NINE at 78
2024-09-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-26 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) and 3 more dates | 78 Derngate, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1UH
Art Exhibition-The Gallery
Running for the month of September as part of the hugely successful Northants and Rutland Open Studios event, 78 Derngate is pleased to present Nine at 78 – an eclectic exhibition of work from nine prominent Northamptonshire artists encompassing work in an array of styles and mediums. From paint, mixed media and collage, to glass, jewellery, ceramics, woodwork and textiles; there is something for everyone to appreciate and all the work is for sale.
Taking part are: Katy Dynes (painting and illustration), Nadege Honey (handcrafted jewellery), Sarah Luke (glass),Claire Mycock (painting and mixed media), Joy Norman (textiles and paper),Colin Proctor (painting), Mark Puryer (wood), Emma Saul (painting and ceramics)and Katrina Solano (painting). These artists and makersâ€™ creations will fill all our galleries and there will be pieces to view in the gardens, too! A great way to spend half a day (or longer!) in Northampton, why not combine this with a visit to the heritage house and shop followed by light refreshments in The Dining Room!
The exhibition opens on 31st August and runs to 29th September. Free entry to all galleries, closed on Mondays. For more information on Northants and Rutland Open Studios including individual artist profiles and linked events, please visit www.nros.co.uk

ZOOLOGY
2025-01-02 08:00 - 17:00
THE NNHS GLASS SLIDES OF FLOWERS. We will continue our fascinating tour through the glass slides of mostly local flowers taken by society members on trips and walks etc in the first quarter of the last century.

Meteorology
2025-01-05 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
BACK TO BASICS – WIND. One time believed to be â€˜the breath of the gods’; we will look at what causes winds and what they can tell us. We will then have a go at measuring the local winds.

CURATION
2025-01-06 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-01-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
EXPLORING THE SOCIETYâ€™S COLLECTIONS. The society has a number of important collections including â€“ butterflies, shells, eggs, sands, microscope slides, rocks, minerals and Northamptonshire fossils. This is a great opportunity to look at our extensive collections, to draw, study them or just appreciate their beauty. Also, if you wish to assist us conserving or documenting you would be welcome

MICROSCOPY
2025-01-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
SPIDERS by Ian Wilson. Spiders have some fabulous adaptations to their hunting lifestyle. We will have a look at their structure and habits before studying slides in the Society’s collection to see some of those structures in detail. They also shed their exoskeletons so bring along any spider skins you find around the house or garden.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-01-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
CORNWALL CUP A competition for members to submit natural history images as per PAGB rules 2018. Up to three projected images per member per round allowed. Round 2 of 3.

GENERAL
2025-01-09 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
THE NNHS GLASS SLIDES OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. We will continue our fascinating tour through the glass slides taken by society members on trips and walks etc in the first quarter of the last century.

ASTRONOMY
2025-01-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
A change to the published programme. Dr Adam Masters The Open University having recently passed his PhD.
In 1850, astronomer John Russell Hind was keeping a close eye on the star HD 38451. He originally observed it two years earlier, noting its strong red appearance. Hind was interested in variable stars and had noticed that many red stars showed interesting variations, so he suspected that HD 38451 might be variable too. what he saw, though, took him completely by surprise: HD 38451 had completely changed colour and now appeared as a brilliant blue-white, which it remains tot his day. At the time this change lacked any explanation, and even to this day there are unanswered questions about the behaviour of this star. Join me as I tell the story of what we now think happened in 1850, what modern observations tell us, and what we still donâ€™t understand about HD 38451.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-01-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY by John Gill. John is a street and documentary photographer and has published an acclaimed book of some of his images. His mostly mono images are of life in Northern Cities and Towns. This lecture is presented by Zoom. Join us in the Humfrey Rooms in the company of other members, or check our web site www.nnhs.info/Whats-On/ for the Zoom link.

GEOLOGY
2025-01-16 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
PROSPECTING FOR WELSH GOLD Gold has always held an allure and the promise of riches for the impoverished geologist. We will watch a Geological Association video of a lecture given by Mark Austin on prospecting for gold in the hills of North Wales.

MICROSCOPY
2025-01-21 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
SPECIALISED INSECT BODY PARTS â€“ SESSION 1 by Kevin Rowley. Insects are a huge and varied group of organisms with body parts specialised to many different functions. Kevin plans to show us how these can benefit the animals as well as how they can help us to identify what group various insects belong to.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-01-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
PRINT COMPETITION - COLOUR AND MONOCHROME. This year, as agreed at the AGM, the competition will consist of a colour and a mono competition. Up to 4 entries per member per round for each of the competitions. Round 2 of 3.

Tour of the Guildhall Northampton
2025-01-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-24 18:00 - 19:00 | The Guildhall, St Giles' Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DE, United Kingdom
This tour show you areas of the Guildhall which are not always open to the public.
We meet in the Spencer Percival foyer of the Guildhall. This is the entrance to the old part of the Guildhall by the public toilets and statue of Spencer Percival. Tour includes the Mayorâ€™s Shelid Gallery, the old Town Hall keepers living quarters and the basement cells.
The maximum group size for tours is 14.
Although all public areas of the building are accessible by lift, the basement can only be reached by stairs.
Due to uneven floors in places, please wear appropriate footwear.
This tour is not suitable for children under 8 years old.
All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Tours will last approximately 1 hour.

ASTRONOMY
2025-01-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
TELESCOPIC TOPICS A meeting comprising member contributions on various astronomy themes. Your chance to show the section observations you have made, equipment you are using or anything else that has interested you enough to share it with the section. If you have a special interest and would like to participate as a speaker please let the secretary know beforehand. Guests are very welcome.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-01-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
DIGITAL AV FOR BEGINNERS by John Smith How to put together an AV sequence from the start right up to the most advanced techniques. This lecture is presented by Zoom. Join us in the Humfrey Rooms or check our web site www.nnhs.info/Whats-On/ for the Zoom link.

Nine Creatives @ 78 Derngate
2025-08-30 10:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-31 10:00 - 16:30 | 78 Derngate, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1UH
Nine creatives from the very popular, ever-expanding Open Studios are displaying their diverse range of work and techniques across the galleries, shop and gardens until Sunday October 5th. Including glassware, paintings, photography, jewellery, woodwork and ceramics, there is something for everyone to appreciate. Free entry and all products for sale. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am – 4.30pm
