Events
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery hosts a range of exciting events for all the family to enjoy.
To book a place on a workshop call 01298 24658 or email buxton.museum@derbyshire.gov.uk
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire exhibition events:
Digital Stories
Saturday 29 March 10 till 11.30am and 11.30am to 1pm
Saturday 3 May and Bank Holiday Monday 5 May, 1.30 to 3pm and 3 to 4.30pm
Make a short video journal using your family stories, photos and treasured objects.
Captured Memories
Saturday 5 April and Saturday 26 April, 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 4pm
Create a record of your family story using ceramics and other materials.
My Family and Other Things
Friday 18 April, 10am to 12pm
A family words workshop with River Wolton, Derbyshire Poet Laureate.
Museums and Galleries Month: Night at the Museum
Friday 2 May, until 8.30pm
A unique chance to visit the museum in the evening on the final weekend of the exhibition 'Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire'. Free refreshments.
Finds Days
Saturday 5 July and Saturday 1 November, 11am to 3pm
The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme can help you identify your archaeological finds and have them recorded on the national database.
National Archaeology Week: Life in the Iron Age
Lindow Man, the Iron Age ‘bog body’ found in nearby Lindow Moss in Cheshire, has returned to the north-west for a year from London. Join us for two-drop-in workshops to explore his world.
An Iron Age Life
Saturday 19 July, 11am to 1pm and 2 to 4pm
Find out what it was like to live in the Iron Age and add your bit to our model village.
Iron Age Art
Sunday 20 July, 11am to 1pm and 2 to 4pm
Discover the beauty and intricacy of Celtic art and try your hand at creating your own piece of work.
