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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 9 January, 10am-12pm
Everyone has a story, that…
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…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 16 January, 10am-12pm
Imagining the Future of…
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…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 23 January, 10am-12pm
Step into the Shadows
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…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 6 February, 10am-12pm
Writing in Confinement: the…
Explore new ways of writing poetry and prose, combining a queer lens with Oulipo-inspired literary constraints to produce surprising and electric results.
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 13 February, 10am-12pm
Hats Off: Emblems and Insignia
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…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 27 February, 10am-12pm
Bear with Clay
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…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 13 March, 10am-12pm
Portraits of Escape: Women…
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…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 27 March, 10am-12pm
Face and Jar
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…
