

Monday 30 June until Tuesday 30 September 2025

Project Lab - We Roar

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

Escape Room

Event:

Select dates from July to September 2025

Guilty?! - A National Justice…

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

Workshop:

Friday 27 & Monday 30 June 2025

30 Objects Representing…

Join artist Marcia Porto for two creative, hands-on workshops where you'll explore how justice has been represented—and misrepresented—through images, records, and history.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 4 July, 10am-12pm

Words of Support: Writing in…

This creative writing workshop will use our current exhibition – and the letters of support sent to Mrs Beatrice Pace after her trial for the murder of her abusive husband in 1927 – to explore issues…

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 11 July, 10am-12pm

Senses of Resistance –…

Words, sounds, taste, and smell come together in this powerful sensory workshop.

Workshop:

Wednesday 16 July, 11am-1pm

We Roar Workshop

A unique zine-making opportunity with prison art tutors and artist Faye Claridge.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 18 July, 10am-12pm

Drawing the Unseen with…

This engaging workshop invites participants to explore drawing as a mindful practice, enhancing focus, reducing stress, and fostering a deeper connection to the world around them.

Crime Club

Crime talk

Event:

Thursday 24 July 2025, 6pm

Crime Club: The Madness of…

The 1790s were one of the most turbulent eras in Nottingham's history, when riots and rebellions ran rampant in the streets. But what were the main crimes?

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 25 July, 10am-12pm

Shapes of Justice: Exploring…

Explore negative space and abstract pattern in this hands-on creative workshop, inspired by the upcoming 30 Objects Representing Justice exhibition at the National Justice Museum.

Cocktails and Crime

Murder Mystery

Event:

Saturday 23rd August 2025, 7pm

Cocktails and Crime: Nearest…

Aunt Agatha’s nearest and dearest have gathered at the Shire Hall to hear the reading of her will. Each one is hoping for a slice of the wealthy widow's vast estate, but who will inherit the fortune?

Historical talk

Heritage Open Day

Event:

Sunday 14 September, 10.30am, 12pm, and 2pm

Architecture Tour - Heritage…

Join one of our expert interpreters for a 45-minute tour of the National Justice Museum and its unique architectural features.

Historical talk

Heritage Open Day

Event:

Sunday 21 September, 10.30am, 11.30am, 2pm and 3pm

Historical Trial Re-enactment…

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.

Christmas

Murder Mystery

Event:

Thursday 27 November - Saturday 20 December 2025, 6pm

Oh Come All Ye Dreadful: A…

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