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A museum focused on the brutal 17th century conflicts which tore a nation apart! Why did brother take on brother and a once-all-powerful monarch loose his head to the axe man? Discover interactive sieges, lift a full-sized musket, become a cavalier or roundhead!
Family Saturday is back this weekend! 🪴🪵
The weather is looking a bit damp and grey but you can enjoy the outdoors indoors at Plant Power! Join Newark Community Gardeners to make a paper plant pot and plant a flower in it, plus check out fun activities in our beautiful Dandelion Project exhibition.
👉 All FREE for Newark and Sherwood residents!
🥳 We're delighted to have been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Award for the second year running! Thank you to all those who nominated us as one of the Best Small Museums for families in the UK. ⭐️
Find out more 👉 https://newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/latest-news/2024/june/national-civil-war-centre-shortlisted-for-award/
Do you know a young person who wants to explore the arts this summer? 🎨 Open Doors have two FREE arts programmes running, where you can learn all about theatre or dance.
For more information or to book, please visit our website 👉 www.palacenewark.com/opendoors/upcoming-events/
Our next Family Saturday, fittingly for Summer, is all about nature! 🍃🌻
At Plant Power, we're going to be joined by some of the amazing volunteers from Newark Community Gardeners, who are committed to help keep Newark blooming by community gardening and litter picking. On Saturday 6th July, join them to make your own paper pots and plant some flowers in them as well as enjoying arty activities in our beautiful Dandelion Project exhibition. All FREE for Newark and Sherwood residents!
📢 There’s less than 1 week left to apply to the Palace Theatre Newarks Our Past, Your Future Fund! 🌟
You can apply to this legacy grant of £1500 up until Friday 28 June 2024, if you are looking to pursue a career in any aspect of the arts.🎭💃🎵🎨
Find out more and submit your application today by visiting👇
https://ow.ly/N3ef50Sn9RQ
🚨 Calling all creatives in Newark and Sherwood!🚨
There's just one week left to apply for the Our Past, Your Future Fund this year! 🌟
If you live within Newark and Sherwood, are aged between 16-25 and are looking to pursue a career in any aspect of the arts, you can apply to this legacy grant of £1500 up until Friday 28 June 2024. 🎭💃🎵🎨
Find out more and submit your application today by visiting: https://ow.ly/N3ef50Sn9RQ
⭐ Attention all families! ⭐
We want to make the National Civil War Centre as family-friendly as possible, and want to hear from you! 👨👩👧👦
🚀Join us for the launch of our Family Panel on Saturday 20 July, 10am to 12pm, for a morning filled with family fun and a chance to meet our lovely team, who can't wait to hear your thoughts on what we have to offer!
Want to book a spot for your family and learn more about how to join our Family Panel? Visit https://nationalcivilwarcentre.com/whatson/events/family-panel-launch-day.php
👣 Step back in time this Saturday for a Hidden History Walking Tour for just £5! 📜
Witness the scars of history on a journey that reveals how the people of Newark braved the perils of the Civil War—from surviving the plague to dodging cannonball fire. 🏰💥
📅 Saturday 22 June
🕰️1:25pm
📍National Civil war Centre, Appleton Gate
Find out more and book your ticket to travel through history!👇
https://www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/instances/town-tour---besieged-but-never-beaten-8.php
Would you like to assist in providing a lively, friendly, caring and efficient catering and bar service for our customers? 👨🍳
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our existing team.
📅 Thursday 20 June
Apply now 👇
Would you like to assist in providing a lively, friendly, caring and efficient catering and bar service for our customers? 👨🍳
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our existing team at the National Civil War Centre and Palace Theatre! 🍴
You will assist with the selling of food, alcohol, and merchandise throughout the day and in the production of light meals and snacks to customer requirements, ensuring portion control and correct pricing along with maintaining high cleaning standards at all times.
📅Closing Date: Thursday 20 June 2024
For more information including how to apply 👇
https://ow.ly/RWq950Sb3Gv
Calling all Newark and Sherwood residents! 📢
Enjoy FREE entry to the museum. Discover the past, right in your backyard. 🏛️
What will you find? 🔍
🔍 Join our knowledgeable guides this weekend for the ‘Newark Through Time’ walking tour. Crammed full of intriguing facts, visit sites of Anglo Saxon, Medieval, Georgian and Victorian importance right here in Newark.
This tour will also see a British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreter in attendance so that Deaf or hard of hearing participants can enjoy discovering the town's fascinating history.
👉 Booking is recommended and tickets cost £5 - www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/instances/town-tour-bsl-interpreted---newark-through-time.php
Today’s Mini Museum is all about noise.👂 Join us for this free event for both children and their parents or carers.
⏰ Thursday 13 June, 10.30am
📍 The National Civil War Centre
❗️ For children under 5
Are you ready to join Newark Creates at their free Streets Ahead event on Sunday? Newark Creates have got the best in street theatre & outdoor arts, as well as circus workshops for beginners! Here’s a quick look at the times and details!
🦛 HIPPOS – 11am & 1pm
🏆 De Cuyper VS De Cuyper – 11:30am & 2pm
🎪 Circus Starlight drop-in circus skills workshop – 12:30 pm until 2:30pm
🎵 Alex Jones performing – 12.30pm
🎵 Adam Schofield performing – 1:30pm
🎲🚗📚🧩 Arts & crafts, sports, kit car displays, book and jigsaw swaps, and more – all day!
Why not make the most of your day out and celebrate Fathers Day by visiting one of Newark’s lovely cafés to soak up the atmosphere?
Bring the whole crew! 🤝
Our family-friendly museum offers interactive activities, dressing up, and more. Kids love it! 🎩👑
Remember, the National Civil War Centre is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. FREE for Newark and Sherwood residents and free with entry price for other guests! English Heritage members get 30% off admission. 🕰️🎟
For details, visit our website: https://www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/visit/
A huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers!
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the museum, we are grateful for everything you do!
✨We’re hiring✨
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our existing team! 🍴
Find out more below 👇
Would you like to assist in providing a lively, friendly, caring and efficient catering and bar service for our customers? 👨🍳
We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our existing team at the National Civil War Centre and Palace Theatre! 🍴
You will assist with the selling of food, alcohol, and merchandise throughout the day and in the production of light meals and snacks to customer requirements, ensuring portion control and correct pricing along with maintaining high cleaning standards at all times.
📅Closing Date: Thursday 20 June 2024
For more information including how to apply 👇
https://ow.ly/RWq950Sb3Gv
Don't forget our Walking Tours are back!
🏛️This Saturday is our Besieged But Never Beaten tour! For just £5 travel through Newark's history!
👣 This Civil War Tour will take in historical sites of seventeenth century Newark, telling of how its inhabitants dodged cannonball fire and survived plague on a daily basis.
📅 Saturday 8th June
⏰1:25pm
📍National Civil war Centre, Appleton Gate
Find out more and book your ticket to travel through history!👇
https://www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/instances/town-tour---besieged-but-never-beaten-9.php
Thank you to everyone who attended this evenings talk with our Collections and Exhibitions Officer, Kevin. ⭐️
It was really interesting to learn all about life in Newark during World War II.
Amazing job as always Kevin, thank you! ☺️
Tomorrow's Mini Museum is all about castles. 🏰 Join us for this free event for both children and their parents or carers.
⏰ Thursday 6 June, 10.30am
📍 The National Civil War Centre
❗️ For children under 5
For more information or to book your free place visit: www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/instances/mini-museum-7.php
It was lovely to have you here🌈 thank you for coming along!
There's still time to join us this evening 🗣👇
www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/instances/wwii-in-newark-talk-with-kevin-winter.php
Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of D Day with us, and join curator Kevin Winter to find out more about the experience of living through WWII in Newark. This talk will take place partly in our magnificent Tudor Hall and partly in our Newark Gallery, where Kevin will offer an expert view of some WWII objects in our collection.
Book here: https://www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/seedo/events/ww2-in-newark.php
Still one more day to apply 👇
We’re looking for two early-mid career community-focused artists, creatives or collectives to take up a residency based in public studio space at National Civil War Centre in Newark.
🖌️Are you an artist or collective who is passionate about working with local community groups and families? We may have the perfect role for you!
Our Open Doors team are looking for two early-mid career community focused artists, creatives or collectives to take up a residency studio based at the National Civil War Centre.
You’ll work with community groups at locations across the district of Newark Sherwood, as well as interacting with visitors in the studio. As an experienced educator or participatory arts practitioner, you’ll work with people to co-create artworks that respond to and are inspired by our historical artefacts, collections, buildings and / or heritage sites.
Sound like the role for you? For more information or to apply please visit, ➡️ www.palacenewark.com/opendoors/artist-in-residence/
❗️ Deadline: 12 noon, Thursday 6 June 2024.
We’re looking for two early-mid career community-focused artists, creatives or collectives to take up a residency based in public studio space at National Civil War Centre in Newark.
👏Reminder! Newark and Sherwood residents now get FREE entry to the National Civil War Centre!
🔎Explore our rich history and heritage without spending a penny! (Unless you fancy stopping by the Nineteen20 cafe for a refreshment 🍰 or picking up a souvenir! 🗺️)
👋See you there!
🌟 We hope you all had a blast Jitterbugging your way through our Family Saturday event today!
If you had fun today we would love it if you could spare a few minutes to nominate us for the Best Family Friendly Small Museum award! 🤩
❗🗳️ Voting closes on Monday at 5pm!
You can vote here: bit.ly/VoteFFMA
📅 Join us this weekend for our Family Saturday event, Jitterbug June.
Did you know the Palace Theatre was one of the buildings that helped keep Newark safe in WW2❓
Its tall minarets proved the ideal lookout post for fire watchers (who scoured the horizon for fires in the town) and the cellar was used as a First Aid Post. The Tudor Hall was used to process evacuees from Sheffield in Sept 1939 and then again in 1940 and 1941.
The Women’s Voluntary Service used the hall as a food distribution station and some women's land army recruits slept in the hall before going to their billets.
👉 Come along on Saturday and join us for a tea party in the Tudor Hall, decorate cakes to take home and learn how to dance the jitterbug with the whole family. WWII themed 'Family Five' tours will focus on 5 objects or locations , selected with children and families in mind, including stories, props and plenty of time for questions and chat.
Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of D Day with us, and join curator Kevin Winter to find out more about the experience of living through WWII in Newark. This talk will take place partly in our magnificent Tudor Hall and partly in our Newark Gallery, where Kevin will offer an expert view of some WWII objects in our collection.
Book here: https://www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/seedo/events/ww2-in-newark.php
🔍👣 As the half term draws to a close, what better way to wrap it up than with a dive into the depths of history? Join us for the Hidden History Tour - Newark Through Time this Saturday and uncover the stories etched into the very fabric of our town!
🏛️ Embark from the National Civil War Centre and unearth the layers of history that Newark is built upon, from the Anglo-Saxon times to the echoes of the Medieval, Georgian, and Victorian eras.
📅 Saturday 1 June 2024
⏰ 1.25pm
📍 National Civil War Centre, Appleton Gate
Book your tour now and be a part of history 👇
https://www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/instances/town-tour---newark-through-time-7.php
📅 Join us this weekend for our Family Saturday event, Jitterbug June, a celebration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Did you know the Palace Theatre was one of the buildings that helped keep Newark safe in WW2❓
Its tall minarets proved the ideal lookout post for fire watchers (who scoured the horizon for fires in the town) and the cellar was used as a First Aid Post. The Tudor Hall was used to process evacuees from Sheffield in Sept 1939 and then again in 1940 and 1941.
The Women’s Voluntary Service used the hall as a food distribution station and some women's land army recruits slept in the hall before going to their billets.
👉 Come along on Saturday and join us for a tea party in the Tudor Hall, decorate cakes to take home and learn how to dance the jitterbug with the whole family. WWII themed 'Family Five' tours will focus on 5 objects or locations , selected with children and families in mind, including stories, props and plenty of time for questions and chat.
National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate
Newark
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📅 Join us this weekend for our Family Saturday event, Jitterbug June. Did you know the Palace Theatre was one of the buildings that helped keep Newark safe in WW2❓ Its tall minarets proved the ideal lookout post for fire watchers (who scoured the horizon for fires in the town) and the cellar was used as a First Aid Post. The Tudor Hall was used to process evacuees from Sheffield in Sept 1939 and then again in 1940 and 1941. The Women’s Voluntary Service used the hall as a food distribution station and some women's land army recruits slept in the hall before going to their billets. 👉 Come along on Saturday and join us for a tea party in the Tudor Hall, decorate cakes to take home and learn how to dance the jitterbug with the whole family. WWII themed 'Family Five' tours will focus on 5 objects or locations , selected with children and families in mind, including stories, props and plenty of time for questions and chat.
📅 Join us this weekend for our Family Saturday event, Jitterbug June, a celebration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Did you know the Palace Theatre was one of the buildings that helped keep Newark safe in WW2❓ Its tall minarets proved the ideal lookout post for fire watchers (who scoured the horizon for fires in the town) and the cellar was used as a First Aid Post. The Tudor Hall was used to process evacuees from Sheffield in Sept 1939 and then again in 1940 and 1941. The Women’s Voluntary Service used the hall as a food distribution station and some women's land army recruits slept in the hall before going to their billets. 👉 Come along on Saturday and join us for a tea party in the Tudor Hall, decorate cakes to take home and learn how to dance the jitterbug with the whole family. WWII themed 'Family Five' tours will focus on 5 objects or locations , selected with children and families in mind, including stories, props and plenty of time for questions and chat.
This winter, SoundLincs were commissioned by Open Doors with funding from Arts Council England to deliver Open Sounds music activities. They worked with the Autism Support Group who compiled this video of some of the music workshop sessions. Well done to the whole team working on this and a special congratulations to the Autism Support Group! 👏🎵
🛍️ FREE party bag at Open Doors party!!! Join Milly to celebrate Open Doors' first birthday in Ollerton and Rainworth at our FREE Family Arts Festival! 🥳 Each child will take home a party bag filled with goodies! Play pass the parcel, musical statues and many more family favourite party games! ❗ Milly’s birthday parties will be a relaxed environment and all activities will be accessible however we would like to let everyone know that there will be loud music which may be difficult for people with sensory issues, so please feel free to bring along some noise cancelling headphones! There will also be basic British Sign Language (BSL) available during these sessions. To book your space visit: https://www.palacenewark.com/opendoors/family-arts-festival/
🦖 Calling out all dinosaur lovers! Join us at the FREE Family Arts Festival for a Time Travel Tots session, for those aged 5 and under! Travel back in time with Open Doors to discover all things Pre History! ➡️ Book your ticket now! https://www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/?keywords=Tots&day=14&month=03&year=2024&search=all&past=&date-from=&date-to=
Last week, Nova, a year 12 student spent the week with us at the museum for work experience! Here’s a few of her favourite items and some fun facts along the way. ⭐️ 👏 We’d like to say a big thank you to Nova for her amazing work during the week and we wish you all the best for the future!
🎶 And that's a wrap! soundSYNC, a series of workshops by soundLINCS in partnership with Open Doors, was a great success. It's been such a fantastic week filled with creativity and music! So many amazing pieces of music were made by our participants, which will be used in the lead up to our Open Doors Family Arts Festival, and at the festival itself! Thank you for everyone who came along, we hoped you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did! 🎶🎹 *Music in this video was created by the participants of soundSYNC, a series of workshops created by soundLINCS in partnership with Open Doors. ©all rights reserved.
🎨Today is your last chance to join Vanessa Stone Artist in creating your own paper boat and adding to the collaborative paper version of the river Trent! 🐠Don't miss out! You can take part from 11am until 2pm! Entry in now free for Newark and Sherwood residents. 👋See you there!
🎧🎼We've had a great week at soundSYNC, a project with Open Doors and soundLINCS Tomorrow is the last day of the project, with a session at 10:30am (ages 7+) and one at 1:30pm (ages 14+). You can book a space or drop-in for the session. We hope to see you there. To find out more about the project, visit the following link: https://www.palacenewark.com/opendoors/open-sounds/
Isaac Newton is famous for his scientific discoveries- but did you know that he was also a super cop, charged with stamping out the crime of counterfeiting coins? On Tuesday 12 March at 3:30pm, travel back in time to meet Isaac Newton himself and hear how he caught seventeenth-century coin clippers. Enjoy tea, coffee or squash and a cookie or chocolate coin! Book a ticket here: https://www.palacenewark.com/whats-on/instances/time-travelling-talk--isaac-newton.php or contact our Box Office at 01636 655755.
On Saturday 20th January 2024, Open Doors alongside Collingham & District Local History Society hosted a free heritage event, Hands on History. Participants travelled back in time to discover early history in and around Collingham, from Pre-History, Saxons and Romans through different activities, demonstrations and being able to talk to the members of the society. Hands on History was part of Our Heritage – an Open Doors project in 2023-2024. This production is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
In August this year, the Creative Influencers team were granted special access to the Resource Centre: the archives containing thousands of pieces of artwork and objects not currently on display. They spent the afternoon with head curator Glyn, sorting through some of their favourite finds, discussing the theme of ‘Autumn’ and becoming curators themselves. This is what happened… Kids in Museums #TakeoverDay
On the first day of her open studio, we're delighted to introduce our new Artist In Residence, the wonderful Vanessa Stone! Over the next 6 months, you'll be able to discover more about her stunning paper cutting, hand stencilling and linen stitching as well as getting involved in hands-on workshops with her. Come along and see her, in the studio on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and the third Saturday of every month!
The museum will be packed with amazing activities for all ages tomorrow for Newark's Fun Palace! Come along for free entry to all of these: ⭐Cake & Biscuit Decorating, all day ⭐Discover The Workhouse & Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum, all day ⭐Palace Players, 10am to 11am (toddling to 4 years. Just a few places left to book at www.newarkcreates.co.uk/funpalace2023) ⭐Make 3D paper cats and dogs with brand new Artist in Residence Vanessa Stone, 10am to 12pm ⭐Seed Bombs with Newark in Bloom, 10am to 4pm ⭐Games & Jigsaws, 10am to 3pm ⭐The Green Men of Southwell Minster, 10.30am to 3pm ⭐Recycled Print Making, 11.30am to 1pm ⭐VR Worlds, 1.30pm to 4pm ⭐Circus Club, 2pm to 3pm See you there and make sure to follow Newark Creates for updates throughout the day! You can find out all about what's happening across town at www.newarkcreates.co.uk/funpalace2023
Teachers, welcome to our brand new FREE KS2 resources Upside Down World! Check out the video to find out more and remember to enter our competition to win a free trip to the museum simply by trying them out. Access the resources now at www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/learn/upsidedownworld
Kickstart your summer this Saturday! Get stuck in with creative family activities from our fantastic Artist in Residence Samantha Jayne: - Learn how to draw in VR (12+) - Learn how to monoprint (suitable for all ages) With FREE entry for all Newark and Sherwood residents! Supported by Arts Council England.
On 10th July 1913, members of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies arrived in Newark for a peaceful protest in the Market Place, led by their esteemed president Millicent Fawcett. Their efforts had a huge impact on society and we celebrate them still, 110 years later.
🔊Volume up for something to energise your afternoon! We've been making music today with some of our team, Open Doors Board members and volunteers. This fantastic, fun session was led by soundLINCS to give us all an insight into the work they'll be doing for our Open Sounds project. Funded by Arts Council England, they'll be working with young disabled people aged 14 to 25 to express themselves through music and soundscapes. If you know of any groups who might be interested in getting involved , please let them know to contact us either by emailing [email protected] or giving him a call on 07355 675101.
Our brand new Artist in Residence Samantha Jayne has started this week! Working with us as part of our Open Doors programme, funded by Arts Council England, she'll be creating a VR experience showcasing the remarkable advancements in modern science and technology after the Civil War and offering plenty of opportunities to get involved through creative workshops and drop-in sessions. Stay tuned for details of these coming soon and check out our Open Doors page for details of how you can get involved in the programme yourself as a young person or community curator: www.nationalcivilwarcentre.com/opendoors
We're very lucky this week to have some fantastic work experience students with us from Magnus Church of England Academy. Watch Seth highlighting the fascinating model of The Queen's Sconce below and check out our stories to see Hollie and Nicholas recommending their favourite objects too. Why not come and see their picks for yourself to find out why they loved them? Remember, we're now FREE for Newark and Sherwood residents!
Plunging you deep into the heart of Britain’s deadliest conflict, explore this richly dramatic era in British history, seeing stories of gunpowder, plague and plot as you walk through fantastic galleries. With real objects, digital interactives, large screen cinema and costumes and armour for all to try, the National Civil War Centre makes a great day out!
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