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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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Exhibition:
From Monday 28 July 2025 - March 2026
30 Objects Representing…
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…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 6 March, 10am-12pm
Everyone has a story, that…
Step inside the historic walls of the National Justice Museum (formerly the Galleries of Justice) to uncover the hidden narratives of Victorian women caught in the cycle of crime and punishment.
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 20 March, 10am-12pm
Objects Tell Stories
Explore the current ’30 Objects’ exhibition to detect one of the objects’ stories. With the guidance of artist and printmaker Nicki Dennett, you will create a mini printed zine containing your…
Crime Club
Crime talk
Event:
Thursday 26 March 2026, 6pm
Crime Club: Victorian…
Victorian Britain produced many notorious criminals, but few captured the public imagination or troubled the police quite like Charlie Peace.
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 27 March, 10am-12pm
Face and Jar - Sold Out
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…