Northampton BID

Valhalla
2022-01-29 - 2022-04-18 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Discover Life and Death in Viking Britain
At Valhalla you can explore the Viking attitudes to life and death during this dynamic era. Follow the lives that these people once led and learn how they were commemorated through burial rites and rituals. This exciting exhibition displays significant artefacts from excavations in York, including a Viking-age skeleton that was unearthed in the city, displayed alongside a facial reconstruction and astonishing grave goods. Don’t miss the striking replica boat dressed for a ship burial, complete with replica grave goods such as armour and jewellery. Plus, little ones can discover the world of Viking mythology and sagas in our hands-on children’s area.
A touring exhibition brought to you by The JORVIK Group.

May The Toys Be With You
2022-04-30 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
A museum exhibition touring the UK. A fantastic collection of vintage Star Wars toys & cinema posters from 1977 â€“ 1985.

Star Wars And It's Impact on Popular Culture
2022-05-21 14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Northamptonshire
In this round table discussion Dr Michael Starr and colleagues from the Film and Screen Studies department at the University of Northampton will talk about the 40 year legacy of Star Wars franchise. Considering the effects of the films. With a Q&A at the end

The Life of a Star Wars Prop Maker
2022-05-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Join Dr Michael Starr from the Film and Screen Studies Department of the university of Northampton in conversation with costume and prop maker Alan Lenton. Alan worked many Star Wars films including Rogue one, episodes VII, VIII and IX. They will discuss the ups and downs of studio life and the glamorous. with a Q&A at the end

Jubilee Sweet Class With Carmela Sereno-Hayes
2022-05-28 10:30 - 13:30 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Letâ€™s take a step into the kitchen and make some wonderful treats from the past and present.
The class is a non-cooking class so please note your finished dishes will need to be chilled, baked or steamed at home.
Carmela will demonstrate two recipes for the group and all participants will be able to ample these.
A wonderful Jam Tart, thatâ€™s famously known in Italy as the Crostata, perfect with a cup of tea or as part pf a continental breakfast. it can also be made into a tray of small sweet sticky offerings.
Then a demonstration of a modern take on the much-loved almond and aquafaba Amoretti Biscuit. These are vegan, so the eggs are replaced with the wonder liquid from a tin of chickpeas known as aquafaba, which is chickpea protein. Deliciously moreish and perfect as a homemade gift that keeps incredibly well.
Carmela will then teach participants to make two recipes. Steamed Spotted Dick pudding is a wonderfully nostalgic treat for the entire family. Students will be guided through the recipe, shown how to seal and string the tip and given direction on how to steam pudding at home. Will you have cream or custard with yours?
The final recipe students will create is the Museum Jubilee Cheesecake, a scrumptious lemon infused cheesecake with a fabulous berry topping. This cheesecake will most certainly be the centrepiece of your next family dinner

Planetarium In The Museum
2022-05-31 10:00 - 23:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Sit under the stars, see the milky way and go on a tour of space in our planetarium shows with Dave Eagle.

Build a Droid Workshop
2022-06-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Design and build your very own droid that would be at home in the star wars universe. With the expert help of Star wars prop maker Alan Lenton you will create a droid friend to take home.
Ages 7 to 11

The Excavations at Angel Street And St John's Street
2022-06-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Mark Holmes from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) will be speaking about the large-scale excavations on Angel Street and St Johnâ€™s Street in 2014, uncovering a site which had been continuously occupied since the early 1100s. highlights include the discovery of a workshop where bone and antler chess pieces were carved in the 12th century, and extensive evidence for later medieval malting and brewing. There will be an opportunity to view some of the original finds from their site. this talk is in partnership with MOLA and celebrates the Festival of Archaeology.

Summer at the Museum Challenge
2022-07-23 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Join us this summer for fun, games and challenges at both museums. Pick up your summer at the museumâ€™ pack and complete as many challenges as you can before the end of the holidays. Complete them all and you will receive a certificate and a prize.

The Story Of The Irchester Bowls
2022-07-26 10:30 - 13:30 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
The Irchester bowls were found in 1874 by the antiquarian the Rev. Baker. This remains an important and significant discovery of beautifully crafted bowls and strainers. They were buried in the late 300s making them over 1500 years old. The hoard is of regional and national significance and has been re-evaluated by Dr James Gerrard and Marci Romeo-Pitone of Newcastle University along with the Knaresborough hoard from Yorkshire. This includes exciting new metallurgical analysis using contemporary scientific study. There are strong similarities between two hoards including the story of how they were found. This study event will discuss the analysis and new research telling story of the hoard. In partnership with the Archaeological Resources Centre, Chester House.

Book Reading of The Tiger Who Came to Tea
2022-07-27 10:30 - 23:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
The Central Library Team will be making a special visit to the museum to read the story of The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Tiger Activity Workshop
2022-07-29 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom

Film Making - Star Wars!
2022-08-05 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Create and Film your own short animation film, Bring your favourite Lego/Star Wars Character, vehicle, structure or toy to include in your film.

Flower Painting
2022-08-12 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Using water colours create your own colourful painting inspired by summer flowers

Get Tactile With Textiles
2022-08-12 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Explore the World of Textile art and create your own woven piece of art to take home.

Bricks 4 Kidz Lego Builders Workshop
2022-08-16 10:30 - 12:30 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Bricks 4 Kidz is an amazing workshop where children get to build motorised models from Lego technic! Itâ€™s all Star Wars Themed and youâ€™ll get the chance to build some of your favourite characters and watch them come to life! During the session, there will be other other themed Lego Activities to help vring your imaginations alive!
May The Lego Be With You!

Come to the Theatre
2022-08-26 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Make puppet or toy theatre to put on your own show

Trainers: a global obsession - Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
2022-10-13 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
The training shoe has been around for over 100 years but in the last 50 years it has developed into a multibillion dollar global industry. In this exhibition we take a closer look at the design, technology, cultural influences and environmental impact of the trainer and showcase our own trainer collection, the largest owned by a public institution.

Mini museum explorers - Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
2022-10-14 10:15 - 11:45 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Friday 16 September – Friday 21 October
10.15 â€“ 11.45am
£4 per child per session and £24 for a series ticket (includes refreshments)
Join us for hands-on fun sessions for the under-fives. Explore the museum with stories, music and art and craft activities, whilst making new friends and creating memories in an engaging and family-friendly environment. With a different theme and activities each week.
These sessions are for pre-school children (2-5 years) and their parent and carers. Booking essential as places are limited.

All the World’s a Stage – Theatre and its histories in art history - Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
2022-10-14 10:15 - 12:15 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Art history lecture series
Friday 30 September – Friday 21 October
10.15am â€“ 12.15pm
£6 per lecture or £20 for the whole series ticket (includes tea/coffee and biscuits)
Enactment, the public display of theatre and makebelieve, have long been part of human social and religious interaction, fostering communal participation and understanding as well as different forms of interpretations and ways of seeing. Join us as we explore four distinctly different phases of public display and storytelling through the art historian’s eye. Our journey starts with the enactments of medieval mystery plays, halts at the Italian Commedia dell’Arte and its importance particularly for the arts of Rococo Europe, reaching its apogee in exploring how William Hogarth and Richard Garrick immortalized the theatre. Our final session will address the use of art in the theatre of war. Please note that this lecture series runs in conjunction with the current exhibition at Abington Park Museum which until December 2022 charts the history of Northampton’s Masque theatre group.
Booking essential.

Christmas pudding workshop with Carmela Sereno-Hayes - Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
2022-10-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Saturday 19 November
10am â€“ 1pm
£30 including all materials
In this workshop on the weekend of ‘Stir up Sunday’ Carmela will demonstrate how to make her delicious festive rocky road fridge traybake and her intricate twisted biscuits, studded with blanched almonds. You will be able to enjoy both of these treats with a cup of tea or coffee. This will be followed by chocolate truffle making, dipping
chocolates into crumbled pistachio nuts, cocoa powder and smashed hazelnuts. Perfect to give as any gift. Carmela will finish by demonstrating to you all, how to make her signature amaretto and cranberry Christmas pudding, and you will all make this plump fruity pudding to take home and steam.
All ingredients supplied. You will be advised on booking of all equipment you need to bring with you
Booking essential.

Museum mornings for the over 60s - Northampton Museum And Art Gallery
2022-10-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
8 September â€“ 15 December 2022
10.30 â€“ 11.30 am
£3 per talk, £24 whole series ticket.
A series of talks on various subjects with tea/coffee and biscuits. Booking recommended.

Trainer trail - Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
2022-10-22 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Trainer trail
Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October
During opening hours
£2
Get your trainers on for a themed trail around the museum – find all the iconic trainers hidden around the building and some fun trainer facts to win a prize.

An Introduction To Portrait Painting In Oils With Cordell Garfield
2022-10-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
A one-day workshop based on a step by step process to create a portrait from a photographic reference.
The Process will cover:
-using oil paints
-The typical proportions of the face
â€“ Measuring and mapping out key features from the photograph
-The use of line, tone and value to create and portrait
Cordell is an experienced painter who will also provide supporting handouts as part of the workshop to explain and demystify the technical terms and techniques involved. At the end of the workshop, you will have created a portrait that you will be able to take away with you.
Tea and coffee will be provided. please bring a packed lunch or lunch is available to purchase from the museum cafe.
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An introduction to portrait painting in oils - Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
2022-10-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Saturday 22 October
10am â€“ 4pm
£65
A one-day workshop based on a step-by-step process to create a portrait from a photographic reference.
The process will cover:
Using oil paints
The typical proportions of the face
Measuring and mapping out key features from the photograph
The use of line, tone, and value to create the portrait
Cordell is an experienced painter who will also provide supporting handouts as part of the workshoto explain and demystify the technical terms and techniques involved. At the end of the workshop you will have created a portrait that you will be able to take away with you.
Tea and coffee will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch or lunch is available to purchase from the museum café. Price includes all materials. Booking essential.

Create and decorate a cardboard trainer workshop - Northampton Museum And Art Gallery
2022-10-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Saturday 29 October
10am â€“ 12pm and 1 -3pm
£4 per child
In this workshop you will be supplied with all the materials to make your very own pair of cardboard trainers based on a pattern by designer Bobby Nangla. Create your favourite high-tops by decorating them with a distinctive design inspired by the trainers on display.
Ages 7 – 12 years. Booking essential.

Behind the scenes with the Northamptonshire Regiment and the Yeomanry museum collection - Northampton Museum And Art Gallery
2022-11-02 10:30 - 12:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Wednesday 2 November
10.30am-12pm
Free
An exploration of the Northamptonshire Regiment and Northamptonshire Yeomanry through recently donated objects to the collection. Led by Jon-Paul Carr, our Military Registrar, volunteers will talk about objects that they have researched as part of a project to catalogue and safely pack objects recently donated to the Northamptonshire Yeomanry and Northamptonshire Regimental collections.
Suitable for over 14 years. Booking recommended.

Talking Trainers
2022-11-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Join us in a collaboration with the University of Northampton for an afternoon exploring and celebrating the training shoe. come and meet with and hear customizers. Itâ€™ll be great event for you to fully immerse yourself in trainer culture and wear your favourite pair too.

Of matter and method: An art lover’s guide to techniques and terminologies- Northampton Museum And Art Gallery
2022-11-04 10:15 - 12:15 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Art history lecture series
Friday 4 November – Friday 2 December
10.15am â€“ 12.15pm
Our latest series of art history lectures takes its inspiration from our current exhibition strand exploring artists’ techniques and processes, which will be showing in Gallery 2 at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery until February 2023. If you have ever wondered what separates slipware from stoneware or how to tell an engraving from an etching, this lecture series is for you. Join us as we explore some of the creative processes’ artists have deployed over millennia and de-mystify the jargon surrounding techniques as diverse as pottery, medieval and modern sculpture, printing and tempera painting.

Talk trainers - Northampton Museum And Art Gallery
2022-11-05 13:00 - 16:30 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Pair of menâ€™s blue and yellow Nike Waffle trainers, 1970s

Join us in a collaboration with the University of Northampton for an afternoon exploring and celebrating the training shoe.

Fully immerse yourself in trainer culture by meeting and hearing from trainer designers, collectors, manufacturers and customisers, including designer Bobby Nangla talking about his partnership with Converse, local artist and digital footwear illustrator Amar Shah and Goodsoles founder Liam Wood about his charity project upcycling trainers for the homeless. Remember to wear your favourite pair!
