Torquay Museum Society

28/05/2026

27/05/2026

Featuring Torquay Museum Society President David Norman

23/05/2026

The Pengelly Diaries

05/05/2026

Ready for a quiz night with a twist? Step into the museum after hours for an evening packed with fun, friendly competition, and a few surprises hidden among the exhibits! Prizes include gift voucher, cinema tickets, and more!

Enjoy an interactive and entertaining quiz night filled with museum-themed trivia covering history, art, and science. Take part in unique rounds using real museum objects and displays, all while enjoying a great night out that supports Torquay Museum.

Tables of 2–6 players — bring friends, family, or join a team on the night.

🎟️ Tickets: £10 per person
Book now via Eventbrite: A Night at the Museum Quiz or buy your tickets at the museum reception desk!

Don’t miss out on a night of knowledge, laughter, and discovery! 🏛️

11/04/2026

Stuart Cumberpatch, of Brixham Blues Club and Boal Weevils fame, lecturing on SILVER GUITARS, BOTTLENECKS AND THE BLUES at Torquay Museum Society on Wednesday (April 8).
Hear the Weevils' at their Sunday evening Blues Session a The Bay Horse Inn, Totnes tomorrow (April. 12).

05/04/2026

This Tuesday at Torquay Museum
Bugs Tell Tales... Entomology... Insects in Forensic Science
Torquay Museum Society Lecture by Dr John Robson

How can insects help with crime investigation? This is an insight into forensic entomology, with an outline of the science and cases where this type of evidence has played a vital part. This is a fairly new discipline although, in fact, the first case was in 1236!

Doors open at 10.30am - Lecture starts at 10.45am to 12pm.
Lectures are free of charge to Torquay Museum Society Members but the general public are also welcome to attend - £5 per ticket, payable on the door.

02/04/2026

Thank you Elisabeth Hadley for a brilliant lecture on Tuesday
31st March at Torquay Museum.

Brixham based sculptor Elisabeth Hadley created the statues of Agatha Christie and her dog, Peter, unveiled in 2025 at Torquay harbour side.

In this photo taken at Torquay Museum Elizabeth with
on the left Matt Newbury Creative Director of
International Agatha Christie Festival
On the right David Norman President of
Torquay Museum Society

31/03/2026

This Wednesday (8th April) at
Torquay Museum Society Lecture at Torquay Museum

SILVER GUITARS, BOTTLENECKS AND THE BLUES
with Stuart Cumberpatch of Brixham Blues

Stuart will explore the intertwined histories of early 20th century acoustic blues and the invention of the resonator guitars in the late 1920s. He will illustrate this with examples of different styles of German silver, brass-bodied and wooden guitars made in the 1920s and 30s.

And the Boal Weevils blues duo will play and sing examples of contemporaneous blues, gospel and Hawaiian music.

Doors open at 10.30am - Lecture starts at 10.45am to 12pm.
Lectures are free of charge to Torquay Museum Society Members but the general public are also welcome to attend - £5 per ticket, payable on the door.