All Day
LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: MAKING AND CRAFT
Do you enjoy making and crafting? Do you Knit, Sew or Upcycle regular household items into new things? Making and craft was a popular theme for Ladybird, appearing across multiple series and allowing the creation of a subsection of the Hobbies and Interests series entitled ‘How to make’. The crafts within these series focus primarily […]
Find out more »COCKEREL BY MICHAEL O’CONNELL
For a limited time only, come and see this stunning wall-hanging by artist Michael O'Connell at the Museum. Its central feature is a large cockerel, and the textile was created using O'Connell's famous wax resist dye technique. This was the same technique he used to create his wall hangings for the 1951 Festival of Britain, […]
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THE MERL FAMILY PICNIC
BRING A PICNIC, YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR TEDDY AND JOIN US IN THE MERL GARDEN FOR FOOD-THEMED FUN Have a go at oat-rolling Test out our ‘Sensory Cow’. Record your moo! Try milking Daisy the Cow Follow the Food Facts Trail in the MERL galleries Enjoy make-and-take and colouring activities Try out our new woodland […]
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