Once a month, under 5s and their families are invited to explore Lynn Museum with a variety of activities, trails, songs, games and stories. These sessions have a different theme each month, and are specially designed for early years learning, allowing young children the chance to explore the museum in their own way. Become a […]
Learn how to create paint and pigments from the natural world that have been used for hundreds of years from local rock in this 2-hour workshop. £10 per person. Booking is required as spaces are limited.
Join us for a relaxing hot drink, cake and activity, ranging from crafts to handling artefacts. Each monthly session will have a different activity. Get creative with potato stamping, inspired by traditional wallpaper designs. Coffee Mornings are open to all and free to attend; includes museum admission. Booking is recommended as seating is limited.
Dolls expert Olivia Bristol will be discussing the development of traditional dolls and toys from the 18th century to the modern day and reviewing what variations in design can tell us about the time in which they were made. Booking is recommended as seating is limited.
Once a month, under 5s and their families are invited to explore Lynn Museum with a variety of activities, trails, songs, games and stories. These sessions have a different theme each month, and are specially designed for early years learning, allowing young children the chance to explore the museum in their own way. In July, […]
Join us for a relaxing hot drink, cake and activity, ranging from crafts to handling artefacts. Each monthly session will have a different activity. In July experiment with traditional quill writing. Coffee Mornings are open to all and free to attend; includes museum admission. Booking is recommended as seating is limited.
In the 17th century King's Lynn was the most fortified town in the East. Its ramparts, gates and earthworks stood against armies and time itself. Follow the line of the old defences and uncover the story of the 1643 siege — when King's Lynn's loyalty was tested, its walls bombarded, and its people caught between […]
Join us for a relaxing hot drink, cake and activity, ranging from crafts to handling artefacts. Each monthly session will have a different activity. In August, discover how fossils are […]
The coast is a dynamic thriving environment where land and sea meet. It is a boundary that constantly changes and shifts through time. This environment supports a wide range of organisms and there is a lot that can be learnt from remnants of creatures found on the coast, like shells or fossils. They can tell […]
Join us for a relaxing hot drink, cake and activity, ranging from crafts to handling artefacts. Each monthly session will have a different activity. In September, we will be creating vintage style collages with a Victorian circus theme. Coffee Mornings are open to all and free to attend; includes museum admission. Booking is recommended as […]
Pablo Fanque is the first recognised Black circus proprietor in Britain and was born in Norwich. Fanque presents an interesting phenomenon by contributing to popular culture over three centuries - his own, with regard to the development of circus entertainment in the 19th century; the late 20th century, as the subject of lyrics by John […]
