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…

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

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

Explore the untold stories of women incarcerated in Victorian times at the National Justice Museum. Guided by artist Fi Marks, you will use artefacts and historical information as inspiration for a…

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.

Join us for our new free monthly youth group for young people aged 11–17-year-olds. Explore the museum, participate in creative activities, meet new people and learn about the collection of objects…

Can you imagine a world without the police? With state-provided hallucinogens for death row inmates? With high-tech toilets throughout our prison system? In this speculative fiction workshop…

Descend into shadowed cells where justice once echoed. Capture your response through bold marks in graphite, pastel, and darkness. Then, guided by artist Ismail Khokon, transform one piece with…

In our next instalment of Crime Club, we step back in time to 1930s England - an era of tension, secrets, and sensational headlines.

Explore new ways of writing poetry and prose, combining a queer lens with Oulipo-inspired literary constraints to produce surprising and electric results.

In this workshop, you will focus on designing an emblem or badge as a focal point of the hat, which will be inspired by emblems and insignias in the collection. You will trim a small felt hat…

Head back to the 90s with our Valentine's murder mystery, where you are a guest at a new magazine launch party.

Celebrate International Polar Bear Day with Bear with Clay, a creative workshop where you’ll handbuild your own polar bear sculpture while exploring the importance of protecting this vulnerable…

Taking inspiration from female Surrealists, including Leonora Carrington, Dorothea Tanning, Claude Cahun, and the collage artist Hannah Höch, this workshop uses the museum’s 30 Objects Representing…

Join artist Xin Chen to create your own small clay Bellarmine jar, inspired by 17th-century finds from the museum site. Using coiling and decoration, participants will reimagine the bearded faces of…