Making: Get hands-on with heritage

Showing a parent and child from behind sitting at a table doing clay crafts.

Staying true to one of the museum's earliest visions, embrace not only buildings and other artefacts but also the skills that went into producing them.

Get hands-on making heritage crafts and artisanal things at our museum this Summer.

Events

Event

Coppersmithing

4th June

Make your own copper creation inspired by the beauty of our museum.

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Event

Festival of Making

19th & 20th August

A two day event celebrating traditional crafts and heritage skills!

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Meet our Makers

Our talented team of demonstrators, visitor guides and first-person interpreters are here to take you on a journey to discover the past and how it connects to our present. Every day you'll be able to witness a selection of our talented demonstrators at work, keeping these traditional heritage skills alive for the next generation.