Culture Club – ‘WW1 Poems from the Trenches and beyond’, with Ian McKay Trench warfare and other horrors of WW1 produced some remarkable poetry. Long before video-diaries or i-phones, poets caught up in the conflict captured their feelings and those of their comrades. The speaker will read from Brooke, Owen, Sassoon and others, including Gurney […]
A young English boy befriends a talking bear he finds at a London train station. A live-action feature based on the series of popular children's books.
Come along to a Museum Tots session and browse the galleries to find special tot friendly animal themed activities. Giving you a chance to paint, stick, create, try out some new toys and listen to storytime, as well as meeting with other parents and tots. The theme will be 'Communication'.
Broadcast live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Summer 1914. In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years. No sooner have they made their pledge than the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive, presenting them with […]
Come along to Gloucester Quays for some half term Quayside activity fun. Taking place from the 16th – 20th February 2015. Lots of activities, to keep the little ones busy this half term at Gloucester Quays.
It took Michael Portillo little more than 10 years to get a seat in the Commons and then rise in power and esteem to a point where he was a favoured leader of his party and possible future PM. A track record like that suggests to many a privileged friend of the rich and famous […]
‘Behind The Lens’, with Aleks Gjika Come along and hear local photographer Aleks Gjika talk us through his current exhibition ‘Visual Impact’, on at the City Museum Touring Gallery until 7 March
A brand new Club for children aged 5-11 years. The Museum Detectives Club meets once a month at the City Museum. Each session is packed full of activities, stories, crafts and trails - tailored to the age of the children. The children also get to see and handle items from the Museum’s own collection, including dinosaur […]
A brand new Club for children aged 5-11 years. The Museum Detectives Club meets once a month at the City Museum. Each session is packed full of activities, stories, crafts and trails - tailored to the age of the children. The children also get to see and handle items from the Museum’s own collection, including dinosaur […]
Last year Heritage Lottery Fund awarded a “First World War: then and now” small grant to Gloucester City Council for Gloucester based musician/producer George Moorey and musician/singer Leo Saunders to make two pieces of original music (the first 19 minutes, 14 seconds and the second 19 minutes, 18 seconds in length) inspired by and incorporating […]
