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Exhibition:

From Monday 28 July 2025 - Spring/Summer 2026

30 Objects Representing…

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…

Project Lab

Exhibition:

Wednesday 8 October until May 2026

Project Lab - Professor…

To celebrate Black History Month, we are honoured to profile Professor Veronica Pickering MBS HAC in our Project Lab.

Exhibition:

Wednesday 29 April - Wednesday 13 May 2026

Nottingham Trent University…

Students from BA (Hons) Design for Theatre and Live Performance at Nottingham Trent University present a series of immersive installations at the National Justice Museum, inspired by the upcoming…

Exhibition:

From Saturday 23 May

‘Stretched to the Limit’ by…

‘Stretched to the Limit’ is Steel Door Studios' first solo show of a body of work. This series of evocative pieces shines a floodlight on a prison system in crisis. Spiralling overcrowding,…

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 8 May, 10am-12pm

Brews and Potions: Mixing Word

Medicinal, poisonous or magical, potions are frequently featured in folklore, fantasy literature, and historical contexts. Explore rhymes and recipes in this easy creative writing workshop. I will…

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 15 May, 10am-12pm

Threads of Labour

Explore the materials and processes of prison labour through stitching, weaving, and markmaking. Inspired by the Work in Prisons<br /> Exhibition from the National Justice Museum, you will create a…

Crime Club

Crime talk

Event:

Thursday 28 May 2026, 6pm

Crime Club: Georgian Female…

Uncover the stories of women who committed crimes in Georgian Nottingham and were imprisoned within Nottingham County Gaol.

Christmas

Murder Mystery

Event:

Saturday 28 November - Saturday 19 December 2026, 6pm

Ding Dong Merrily and Die: A…

It’s December of 1953, and you’ve been invited to a Christmas murder mystery dinner at the Shire Hall, which the Broadmarsh Players AmDram Society* will perform.