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From events including issues-focused free exhibitions and stimulating free workshops, join the discussions, gain valuable insights and enjoy a fun and memorable experience. We also have regular daily performances - click here to find out more.

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Exhibition:

From Monday 28 July 2025 - March 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 January 2025

Project Lab - Professor…

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

Ghost Tour

Halloween

Event:

Select dates from Saturday 27 September to Saturday 22 November 2025, 6pm and 7pm

Ghosts of the Gaol

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.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 7 November, 10am-12pm

Reframing Identity: From…

Join artist Marcia Porto to explore the expressive possibilities of monotype printmaking.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 14 November, 10am-12pm

Words of Reformation

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.

Crime Club

Crime talk

Event:

Thursday 20 November 2025, 6pm

Crime Club: Georgian…

To celebrate our 30th Anniversary and the 30th Crime Club event, we’re taking a step back in time! We’re bringing back our very first Crime Club event from 2019. If you missed it six years ago,…

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 21 November, 10am-12pm

The Ominous Times

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.

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!

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 28 November, 10am-12pm

Make Your Mark

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…

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 5 December, 10am-12pm

Textures of Justice

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…

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 12 December, 10am-12pm

Lighting Up The Holidays

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…

Cocktails and Crime

Christmas

Murder Mystery

Event:

Wednesday 31 December 2025, 7pm

NYE Cocktails and Crime: Go…

Welcome to the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll divorce showdown... with a twist!