Family Drop-in Session
Mon 01 April, 11am – 12pm
Get crafty at our family drop-in sessions and come away with a unique piece of art inspired by the museum. It is a great way to stimulate creativity and imagination, while learning a little about history. Activities may vary, but most will include colouring, cutting and sticking. All materials will be provided, as well as guidance and help if needed. No need to pre-book, just arrive between 11am and 12pm and pay for the session when you buy your entry ticket.
Cost: 2.50
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/family-drop-in-session-5/
Bronze Age Beaker Pottery Workshop
Children’s workshop
Tue 02 April, 10.30am – 12pm
Bringing history and creativity together you will get the chance to make your very own Bronze Age inspired pot!
People have been making pottery for thousands of years, and in this workshop you will learn what techniques ancient Bronze Age people used to decorate their distinctive beakers, and try your hand at making your very own vessel. After exploring the prehistory galleries for inspiration, get creative and decorate your pot with natural materials such as: sticks, string, and even your own fingernails! All materials are provided.
Cost: £12.50 per child, £10 members
Booking essential
Suitable for ages 8 and above. Please enquire about younger children
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/bronze-age-beaker-pottery-workshop/
Anglo Saxon Brooches
Children’s Workshop
Wed 03 April, 10.30am – 12pm
Brooches are a prevalent feature in our collection because they were not only beautiful, but also practical. Bring your little designers along to learn about, and then create several brooches of their own. This session also includes some game playing and some dress up.
Cost: £10.50 per child, £9 members
Booking essential
Suitable for ages 6 and above
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/anglo-saxon-brooches/
Minerva’s Pom Pom Owl Workshop
Children’s Workshop
Thurs 04 April, 10.30am – 12pm
Let your imagination take flight in our Pom Pom Owl Workshop! Learn about the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva and her sacred owl. Take a look at some real Roman artefacts linked to Minerva that were found in Cirencester. Then make your own Pom Pom Owl to take home. All materials supplied, including brightly coloured wool, card and buttons.
Cost: £10 per child, £9 members
Booking essential
Suitable for ages 6 and above
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/minervas-pom-pom-owl-workshop/
Cotswold Peculiars – Corinium Afternoons
Afternoon Talk with Dr Caroline Morris
Thurs 04 April, 2 – 3pm
Join us for a Corinium Afternoon. One of our knowledgeable team will give a talk taking the Museum’s collection as its starting point. From Prehistory to Romans, Anglo Saxons to Medieval Cirencester, or perhaps inspired by something surprising found in our reserve collections, we hope to share the fascinating histories of the Cotswolds to brighten up even the gloomiest Thursday afternoon.
Cost: £9 adults, £8 members
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/cotswold-peculiars-corinium-afternoons/
Roman Soldier Re-enactment Day
Fri 05 April, 10am – 4pm
A day of re-enactment with the Ermine Street Guard. Watch battle formations in the museum’s Hare gallery, hear about the soldier’s kit, daily life and weaponry. Children will have the chance to take part in a Soldier School and there will be living history tables for you to meet Roman soldiers and people around the galleries. Get ready to learn more about Roman military and bring a camera to have your picture taken with a Roman soldier!
Included in admission
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/roman-soldier-re-enactment-day-3/
Roman Soldier Re-enactment Day
Sat 06 April, 10am – 4pm
A day of re-enactment with the Ermine Street Guard. Watch battle formations in the museum’s Hare gallery, hear about the soldier’s kit, daily life and weaponry. Children will have the chance to take part in a Soldier School and there will be living history tables for you to meet Roman soldiers and people around the galleries. Get ready to learn more about Roman military and bring a camera to have your picture taken with a Roman soldier!
Included in admission
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/roman-soldier-re-enactment-day-3-2/
Marvellous Mythological Marionettes
Children’s Workshop
Sat 06 April, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Join Caroline McCatty to make a marvellous magical faun marionette. Using twigs and recycled items you will create your mythical faun which can come to life with a twitch or flick of your fingers.
Suitable for 7 to 11 year-olds
Cost: £12.50 per child, £10 members
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/marvellous-mythological-marionettes-2/
Family Drop-in Session
Mon 08 April, 11am – 12pm
Get crafty at our family drop-in sessions and come away with a unique piece of art inspired by the museum. It is a great way to stimulate creativity and imagination, while learning a little about history. Activities may vary, but most will include colouring, cutting and sticking. All materials will be provided, as well as guidance and help if needed. No need to pre-book, just arrive between 11am and 12pm and pay for the session when you buy your entry ticket.
Cost: 2.50
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/family-drop-in-session-6/
Macmillan Celebrated
The Royal Ballet Live
Tues 09 April, 7.15pm
Danses Concertantes, commissioned by Ninette de Valois in 1955, was MacMillan’s first major work. An early sign of the incredible artistic output that would follow, the work’s critical success spurred MacMillan to abandon performing in favour of choreography. It is followed by Different Drummer, MacMillan’s complex and haunting balletic interpretation of Woyzeck, Georg Büchner’s play about a soldier’s descent into madness. The mixed programme concludes with Requiem, his 1976 work for Stuttgart Ballet, created in memory of its late artistic director, MacMillan’s friend and former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer John Cranko.
Cost: £17 per adult or £15 members
Booking recommended
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/macmillan-celebrated-the-royal-ballet-live/
Roman Swords and Shields
Children’s Workshop
Thurs 11 April, 10.30-12pm
During this workshop you will create a Roman shield and sword so that you feel as ready as a real Roman soldier to venture into the world to do battle. This creative workshop is inspired by archaeology from the Roman fort and from tombstones of Roman cavalrymen. Make your equipment and take it home after you have made it all in this creative workshop.
Cost: £10.50 per child, £9 members
Booking essential
Suitable for ages 6 and above
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/roman-swords-and-shields-2/
Walking Roman Cirencester
Cotswold Heritage Walk with Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes
Fri 12 April, 10:15am – 1:30pm
Corinium Museum, in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist, Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes, former Head of Collections at Corinium Museum, who has begun a new venture combining her two great passions archaeology and walking!
Head out with Alison to explore what lies beneath your feet revealing the ancient town of Roman Corinium, parts of the wall and impressive amphitheatre. After a short break for refreshments, Alison will lead a tour of Corinium Museum to discover the treasures revealed on the walk. With each step you will connect with the historic landscape and gain a unique insight as you walk and talk along the way. With 20 years’ experience researching and curating the collection you will be in expert hands as Alison shares her passion and unique knowledge of Roman Corinium.
This half-day event will comprise of a two-hour leisurely walking tour of the town and amphitheatre, entry to the Museum with refreshments, followed by a guided tour of the award-winning Roman galleries.
Wear good footwear as mostly flat but some uneven terrain. Walk experience lasts approx. 2 hours, museum visit lasts approx. 1 hour.
Booking recommended
Limited to 10 people
Cost: £33 per adult, £28 members
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/walking-roman-cirencester-13/
Roman Cirencester Town Walk
Thurs 18 April 11am – 12.15pm
The remains of the ancient Roman town of Corinium lie underneath our feet as we walk around Cirencester. Join us to discuss the Roman archaeology of the town and key discoveries that point to this being one of the most vibrant and wealthy towns in Roman Britain. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a raincoat! Meet at the museum.
Cost: £10 adults, £9 members
Booking recommended
Limited to 10 people
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/roman-cirencester-town-walk-20/
HORIZONS
Contemporary landscapes in paint, textiles and print
Abigail Waddell and Sarah White
18 April – 2 June
Abigail Waddell is a contemporary landscape painter working mainly in oils. Based in the Cotswolds, Abigail is inspired by her local scenery as well as regular trips to Wales and North West Scotland. She enjoys working outdoors capturing the immediacy of light and movement in the skies in an impressionistic approach. Abigail was the winner of the 2022 British Art Prize Peoples’ choice award
@awaddellart
Sarah White is a local Cirencester Artist and textile designer. She is inspired by the richness of
seasonal colours and shapes from the Cotswold landscape. Her paintings and studies concentrate on the effect of light falling on linear forms. The colours are layered and diffused using inks, dyes and pastels and she paints on velvet to create extra blended softness. Additional landscape studies are explored using collagraph techniques, either monochrome or tinted to build up textural layers.
@sarah_white_textiles
sarahwhite64@hotmail.co.uk
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/horizons/
Walking Roman Cirencester
Cotswold Heritage Walk with Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes
Sat 20 April, 10:15am – 1:30pm
Corinium Museum, in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist, Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes, former Head of Collections at Corinium Museum, who has begun a new venture combining her two great passions archaeology and walking!
Head out with Alison to explore what lies beneath your feet revealing the ancient town of Roman Corinium, parts of the wall and impressive amphitheatre. After a short break for refreshments, Alison will lead a tour of Corinium Museum to discover the treasures revealed on the walk. With each step you will connect with the historic landscape and gain a unique insight as you walk and talk along the way. With 20 years’ experience researching and curating the collection you will be in expert hands as Alison shares her passion and unique knowledge of Roman Corinium.
This half-day event will comprise of a two-hour leisurely walking tour of the town and amphitheatre, entry to the Museum with refreshments, followed by a guided tour of the award-winning Roman galleries.
Wear good footwear as mostly flat but some uneven terrain. Walk experience lasts approx. 2 hours, museum visit lasts approx. 1 hour.
Booking recommended
Limited to 10 people
Cost: £33 per adult, £28 members
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/walking-roman-cirencester-14/
Swan Lake
The Royal Ballet Live
Wed 24 April, 7.15pm
Out hunting, Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans. One among them transforms into the beautiful human Odette and he is immediately enamoured. But Odette is bound by a spell which keeps her captive as a swan during the day. Can Siegfried free her?
Tchaikovsky’s sensational score combines with the evocative imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane to heighten the dramatic pathos of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s quintessential ballet classic. Swan Lake remains to this day one of the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon.
Cost: £17 per adult or £15 members
Booking recommended
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/swan-lake-the-royal-ballet-live-2/
Discover @ The Stores
Wednesday 24 April, 11am
The Resource Centre, The Old Prison Site, Northleach
Join us to discover the museum stores: the Cotswolds from prehistory to the 1950’s, through stone, costume, pottery, rural life and social history. We have scythes and hoovers, pottery from all ages and Roman mosaics, carved column plinths and stone coffins, medieval tiles and corbels, smocks and an ambassador’s sword. After a tour of the store we’ll focus on a few fascinating things that we’ve pulled out of their boxes or off their shelves. The store is full of surprises.
Location: The Resource Centre, The Old Prison Site, Northleach, GL54 3JH.
The Resource Centre is the green building to the right of the main Old Prison car park.
Cost: £10 per adult, £9 members
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/discover-the-stores-22/
Cirencester in the Civil War
Town Walk with Ian Thomas
Thurs 25 April, 11am – 12.15pm
Ian Thomas will lead a walk around the town bringing to life the ‘storming of Cirencester’ in 1643. See where events unfolded and consider the significance of Cirencester in the English Civil War. The walk will explore the town centre, the Abbey Grounds and Cirencester Park. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a raincoat!
Cost: £10 adults, £9 members
Booking recommended
Limited to 10 people.
https://coriniummuseum.org/event/cirencester-in-the-civil-war-6/
Title
Rural Cinema
Sat 27 April, 2.15pm
Rural Cinema film titles are released 4-6 weeks in advance. Please visit our website to find out more www.coriniummuseum.org
Cost: £9 adults, £8 concessions
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