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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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Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 24 October, 10am-12pm
Abolitionist Ceramics
Join us this Black History Month for a creative ceramics workshop inspired by abolitionist ceramics. Discover how clay objects once carried powerful messages of freedom and justice, then hand-build…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 31 October, 10am-12pm
Ghosts and Echoes
Imagine all that’s left of you is a chalk white plaster face. Can the details of a life be captured on the surface, or is there still a voice underneath? This Halloween at the National Justice…
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Workshop:
Friday 7 November, 10am-12pm
Reframing Identity: From…
Join artist Marcia Porto to explore the expressive possibilities of monotype printmaking.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
