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Escape Room
Event:
Select dates in Spring and Summer 2025
Guilty?! - A National Justice…
An immersive, multiple-choice escape room from the National Justice Museum!

Event:
Friday 20 June, 5.30pm
Asking For It Celebratory…
We invite you to join us to celebrate our latest exhibition, Asking For It. Asking for It is a powerful and award-winning photographic series by Jayne Jackson that challenges the persistent culture…

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?

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!