Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell

Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell The museum is fully accessible and family friendly. Booking online preferred but not always essential.
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The Museum of Norwich is the place to find out about the history of the city and its people, located in the heart of the charming Norwich Lanes quarter. This fine ancient building is home to ten galleries, jam-packed with intriguing objects such as a giant Jacquard loom, 1960s Speedway bike and hundreds of exquisite shoes. Settle down in the 1950s living room, catch a short film in the recreated c

inema or step back in time in the nostalgic chemist shop. Grab a take out from the coffee shop opposite and enjoy it in our pretty courtyard, a quiet space away from the bustle of the city centre. http://ow.ly/nzif50GGg9Y

Covid precautions are in place including enhanced ventilation, extra cleaning, hand sanitiser stations and lots of space to socially distance.

06/02/2025

Roll up, roll up! Join the team from Norfolk Heritage Centre for a fun half-term activity where you will learn more about the legendary Norwich-born circus owner Pablo Fanque! Discover the history of circuses in Norwich, see amazing circus-themed items from the Heritage Centre collections and create your very own circus poster to take home.

Wednesday 19 February
11am-12pm
Early Years Library, Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library
Free, drop-in
Ages 4-9

06/02/2025

A free event for young carers in partnership with
Source: North Walsham Library

06/02/2025

The school holidays are just around the corner. We have a free/pay what you can activity making animal puppets, inspired by animals in the archives, on 19 Feb, 2-3.30. Booking essential https://buff.ly/4aKa4Gg

Here’s a few tasty little treats to set you up for the day! You’re welcome! ID: a paper bag for Kett’s Hill Bakery featu...
06/02/2025

Here’s a few tasty little treats to set you up for the day!

You’re welcome!

ID: a paper bag for Kett’s Hill Bakery featuring two trays covered in lots of cute patisserie

Look at these beauties! The skilled workforce of our Fine City really could make some sublimely stylish shoes! We are on...
05/02/2025

Look at these beauties!

The skilled workforce of our Fine City really could make some sublimely stylish shoes!

We are on a mission to secure funding to help us digitise these archival collections, making them accessible to all.



ID: a 1950s advert for Norvic shoes featuring three very slimline high heeled shoes as part of the Top Flite range

05/02/2025

Join us for 'Journeys in Music', a brand new series of sessions brought to you in partnership with Reel Connections CIC!

At Journeys in Music, you'll be able to share and listen to music with others in the library. Bring your favourite music to the session or, as long as the music is available online, we can just stream it on the day!

These sessions are all about discovering new music from different parts of the world, so music from non-English speaking countries is very much encouraged.

The first session is on TOMORROW - Thursday 6 February, and will be the first Thursday of each month after that.
2-3:30pm
American Library, Millennium Library
Free, drop-in

ID: a graphic featuring the text Journeys in Music alongside various mages of musical related things like tapes and headphones.

05/02/2025

A Napoleonic fort, railway project and Windrush exhibition are among the initiatives awarded money.

What a story!
05/02/2025

What a story!

Staff at the Norfolk Library in the US are baffled when a book from Norfolk, England, turns up.

Today we’ve been looking through some of our Norwich Shoe Industry collections - especially a scrap book of advertising ...
04/02/2025

Today we’ve been looking through some of our Norwich Shoe Industry collections - especially a scrap book of advertising for local shoe firms like Norvic.

We love this 1950s design.

Next year we hope to seek funding to digitise and share some of this extraordinary, under explored resource. If you know of funders who would support us in making this important local collection available to everyone, drop us a line.



ID: an image of a paper advert, saved in a scrapbook, featuring a promotion for shoe firm Norvic, with a suited gent holding a shoe on top of a weather vane atop a collage of a church, with an illustration of a brown shoe top right.

04/02/2025

🏠 Advanced House History (in person workshop)
📅 Thursday 6 February
🕙 10am-12pm
📍 The Green Room, The Archive Centre
🎫 Book online https://buff.ly/42Dqezc

04/02/2025

Join us for our artist-led workshop day for 7-11-year-olds with Kaitlin Ferguson, in partnership with Norwich Science Festival.

Kaitlin will lead us on a playful investigation of unusual materials. See how artists featured in the Sainsbury Centre collection have used the resources they had to hand and create your own experimental works using biomaterials.

When? 📅 20 February 2025, 10.30am-3.30pm

Where? 🗺️ Sainsbury Centre Education Studio and Sculpture Park

How much? 🎫 Pay if and what you can (suggested donation £15 per child)

Book now at sainsburycentre.ac.uk/whats-on/young-artists-studio-feb-2025

04/02/2025

🎤 Join us for an exhibition talk with artist Danny Keen this Saturday 🌟

Danny will provide insightful reflections on JMW Turner and Black history in this engaging talk, part of our special exhibition JMW Turner and changing visions of landscape.

🗓️ Saturday 8 February
🕛14:30 - 15:30
📍 Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

🎟️ Tickets to this event include museum admission. Book now: https://ow.ly/B1fh50UShfw
Image: Detail of 'Landscape with Walton Bridges'
JMW Turner (1775-1851)
Mid 1840s
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
Photograph: © Sotheby’s

04/02/2025

🌱🪴🌻 Tomorrow Weds 5th Feb 1-2pm join Claire from and swap seeds and knowledge about what plants do well in your area! Free, all welcome. NR3 2PG

Exciting news for art lovers!
04/02/2025

Exciting news for art lovers!

The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil is the latest work on the National Gallery Masterpiece tour.

03/02/2025

Charity that promotes, safeguards and celebrates heritage craft skills in the UK

03/02/2025

Address

Bridewell Alley
Norwich
NR21AQ

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

01603 629127

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