Thunderbirds are go at museum's new exhibition via BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @museumsworcs.bsky.social

Thunderbirds among TV puppets on show at new Worcester exhibition

The display includes original Lady Penelope and Captain Scarlet puppets, organisers say.

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Summer exhibition 54321FAB! is ready for launch on Saturday 4 July at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum! 🚀 Thanks SLAP Mag www.slapmag.co.uk/54321-fab/

Thunderbirds and Friends Land in Worcester This Summer - SLAP Mag

Fans of classic British television are in for a treat this summer as 54321 FAB! arrives at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum

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The countdown is on... Thunderbirds and friends are coming to Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum! 🚀✨ Summer exhibition 54321FAB! is on from Saturday 4 July to Sunday 6 September. FREE ENTRY, donations welcome. Find out more & check out events ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/54321...

Summer Exhibition | 54321FAB! - Museums Worcestershire

Explore Thunderbirds and classic 1960s TV shows with original puppets, models and memorabilia in Worcester.

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We were delighted to welcome artist Caroline Walker to Penlee House this morning to see her painting Bathroom, Room, 608 (2018), currently on show in the exhibition Making Her Marking. @artfund.bsky.social @museumsworcs.bsky.social

Just started @museumsworcs.bsky.social David Cox is one of those artists who gets forgotten about amidst the domination of Turner-Constable. Looking forward to this www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/david...

David Cox: The Art of Watercolour - Museums Worcestershire

Explore the art of David Cox, celebrating Worcester’s collection of works by one of Britain’s leading watercolourists. Free entry.

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An American In Worcestershire - great little exh about Sargent and the Broadway colony is currently on @museumsworcs.bsky.social There's also a display about them at Broadway Museum. Discover more @artukdotorg.bsky.social artuk.org/discover/sto...

John Singer Sargent and the Broadway colony in Worcestershire

Explore 1 million artworks from 70,000 artists and 3,500 places for free. Art UK is the leading digital space to discover the UK’s public art collections.

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Very excited about this, just started at @penleehousegallery.bsky.social (and going to @museumsworcs.bsky.social and Kirkcaldy Galleries later this year - that's just what I think galleries should be doing). Women artists from Elizabeth Forbes to Tracey Emin penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/m...

It's amazing the things you learn in an art gallery! @museumsworcs.bsky.social

We had a great session with Harborne Academy this week. They've finished their Yr 10 Medicine History topic and came to enhance what they'd done in the classroom. Find out what we can offer for your group including our new Leeches to Lister with The Commandery @museumsworcs.bsky.social

We've had a lovely afternoon hearing the county's plans to mark 375 years since Worcester became the stage for the final clash of the English Civil Wars, shaping the future of the nation. We even had a go at mastering a canon! Thanks for the invite @museumsworcs.bsky.social

✨Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art✨ Discover a powerful new exhibition at Penlee House (30 April – 27 September 2026) celebrating the impact and legacy of women artists - over 50 remarkable works spanning from the 1850s to today. Find out more: penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/m...

We had a great day with History students from Erdington Academy yesterday. They were our first groups to enjoy our new joint day with The Commandery @museumsworcs.bsky.social 'Leeches to Lister'!

Great to see this story resurfaced – have a read of 'Laura Knight: enduring expressions of British summertime' by @womensartbluesky.bsky.social 🌊

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Laura Knight's Enduring Expressions of British Summertime artuk.org/discover/sto...

We're at Worcester Volunteer Expo at the Guildhall today! 🎉 Come and say hello to our brilliant volunteers and find out about what you can get involved with - from welcoming visitors at the museums to looking after the beautiful gardens at The Commandery. The expo is on until 2pm on Fri 6 June.

today is World Bee Day. not to be confused with World Bidet

Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Buzz on over to Hartlebury Castle in the May half-term holiday to make your own bee hotel to take home - to help the bees where you live! 💛🖤 Make mini bee hotels from Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 May, 11am - 4pm. hartleburycastle.com/event/make-m...

There's just a week to go until we celebrate Oak Apple Day at The Commandery on Bank Holiday Monday 26 May! But what does the day have to do with pub names? 🍻 Have a read to find out... ➡ researchworcestershire.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/t...

The Royal Oak

This stool from the Worcester City museum collection was made from a root of the Royal Oak in 1832, an English oak tree with a famous tale. The story goes that after Charles II fled from the Battle…

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Congratulations to Sophie and Andrew who got married at The Commandery last weekend! ❤️🎉

Did you catch social history curator David Nash talking about the history of gloving in Worcester on BBC Hereford & Worcester this morning? 🧤 Listen here (2:09) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Tammy Gooding - 13/05/2025 - BBC Sounds

Wake up with a smile, plus the news, sport, travel and weather you need to start the day.

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Thanks everyone who came to the launch of new exhibition Your Worcester at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Saturday! ✨ www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2515379...

New exhibit designed by and for the people of Worcester opens at city museum

A new exhibit at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum opened to visitors on Saturday (May 10)

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In Worcester today? Pop into Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum to see this commemorative display marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day and Operation Varsity. See objects on temporary display in the Worcestershire Soldier Gallery, put together by the Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum. Free entry.

We’re taking part in Going Places, an @artfund.bsky.social programme made possible with generous support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Julia Rausing Trust. Working with 2 other museums, we’ll explore stories of women artists to create touring exhibitions during 2025-2030. ✨

Visiting the Elizabeth & Stanhope Forbes exhibition @museumsworcs.bsky.social and finding unexpected traces of #PreRaphaelitism #exhibition #womenartists serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/elizabeth-...

We are thrilled to announce that several of our cherished Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes paintings are currently on loan to @museumsworcs.bsky.social for their current exhibition, “Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art.” Running until 29 June 2025, this exhibition is a must-see!

The new banners are up, a new exhibition is on its way 👀 Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art opens on Saturday 5 April! 📍 Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. More info and exhibition tickets ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/eliza...

Have your say about the exciting relocation of The Worcestershire Soldier Gallery to The #Commandery! Tell the project team what you would like to see… LINK: form.typeform.com/to/v3M9DWrs @museumsworcs.bsky.social Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund #museum #militaryheritage #Worcester

The Commandery features in @thehistoryguy.bsky.social's recent History Hit video! ✨ Hear from medical historian Kevin Goodman all about Battlefield Surgery in the Age of Gunpowder: the Gruesome History... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf56...

Battlefield Surgery In The Age of Gunpowder: The Gruesome History

YouTube video by History Hit

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Enjoy a great family day out at The Commandery or Hartlebury Castle on Mothers’ Day! 🌸 At both museums, mums get free entry with a ticket-paying child on Sunday 30 March. Plan your visit ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk

The Easter holidays are fast approaching! 🐣 Families can have a bunny-rilliant time at The Commandery, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle. See what's on ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/whats-on/eas...

There's just over a week left to catch the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard! 🌟 Pop into Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum to see this beautiful treasure while it's here. Free to visit until Sunday 30 March.