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Join us an hour before standard opening for a chance to explore our galleries at a more relaxed pace. We'll dim the lights and reduce video and audio where we can. There'll also be a comfy quiet space in case you need a few minutes out. Our friendly front of house team will be there to give you a warm welcome and support your visit. Quiet Hour may particularly suit visitors who are Neurodivergent and prefer a calmer, quieter sensory environment. Please note: At 1pm, our audio, video and lighting in the museum will return to standard levels. Visitors joining us for Quiet Hour are most welcome to stay and continue exploring the galleries if they wish. Norwich Castle Café will open at 1pm.
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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Celebrate Blossom Day with us - an annual festival of fruit trees, flowers and food. Join in with some blossom-themed craft activities, pop by and find out what writer Daisy Henwood is working on, and bring or buy a picnic to enjoy in the orchard. Borrow a Small Explorer Belt from Cherry Tree Cottage and see if you can spot any pollinators in the gardens. Take a turn on a tiny pedal tractor, and head down to the farm for tractor trailer rides and to visit our growing animals!
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Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - Dereham
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Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life
Our multisensory Snaplings sessions investigate a different theme inspired by our museum collections each month. Each session follows the pace of our tiny explorers, providing plenty of time and space for little ones to follow their interests and make their own discoveries!
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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Snapdragons sessions build on the multisensory approach of Snaplings, getting us moving around the galleries to bring in further opportunities for chatting, investigation and shared discovery. Each session will see us getting stuck in and hands on as we explore the different treasures the museum has to offer!
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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Bring your craft project, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, and have a mardle.
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Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life
Join artist Connie Flynn and curator Rachel Kidd for this intimate tour around the exhibition 'Making the Rounds: stories of workhouse nurses told in textiles.' The tour will focus on the new textile artworks created in response to research about workhouse nurses. Take a close-up look at the art works and find out about the artist's practice, techniques and inspiration, followed by a relaxed Q&A - lasting approximately 1hr in total.
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Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - Dereham
Take a tour of Gressenhall and hear the stories of the real women who worked on site caring for people over the past two hundred years. As a workhouse, Gressenhall was home to some of the most vulnerable people in Norfolk society - and it would take a team of staff to keep them well and safe. From the early 19th century to the late 1940s, a Gressenhall guide will take you on a trip in time to briefly explore the lives of the workhouse nurses and the different experiences they had when working within this important profession. Tours last approximately 45 minutes with additional time for questions at the end. Tours take place on the ground floor of the museum, and visitors are then welcome to explore 2024's temporary exhibition, 'Making the Rounds: Stories of Workhouse Nurses told in Textiles'.
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Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - Dereham
Home educating families are invited to join a brand-new workshop. Explore the lives of seafarers, pirates, and merchants of the Middle Ages, with hands-on learning, activities, and crafts. This event is hosted jointly by Lynn Museum and St George's Guildhall. Tickets cost £5 per child, which includes admission to both sites. Accompanying adults visit free. Booking is required.
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Home Education Workshop - Hanseatic League: Pirates & Merchants to be held on
Fri 10 May
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Lynn Museum - King's Lynn