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From events including issues-focused free exhibitions and stimulating free workshops, join the discussions, gain valuable insights and enjoy a fun and memorable experience. We also have regular daily performances - click here to find out more.
Use our filter-by-type section to help you choose from events, including Halloween and Christmas, creative workshops, and current exhibitions.
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Exhibition:
From Monday 28 July 2025 - March 2026
30 Objects Representing…
Chosen by staff and the communities they work with, 30 Objects Representing Justice invites you to explore what justice looks like through a powerful selection of artefacts from the National Justice…
Project Lab
Exhibition:
Wednesday 8 October until January 2025
Project Lab - Professor…
To celebrate Black History Month, we are honoured to profile Professor Veronica Pickering MBS HAC in our Project Lab.
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 7 November, 10am-12pm
Reframing Identity: From…
Join artist Marcia Porto to explore the expressive possibilities of monotype printmaking.
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 14 November, 10am-12pm
Words of Reformation
Obedience, objectification and servitude – reflect on a woman’s place in society now and in the 19th Century, by producing a modern embroidery inspired by traditional samplers.
Crime Club
Crime talk
Event:
Thursday 20 November 2025, 6pm
Crime Club: Georgian…
To celebrate our 30th Anniversary and the 30th Crime Club event, we’re taking a step back in time! We’re bringing back our very first Crime Club event from 2019. If you missed it six years ago,…
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 21 November, 10am-12pm
The Ominous Times
Inspired by the text and typeface in the latest exhibition, join Chris Barker and The Smallprint Co to explore the world of Victorian printing and customise your own penny broadsheet newspaper.
Christmas
Murder Mystery
Event:
Thursday 27 November - Saturday 20 December 2025, 6pm
Oh Come All Ye Dreadful: A…
Step into the Dark Underworld of 1930s Nottingham: A Murder Mystery You Won’t Forget!
Make It Yours
Workshop:
Friday 28 November, 10am-12pm
Make Your Mark
Inspired by the museum's collection of badges, insignia and ideas of justice and protest, this workshop will enable participants to experiment and play with a variety of printmaking processes from…
