Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell

16/01/2023

14/01/2023

TICKETS FOR OUR NEXT FREE ASSEMBLY HOUSE TOUR ON FEBRUARY 5 AVAILABLE TODAY!

Our programme of free tours of The Assembly House led by expert art historian Roxanne Matthews courtesy of arts charity The Assembly House Trust continue in February!

NEXT TOUR: Sunday February 5, 10am to 11.30am

As part of our commitment to share the wonders of the Assembly House with the public the Trust invites you to amble around the corridors, crypt and rooms of the House in the capable hands of art historian and tour guide Roxanne Matthews.

Come and hear stories of a medieval college, Tudor spoils, Georgian arts, 19th century dancing, a school and top secret camouflage school and more.

Book a free place here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/assembly-house-tour-tickets-440282395497

More tours to be announced soon!

13/01/2023

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11/01/2023

Norwich Science Festival returns to The Forum this February half-term | Visit Norfolk

Norwich Science Festival returns to The Forum this February half-term | Visit Norfolk

The celebration of all things science returns this February half term, and events are now on sale. With more than 180 events taking place over eight days,

11/01/2023

Talk on NORWICH’S PARKS AND OPEN SPACES

In the early 18th century Daniel Defoe described Norwich as a city of gardens. In this latest Norwich Society talk, John Trevelyan will introduce us to the Society’s Atlas and Directory of the city’s more than 100 parks and open spaces—many of which have a fascinating and not well-known history. He will identify some of the clues to the past that we can discover for ourselves as we visit the places he will talk about.

THU 26 JAN 2023, 10:30 AM
THE AUDITORIUM IN THE FORUM, MILLENNIUM PLAIN, NR2 1TF
OPEN TO ALL - £5.00 NON-MEMBERS / £2.00 MEMBERS
Book here https://www.thenorwichsociety.org.uk/events/january-2023-historians-day-time-talk

John Trevelyan is a member and former chair of the Norwich Society’s Civic Environment Committee and led the project to produce an atlas and directory of parks and open spaces. He also represents the Society on the Mousehold Heath Conservators. His previous talks for the Norwich Society have been on Signs of Past Times and Historical research: using and making maps.

11/01/2023

Seasons of Change starts this month! 🌿

If you would like to receive more details please email: [email protected]

11/01/2023

Happy Day!

We're joining National Lottery Heritage Fund in celebrating inspiring heritage.

One of our favourite items is this photographic album featuring epic photographs of Norwich shoe workers, taken by Walter Nurnberg in the 1950s.

These magnificent images will feature in an upcoming exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery later in the year.

Watch this space.

06/01/2023

Explore the Lanes this January!
Tours of the medieval undercroft below the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell. This Saturday at 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm.
> https://norfolk-museums.arttickets.org.uk/museum-of-norwich-at-the-bridewell/2022-05-07-museum-of-norwich-building-history-tour-admission

05/01/2023

Want to know more about our beautiful building's history?

Join us on Saturday 7 January for a tour including a visit to our beautiful medieval undercroft at 11.00, 12.00, 1.30 and 2.30.

Ticket includes admission.

https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/museum-of-norwich

04/01/2023

Norwich Science Festival is back! On 14 February, visit our recreation of an early 20th century pharmacist's shop packed with mysterious potions and pills, and discover what lies behind the packaging with our friendly pharmacist! 💊

https://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/skin-deep-unpacking-the-packaginging-the-packaging

Our brochure is out now! 📖 Pick up a copy from The Forum, Norwich or download from https://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk
With more than 180 events taking place over eight days, there’s plenty for everybody to enjoy!

30/12/2022

Our current pop-up exhibition, Threads of Connection, explores Norwich’s rich textile heritage. The works shown are the result of a year of research and making by Art at Work’s female wellbeing group.

➡️ http://ow.ly/I7OS50M9kYl

29/12/2022

Families are loving creating zines with our friends ArtatWork CIC today.

Many thanks to National Lottery Heritage Fund for supporting this project.

29/12/2022

Timeline photos

Could you be a new face in the museum sector? 👀

We are currently recruiting four new trainees to become part of our award-winning Teaching Museum programme.

First, watch our recruitment film for more information http://ow.ly/TcsL50M3eBk 📹 and when you know what we're looking for, apply here http://ow.ly/zMjp50M3eBl 📝

28/12/2022

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28/12/2022

Feeling crafty? If you’re looking for something to do this week, come to see us and take part in a zine-making workshop tomorrow, inspired by patterns in our collections!

Drop in, free with museum admission.

10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30 - 3.30pm.

In partnership with ArtatWork CIC.

➡️ http://ow.ly/sUrh50M9kNU

27/12/2022

It's CHRISTMAAASSS!

Escape the house and pop in with the kids this Christmas holiday. There are elves to be found and creative crafts to keep them occupied!

Or pick up some local history books & beautiful locally produced products as last minute gifts in our little shop.

We are open between 10- 4.30 on

Thursday 22nd
Friday 23rd
Saturday 24th

Tuesday 27th
Wednesday 28th
Thursday 29th
Friday 30th
Saturday 31st

We are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day & Monday 2nd January.

Norwich Lanes

27/12/2022

We are open this week, Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 December! Don't miss your last chance to visit before we close for our annual deep clean. We'll reopen in February 2023.

Blow away those Christmas cobwebs in the garden and admire the glorious winter greenery inside the house. Open 10am-4pm each day. 🎄

25/12/2022

We wish all our colleagues, friends & supporters a very Merry Christmas.

24/12/2022

📣 We’re open for free all day today! 📣

If you need some last-minute gifts, we’ve got you. Prints, cards, baubles and vases from local makers, plus gorgeous exhibition merch. If you want to give a gift that lasts all year round, you can also pick up a Norfolk Museums Service Pass!

23/12/2022

With the closure of the Castle Museum due to heating issues we’re opening Stranger's Hall every day this week until Fri 23rd Dec.

You can take part in a special object handling session and unwrap stories of medieval Christmas hidden in festive gifts. Or create a family photo to treasure in front of the Great Hall’s Christmas tree.

Come and soak up the amazing atmosphere, beautifully decorated room settings and Christmassy fun! 🎄

23/12/2022

Here’s a treat! Free entry to the beautiful Museum of Norwich this Christmas Eve and a chance to pick up a last-minute gift from the museum shop.
10am - 4.30pm

https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/museum-of-norwich

22/12/2022

Looking for something to do on Christmas Eve that doesn’t involve shopping and won’t cost a fortune? We have FREE ENTRY all day! We’ve got gorgeous displays and an elf trail for the kids – the perfect way for the whole family to relax before the big day.

http://ow.ly/55hh50M9kpW

21/12/2022

We are extending our December opening hours to include Tuesday to Thursday next week! Take a post-festive stroll around the garden and admire the glorious winter greenery inside the house. Open 10am-4pm each day. 🎄

21/12/2022

Father Christmas arriving at Jarrold, way back in the early 20th century.
What joy - what a store > https://www.jarrold.co.uk/departments/christmas

21/12/2022

Timeline photos

We're looking for Visitor Services Assistants to provide excellent customer service at Norwich Castle, plus our sister sites in the city centre Strangers' Hall and Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell! Duties include ticket sales, guided tours, gallery invigilation and more.

➡️ http://ow.ly/CH5u50M8nOh

21/12/2022

It's CHRISTMAAASSS!

Escape the house and pop in with the kids this Christmas holiday. There are elves to be found and creative crafts to keep them occupied!

Or pick up some local history books & beautiful locally produced products as last minute gifts in our little shop.

We are open between 10- 4.30 on

Thursday 22nd
Friday 23rd
Saturday 24th

Tuesday 27th
Wednesday 28th
Thursday 29th
Friday 30th
Saturday 31st

We are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day & Monday 2nd January.

Norwich Lanes

20/12/2022

Photos from The Norwich Society's post

19/12/2022

With the closure of the Castle Museum due to heating issues we’re opening Stranger's Hall every day this week until Fri 23rd Dec.

You can take part in a special object handling session and unwrap stories of medieval Christmas hidden in festive gifts. Or create a family photo to treasure in front of the Great Hall’s Christmas tree.

Come and soak up the amazing atmosphere, beautifully decorated room settings and Christmassy fun! 🎄

18/12/2022

This afternoon we visited our sister museum Strangers' Hall to watch the charming puppet show.

It’s always magical at this time of year.

Strangers’ Hall is open next week for visits and the puppet show. Check the website for more details.

https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/strangers-hall/plan-your-visit/opening-times

18/12/2022

The Norwich Society Historians Group is for those with a special interest in Norwich history. Since the start of COVID-19 in 2020, speakers have been producing videos of their talks, these can be watched on our YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNorwichSociety

Happily, this Autumn we are once again able to hold live talks. Our first one is on
THU 27 OCT 2022, 10:30 AM
In THE AUDITORIUM IN THE FORUM, MILLENNIUM PLAIN, NR2 1TF
OPEN TO ALL - £5.00 NON-MEMBERS / £2.00 MEMBERS

Frank Meeres will talk about THE NORWICH STRANGERS: what do we really know about them?
Frank will look at the sources for our knowledge of the refugees from the Low Countries in the sixteenth century. How many were there? What were their occupations and social status and what were their daily lives like? What were their relations to the local community? What happened to them?
Book your tickets here https://www.thenorwichsociety.org.uk/events/history-group

16/12/2022

Over the festive period why not visit our current community exhibition in collaboration with ArtatWork CIC?

V I S I T
Threads of Connection: A Creative Response to Our Textile Heritage.
A new community exhibition has opened at the Museum of Norwich presenting textile works created by local women inspired by Norwich’s rich textile heritage.

Over the last year, ArtatWork CIC, a local not for profit organisation that creates art-based projects to promote wellbeing and good mental health, has been collaborating with The Museum of Norwich on the Threads of Connection ­project.

Melanie and Holly from ArtatWork explains more about the process: “Through our collaboration with The Museum of Norwich, we have been made to feel very welcome. This, along with our other visits, helps build confidence in accessing gallery and museum spaces. The women have gained an understanding of the industry through visits, talks, creating and making. The project has been very fast-paced, with museum visits, field trips, and talks every three weeks from heritage and textile specialists. The women have become experts in their own fields (such as the relationship between Holland and Norfolk's textile industry, lace in Norfolk, Victorian fashion, etc). The women co-created the final exhibition and the quality of their work and time they put into it is truly inspiring. Furthermore, we have been very fortunate to have two brilliant volunteers who have helped make this project an extra special one.”

The resulting Threads of Connection exhibition uses creativity as a way to bring the textile industry alive for others. In addition to sketchbooks and visual research, the exhibition features large-scale collaborative arts and textiles pieces to truly stunning effect.

You must go and see it. On until Saturday 25th February 2023 - https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/museum-of-norwich

📷 Museum of Norwich & ArtatWork

16/12/2022

We ❤️ being part of the Norwich Lanes quarter. Especially at Christmas.

Our lovely little shop is open Tues - Sat 10 - 4.30 and for the first time in a long time, we are open on Christmas Eve!

The premise is quite simple! For every £1 spent with an independent business, between 50 - 70p circulates back into the local economy.
Chain stores and supermarkets however, return just 5p in the pound.

Shop independent and boost your local economy along the way >>>
www.norwichlanes.co.uk

16/12/2022

16/12/2022

School’s out! And so are the elves!

16/12/2022

Photos from Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell's post

16/12/2022

We popped into Strangers' Hall yesterday before their super BSL interpreted tours - and it looked SUPER FESTIVE!

Why not make this year the year to explore this beautiful hidden Christmas gem?

16/12/2022

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Norwich Castle closed until after Christmas

Unfortunately our contractors have identified further issues with our heating system which means that Norwich Castle will remain closed until after Christmas. The faults are such that we will need to install new boilers. Our Museum team will contact those with pre-booked tickets to arrange a new date or a full refund.

Our other Norwich museums, Strangers' Hall and the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell, remain open as usual and are just a few minutes’ walk from the Castle.

Museum of Norwich (Bridewell Alley, NR2 1AQ)
Tue – Sat, 10am-4.30pm

Strangers’ Hall (Charing Cross, NR2 4AL)
Sat 17, Mon 19, Tue 20, Thu 21 & Fri 22, 10am-4pm
Sun 18 & Wed 21, pre-bookings only.

We’re really sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment caused. Look out for the latest updates on our social media and website.

15/12/2022

A message from our sister site Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. We will be open as usual 10 - 4.30.

Important notice: Norwich Castle closed on Friday 16 December

Norwich Castle will be closed on Friday 16 December due to an issue with our heating system, which we hope will be resolved quickly. If you have tickets booked we will contact you to rearrange or refund.

We’re really sorry for any disappointment caused.

Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell is open as usual, just a few minutes' walk from Norwich Castle.

14/12/2022

Why not combine a visit to the museum with a trip to this sweetie emporium, just a few doors along from us on Bridewell Alley?

Norwich Lanes

You’ll find sweet treats galore at Griffin Sweets!
As the largest sweet store in Norwich, they stock traditional British, American and international brands and sell vegan, vegetarian and sugar-free sweets too > https://norwichlanes.co.uk/shop/griffin-sweets/

14/12/2022

Revealed: Details of blockbuster Gloucester shipwreck exhibition at Norwich Castle

We are looking forward to seeing this exhibition in the new year!

Details about the major Norwich Castle museum exhibition for the HMS Gloucester shipwreck - dubbed Norfolk's Mary Rose - have been revealed.