Bite-size Talk | Reflections
Tuesday 13 October 2026, 2 – 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Artist Wayne Warren, curator of Reflections, will delve deeper into the concepts behind the works in this Bite-size Talk.
The exhibition features a diverse range of artists spanning the last three centuries – including works from Worcester City’s own collection as well as high profile loans from the National Gallery. Brand-new works by Wayne Warren and Jonathon Wright have been created especially for the exhibition.
£4.95 for the talk. If you’d like to visit the exhibition too, advance booking will be available online later in 2026. The rest of Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is free to visit.
Image: Blackbirds Singing to Me Across the Severn, 2004, Kurt Jackson © the artist.
Bite-size Talk | 54321! Counting down to a Great Exhibition!
Tuesday 14 July, 2 – 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Bringing together this extraordinary collection of original screen-used props and puppets, faithful reproductions, original toys, memorabilia and paraphernalia dedicated to the science fiction TV shows of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999 et al), was no mean feat.
See behind the scenes of this nostalgic exhibition and hear about some interesting local links at this talk by the exhibition’s curator.
£4.95 for the talk. This exhibition and the rest of Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum are free to visit.
Bite-size Talk | Glove Affair – Worcester’s Hand in the Global Gloving Industry
Tuesday 9 June 2026, 2 – 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Learn about the forthcoming Glove Affair Gallery which will showcase Worcester’s glove collection and celebrate the skills of the local people that created them.
Worcester gloves were the choice of royalty, international fashion houses, and celebrities across the globe. Hear all about what led to Worcester becoming the fashion glove capital of Britain.
£4.95 for the talk. Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is free to visit.
Bite-size Talk | Textiles Unfolded: Caring for, and curating, the costume collection
Tuesday 12 May 2026, 2 – 2.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Join the costume curator to learn about the importance of Worcestershire’s costume collection, how it is cared for and the collection’s significance to the county.
£4.95 for the talk. Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is free to visit.
Museum Detectives Family Trail
Term-time only (Tuesday 14 April to Friday 22 May) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Visit in 2026 and become a museum detective at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum!
Eight items on display have been highlighted, can you find them all? You’ll be able to draw and label what you find on your trail sheet.
£1, purchase your trail from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
Family Trail | Secret Gardens
Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Explore the Art Gallery and Museum with your Secret Garden Map!
Find all kinds of characters – from frogs and insects to fairies and gnomes – and match them up with their hiding places on the map.
£1, purchase your trail from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
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Bags of Fun | Secret Gardens, £2.50 – Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays)
Get Arty: Secret Gardens, £5.50 – Thursday 2 April and Thursday 9 April 2026, 10.30 – 11.30am
Rag Rugging Workshop (ages 16+)
Saturday 13 June 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm | The Commandery
Rag rugging became widespread during the Victorian era – it was a way to make the most of every bit of material and to cover chilly floors.
In this craft morning at Worcester’s Commandery, learn how to use traditional rag rugging tools and try out different techniques as you design and create your own rug.✨
Sip a tea, enjoy a coffee, and munch biscuits as you craft.☕
£22.50. All resources supplied. Ages 16+ years.
Book your spot. If you’d like to look around The Commandery, you can get half-price general admission from the shop on the day of the workshop.
Bags of Fun | Secret Gardens
Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Bags of Fun are back for the Easter holidays! They’re filled with brilliant activities all about secret gardens… what will you create?
- Create a garden drawing and use a split pin to turn the sky from day to night
- Design a paper plate rainbow hanging decoration
- Make mini puppets of fairies, gnomes, and frogs
- Decorate a butterfly mask
The Art Gallery and Museum is fully equipped for young creatives to get going on their making. Each activity bag has multiple themed activities inside along with colouring and puzzle sheets.
£2.50, purchase your activity bags from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
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Family Trail | Secret Gardens, £1 – Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays)
Get Arty: Secret Gardens, £5.50 – Thursday 2 April and Thursday 9 April 2026, 10.30 – 11.30am
Family Fun | Get Arty: Secret Gardens
Thursday 2 April and Thursday 9 April 2026, 10.30 – 11.30am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Come and get arty in the Easter holidays at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum!
Imagine discovering a secret garden… what would you find in it?
In this fun creative session, make your very own secret garden – create the house, collage some grass and a pond, make lolly-stick fences, and make bunting to decorate it! You can even mould some clay toadstools to make your secret garden extra magical.
Get Arty is on: Thursday 2 April and Thursday 9 April, 10.30 – 11.30am.
£5.50 per child; please book via the link below. A parent or carer must stay during the session. Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum.
You might also enjoy…
Bags of Fun | Secret Gardens, £2.50 – Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays)
Family Trail | Secret Gardens, £1 – Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays)
Bite-size Talk | Singer Sargent and the Broadway Colony
Tuesday 10 March 2026, 2 – 2.30pm and 2.45 – 3.15pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Hear more about the incredible array of artists that made up the Broadway Colony – exploring how they lived and worked together in the beautiful Cotswolds and their lasting legacy on British art.
This talk takes place twice on Tuesday 10 March:
- 2 – 2.30pm – FULLY BOOKED
- 2.45 – 3.15pm
£4.95 for the talk. If you’d like to visit the exhibition John Singer Sargent: an American in Worcestershire too, advance booking is available online.