Our latest exhibition, ‘Juvenile In Justice’, is an exploration of the lives of young people living in prison, made in collaboration with Californian artist and activist, Richard Ross

Building on their research with university students across England and Scotland who have a criminal record, this Project Lab presents the work of Dr Helena Gosling and Sarah MacLennan.

A brand-new multiple-choice escape room from the National Justice Museum!

Come and join artist Neelum Aftab and learn about Expressionist Art and how artists have created portraits through expressionism bringing to light hidden feelings and emotions through colours and…

In this workshop you will explore feelings through mark making, poetry, graffiti and using patterns to express yourself.

Join us for our next instalment of Crime Club where we will dive into historic cases of Nottinghamshire men and women who originally received a punishment of execution and then had their sentences…

For Green Hustle 2024, Janhavi Sharma will be on the steps of the Museum chalking messages of hope for the environment and our natural world.

Send a message of hope for the environment and our natural world, through words, quotes, or pictures embroidered or written on a felt leaf with artist Nicki Dennett and the Museum team.

For Nottingham Poetry Festival 2024 poet Manjit Sahota will be performing poetry while roving the National Justice Museum.

With Marcia Porto you will exercise your eye and perception, concentration on gestural expressive details.

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

View the Juvenile In Justice exhibition through a new creative perspective and produce multiple poems in response to the exhibition with Oak Lawrenson.

Artist Yuxi Hou will chalk words of welcome for this year’s Refugee Week launch at Sneinton Market.

How do birds know when and where to create a home? With artist Ismail Khokon learn about conceptual photography using a double exposure technique inspired by this years Refugee Week theme…

Use collage materials such as magazine images, photocopies, buttons, lace, fibres and fabric, letter stamps and posca pens to create their unique little version of home.

In this workshop with Paula Daniel Pontes, you will make transfer prints inspired by words and drawings exploring alternative ways of rehabilitating young people caught up in the criminal justice…

The Assizes were held three times a year in the Nottinghamshire County Courts, here at the Shire Hall. The Judges travelled around the country and saw the felons awaiting trial.

Travel back in time this August Bank Holiday weekend with our brand new 1950s-themed murder mystery.

Join this festive evening of intrigue, accusations and suspicion – complete with cocktails, dinner and laughter.