Events calendar

Tour the garden and make remedies and beauty products popular 100 years ago. Includes refreshments. Booking essential, 01603 495897 / 493625.

With a different theme each month, come along for a chance to learn more about the museum collection, try your hand at a new craft and enjoy coffee and cake.

Join us for our range of talks complimenting our exciting new exhibition, 'Lines of Sight: Sebald's East Anglia'. Talks take place in our Lecture Theatre and start at 2:30pm. This week we welcome Ruth Battersby-Tooke and Cathy Terry, of Norfolk Museum Service for 'Strips, Spots and Stripes - An Introduction to Textile Pattern Books'.

Discover the fascinating history of this Norman Palace. Daily tours run from Monday - Friday and start at 12pm.

Come along to our fun-packed sessions for pre-schoolers (though older family and friends are welcome, too!). Let's learn, play and explore the Ancient House together. Join us to make crafts, sing songs, listen to stories and have fun in the museum. This month we will be making tissue paper butterflies, paper chain caterpillars and bug hats to take home

Discover the fascinating history of this Norman Palace. Daily tours run from Monday - Friday and start at 12pm.

Popular children's author, Terry Deary, presents his one man show including his songs! With 300 fiction and non-fiction books published in the past 40 years, Terry’s best-known children's book titles are the "Horrible Histories" series, first published 26 years ago and still popular thanks to a BBC television series based on the books. There are around 100 titles. Hosted at St.Georges Theatre Great Yarmouth. Ticket price includes entry to Time and Tide Museum (including the Medieval Medicine exhibition) where there will be an opportunity to meet Terry and have a book signed.

Discover the fascinating history of this Norman Palace. Tours every Saturday at 12noon and 2pm.

Find out what lies beneath the museum in a guided tour of our undercroft - the largest medieval undercroft in the city. The tour lasts around 45 minutes and is free with museum admission. Call us to book. Please note there are steep steps leading down to the undercroft. Booking essential, 01603 629127.

Popular children's author, Terry Deary, presents his one man show including his songs! With 300 fiction and non-fiction books published in the past 40 years, Terry’s best-known children's book titles are the "Horrible Histories" series, first published 26 years ago and still popular thanks to a BBC television series based on the books. There are around 100 titles. Hosted at St.Georges Theatre Great Yarmouth. Ticket price includes entry to Time and Tide Museum (including the Medieval Medicine exhibition) where there will be an opportunity to meet Terry and have a book signed.

An informative tour exploring the female voices from the museum's collection. Because women in history shouldn't be a mystery!

Find out about the campaign for women's rights with this hands on workshop for Home Educating families. Suitable for age 5+. Booking essential via Festival Box Office, 01842 751975 / 07802 701911, www.leapinghare.org.

A talk from William Cross, FSA Scot, author of several books on the Carnarvons of Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey). The controversial story of the close friendship between Lord George Carnarvon – the Earl of Highclere Castle who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun – and Prince Victor Duleep Singh – the grandson of Maharajah Ranjit Singh of Lahore, the Lion of the Punjab and the founder of the great Sikh Empire. William Cross will be signing copies of his book after the talk. Part of the Festival of Norfolk and the Punjab. Booking essential via the Leaping Hare Box Office.

At over four metres tall, the West Runton Mammoth stood taller than a double-decker bus, and when alive weighed twice as much as an African Elephant. Join palaeontologist and curator Dr David Waterhouse as he reveals the fascinating story of this extinct giant in its purpose-built research facility at the Norfolk Collections Centre. Advance booking essential.

Enjoy friendly and informal support with your creative prose in this monthly class with author Amanda Addison. Booking essential 01603 495897/493625.

An informative tour exploring the female voices from the museum's collection. Because women in history shouldn't be a mystery!

An exploration of the strange history of the forbidden. Events contain adult themes. Undercover of the Knight - a fascinating talk debunking codes of chivalry, medieval moral values and hyper-masculinity - including stories of gender identity, homelessness, crime and brutality.

Monthly sessions for children aged 0-2 years. Join Snap, the Castle Dragon, as he embarks on an adventure into a world of light and sound! Build castles and knock them down, listen to songs, play games and meet new friends in a welcoming, relaxed, sensory environment. Snaplings runs on the second Monday of each month during term time, with sessions at 10.15-11.15am and 12-1pm. Places limited and booking advised 01603 495 897 / 493 625.

Join us for monthly sessions aimed at children aged 4 and under – an hour of singing, exploring, stories, communication and play. Activities will change on a weekly basis.

Walk down the atmospheric spiral staircase to the historic 19th Century courtroom to hear tales of Norwich Castle's life as a county gaol.

Illustrated Talk by Rachel Duffield Places are limited, booking advised.

Join us for our range of talks complimenting our exciting new exhibition, 'Lines of Sight: Sebald's East Anglia'. Talks take place in our Lecture Theatre and start at 2:30pm. This week we welcome Gordon Turner of the University of East Anglia with 'W. G. Sebald: In His Own Words'.

Find out about the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, daughter of the last Maharajah of Punjab, nurse, and campaigner for women’s rights. Discover how she helped evacuees and refugees during the Second World War and her role in revolutionising dog breeding clubs. Suitable for age 5+. Booking essential tel. 01842 752599 or email ancienthouse@norfolk.gov.uk.

From the early 20th century, militant methods used by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) created a climate of uncertainty across the country. Acts escalated from cutting telephone wires to arson and the use of explosives. The nature of these campaigns created a logistical struggle for the government, which was unprepared for such tactics. The National Archives has a world-renowned collection of documents relating to the 20th century women’s suffrage movement; the collection reflects the interests of the government and offers an insight into how it responded to civil disobedience and changes to public opinion. A vast array of campaigning techniques was tried by the Suffragettes. In this talk Vicky Iglikowski, Principal Records Specialist – Diverse Histories at The National Archive, will explore some of them, including in case studies relating to Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh. Ultimately this talk will explore The National Archives' collection of suffrage documents, showing the lengths suffragettes were willing to go to for the vote and the response from the state. Part of the Festival of Norfolk and the Punjab. Booking essential via the Leaping Hare Box Office.

Enjoy some special time with your pre-school child exploring the museum and chatting about the things you see. Have fun learning together and listening to stories about the sea.

Join us for this monthly event specially designed for children aged 2-4 years. Meet Snap, the Castle Dragon, explore the museum's collections with real artefacts, sing songs, hear stories and meet new friends! Snapdragons runs on the second Friday of each month during term time, with sessions at 10.15 - 11.15am and 12-1pm. Spaces are limited, booking advised 01603 495 897 / 439 625.

2018 was the centenary of some women being given the right to vote in Britain and Ireland – one of the most significant democratic changes in British history. This talk will highlight the role of Indian women in the suffrage movement, including the leading position of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, who grew up at Elveden Hall. The talk will be given by Dr Sumita Mukherjee, historian and author of Indian Suffragettes: Female Identities and Transnational Networks. Dr Sumita Mukherjee will be signing copies of her book after the talk. Part of the Festival of Norfolk and the Punjab. Booking essential via the Leaping Hare Box Office.

Walk down the atmospheric spiral staircase to the historic 19th Century courtroom to hear tales of Norwich Castle's life as a county gaol.

Discover the history of the famous Norwich School of Artists and explore our unique collection.