Events calendar

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle. Weekdays, 12 noon.

Mike will be talking about life in a Victorian gaol. Discover what the term ""hard labour"" really meant. Learn the difference betwen a prison and a gaol, and between a convict and a prisoner. Hear all the grisly details of how corporal and capital punishment was meted out. A talk by Mike Wabe.

Talk with Dr Rosy Gray, Curator of Contemporary Art at Norwich Castle.

Talk with Dr Rosy Gray, Curator of Contemporary Art at Norwich Castle.

Don't miss your chance to join our Saturday morning club for children aged 8-11! Learn to fight like a knight, complete quests and get creative. Booking essential, call 01603 495 897 / 493 625. For more information, or to apply for a discretionary place, email Lee.Warden@norfolk.gov.uk.

Enjoy friendly and informal support with your creative prose and be inspired by the museum's collections in this monthly class with author Amanda Addison. Booking essential via Art Tickets: https://norfolk-museums.arttickets.org.uk/norwich-castle-museum-art-gallery/2020-03-07-castle-writers

Museum Club is a free Saturday morning club for young people aged 11 – 15 which has been running at Norwich Castle since 1925! Have a go at history and museum related activities, handle ancient artefacts, create an exhibition, design a historical escape room and explore behind the scenes at the Museum. Museum club is held on the first Saturday of every month beginning at Norwich Castle. To book a free place contact: rachel.daniel@norfolk.gov.uk Upcoming Dates 4 Jan, 1 Feb, 7 March, 4 April

Revise your relationship with our collections as we explore the grim realities, controversy and devastation behind some of the seemingly beautiful and benign objects across the museum. Events contain adult themes, talks and tours last 30-45 minutes. Undercover of the Knight - Steel yourself for a discussion of medieval moral codes, masculinity and the world of not so noble knights.

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle keep. Saturdays, 12 noon.

From penguins to the ancient god Pan, we turn a queer eye on our collections and explore non-normative gender and sexuality across time and place in this brand new tour, putting LGBT+ stories at the heart of the museum.

Artist Laura Wilson discusses Deepening. In association with Norfolk Contemporary Art Society. Part of the Deepening public programme.

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle. Weekdays, 12 noon.

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle. Weekdays, 12 noon.

Knit, crochet and chat over a cup of tea or coffee.

Bring your latest craft project to work on in the company of fellow crafters over a cup of tea or coffee.

Celebrate the city's shoe heritage with a pop-up exhibition, workshops and family half-term fun. Plus on 18 - 22 February, design a shoe, take our shoe-spotting trail and make a keyring to take home.

Celebrate the city's shoe heritage with a pop-up exhibition, workshops and family half-term fun. Plus on 18 - 22 February, design a shoe, take our shoe-spotting trail and make a keyring to take home.

Enjoy tea, coffee and cake as you discover the secrets of the museum, with a different theme each month. Admission £1.50. Free for Friends and Museums Pass Holders. Booking required for groups only.

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle. Weekdays, 12 noon.

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle. Weekdays, 12 noon.

Celebrate the city's shoe heritage with a pop-up exhibition, workshops and family half-term fun. Plus on 18 - 22 February, design a shoe, take our shoe-spotting trail and make a keyring to take home.

Celebrate the city's shoe heritage with a pop-up exhibition, workshops and family half-term fun. Plus on 18 - 22 February, design a shoe, take our shoe-spotting trail and make a keyring to take home.

A talk by Katie Carter-Street (NMS Costume and Textile Trainee) This talk explores how sewing has been used throughout history as a means to educate, indoctrinate or as a form of protest. From sewing on the national curriculum in Britain to Missionary schools in India, we will look at the role sewing played in maintaining what the Victorians viewed as the moral fabric of society.

Talk in the Timothy Gurney Gallery with George Vasey, writer, and Curator at Wellcome Collection. Part of our Spotlight public programme.

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle. Weekdays, 12 noon.

We explore our changing and often contentious relationship with the animal kingdom. Tour lasts 30-45 minutes.

Discover the incredible women across our collections. Because women in history shouldn’t be a mystery.

Enjoy a guided tour of Norwich's iconic medieval castle keep. Saturdays, 12 noon.

Celebrate the city's shoe heritage with a pop-up exhibition, workshops and family half-term fun. Plus on 18 - 22 February, design a shoe, take our shoe-spotting trail and make a keyring to take home.