Events Calendar

An interactive time travelling trail of fish tales and changing tides developed by the Foolhardy Circus. Trail available daily 26 July to 3 September 2014.

A celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of one of John Sell Cotman's talented sons. With a daring eye for colour, John Joseph Cotman (1814-1878) followed in his father's footsteps as a landscape artist and teacher. Colman Project Space and Colman Watercolour Gallery.

An eclectic mix of works by East Anglian artists inspired by birds. The work has been selected by visual artist and author Katrina van Grouw, sculptor Harriet Mead and wildlife photographer David Tipling. All pieces are for sale. Timothy Gurney Gallery.

Are you a bird brain? Maybe we can help. Make a bird feeder, identify birds through their pellets and poo, learn how to make an origami crane - just some of the ornithological activities this summer. Take your peck! 11am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

Get up close to nature this summer and explore Gressenhall’s wild side. Go on a scavenger hunt around the site, explore our nature table and find out more about the animals and insects that call Gressenhall home. Part of the Schools Out! programme, with extra family activities every day of the school summer holidays.

The museum has been taken over by Ancient Egyptians! See how many you can find for a small prize.

Join the National Embroiderers'Guild as they celebrate National Stitch Day at Norwich Castle. Add your own stitches to a collaborative design featuring iconic sites of the city, or view beautifully embellished and decorated items from the Museum's Costume and Textile Collection. All are welcome and instruction and demonstrations of popular embroidery stitches will be given.

Make Your Mark at Norwich Castle.Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, join members of the National Embroiders’ Guild and museum staff to celebrate National Day of Stitch. Be inspired to add one, or a hundred stitches to our ‘Norwich Embroidery’ and explore embroidered and embellished items from the Costume and Textile Collection.

Follow a tantalising trail of deception around the Tolhouse Museum! Museum trail available daily 24 July to 7 September (not Saturdays) during opening hours. Monday - Friday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm

Get up close to nature this summer and explore Gressenhall’s wild side. Go on a scavenger hunt around the site, explore our nature table and find out more about the animals and insects that call Gressenhall home. Part of the Schools Out! programme, with extra family activities every day of the school summer holidays.

Are you a bird brain? Maybe we can help. Make a bird feeder, identify birds through their pellets and poo, learn how to make an origami crane - just some of the ornithological activities this summer. Take your peck! 11am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

An eclectic mix of works by East Anglian artists inspired by birds. The work has been selected by visual artist and author Katrina van Grouw, sculptor Harriet Mead and wildlife photographer David Tipling. All pieces are for sale. Timothy Gurney Gallery.

A celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of one of John Sell Cotman's talented sons. With a daring eye for colour, John Joseph Cotman (1814-1878) followed in his father's footsteps as a landscape artist and teacher. Colman Project Space and Colman Watercolour Gallery.

An interactive time travelling trail of fish tales and changing tides developed by the Foolhardy Circus. Trail available daily 26 July to 3 September 2014.

From architectural models to ships models, via the model village and meccano, Super Models: Some Assembly Required exhibition explores the business and pleasure of models and model-making.

From architectural models to ships models, via the model village and meccano, Super Models: Some Assembly Required exhibition explores the business and pleasure of models and model-making.

An interactive time travelling trail of fish tales and changing tides developed by the Foolhardy Circus. Trail available daily 26 July to 3 September 2014.

A celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of one of John Sell Cotman's talented sons. With a daring eye for colour, John Joseph Cotman (1814-1878) followed in his father's footsteps as a landscape artist and teacher. Colman Project Space and Colman Watercolour Gallery.

An eclectic mix of works by East Anglian artists inspired by birds. The work has been selected by visual artist and author Katrina van Grouw, sculptor Harriet Mead and wildlife photographer David Tipling. All pieces are for sale. Timothy Gurney Gallery.

Are you a bird brain? Maybe we can help. Make a bird feeder, identify birds through their pellets and poo, learn how to make an origami crane - just some of the ornithological activities this summer. Take your peck! 11am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

Discover a day in the life of a horseman and find out about all the different trades who used to help keep the horses working on the farm. Make your own winning rosette to take home. Part of the Schools Out! programme, with extra family activities every day of the school summer holidays.

Follow a tantalising trail of deception around the Tolhouse Museum! Museum trail available daily 24 July to 7 September (not Saturdays) during opening hours. Monday - Friday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm

Follow a tantalising trail of deception around the Tolhouse Museum! Museum trail available daily 24 July to 7 September (not Saturdays) during opening hours. Monday - Friday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm

Discover a day in the life of a horseman and find out about all the different trades who used to help keep the horses working on the farm. Make your own winning rosette to take home. Part of the Schools Out! programme, with extra family activities every day of the school summer holidays.

Join us for fishy fun round the museum and make your own seaside scene with creatures from the North Sea. Includes a small prize.

Are you a bird brain? Maybe we can help. Make a bird feeder, identify birds through their pellets and poo, learn how to make an origami crane - just some of the ornithological activities this summer. Take your peck! 11am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

An eclectic mix of works by East Anglian artists inspired by birds. The work has been selected by visual artist and author Katrina van Grouw, sculptor Harriet Mead and wildlife photographer David Tipling. All pieces are for sale. Timothy Gurney Gallery.

Learn how children played games in Great Grandparents days before electronic games were invented and look at examples of toys from the past. Make a Noah's Ark to take home.

A celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of one of John Sell Cotman's talented sons. With a daring eye for colour, John Joseph Cotman (1814-1878) followed in his father's footsteps as a landscape artist and teacher. Colman Project Space and Colman Watercolour Gallery.