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Join us for Quiet Sunday at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery,10-5pm. This will be 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 Sunday may particularly suit visitors who are Neurodivergent and prefer a calmer, quieter sensory environment.

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! Each child ticket will allow you to book one adult ticket. All tickets include museum entry for the whole day. The location of Snaplings can vary within the museum, a member of the Learning Team will be at the entrance to greet you and take you to the space.

Snapdragons sessions (for 2-4s) build on the multisensory approach of Snaplings (for 0-2s), 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! Each child ticket will allow you to book one adult ticket. All tickets include museum entry for the whole day. The location of Snapdragons can vary within the museum, but a member of the Learning Team will be at the entrance to greet you and take you to the space.

Join Melissa Hawker (Learning Officer) for an exploration of the surprising and often ancient origins of our well-known nursery rhymes.

If you have little ones under 5, the second Saturday of every month is the perfect day to explore, play and giggle together at Norwich Castle. With activities and ideas especially designed for our younger visitors, there will always be lots to look at, listen to, hold and investigate! All activities are included with admission, please make sure you book for the correct date.

Melissa Hawker, Learning Officer at Ancient House, will explore the role of Princess Sophia and Princess Catherine Duleep Singh in the campaign for Votes for Women. Melissa will set them in the context of local revolutionaries and other local campaigners, including Thetford's very own Thomas Paine.

Step back in time at Ancient House to find out about Maharajah Duleep Singh and his family. Explore the brand-new displays including miniature models of rooms at Elveden Hall where the Maharajah lived, meeting costumed characters, handling real historic artefacts and enjoy a drink.

Both flax and Norfolk Horn fleece have played an important role in Norfolk's textile past. Come and explore what these sustainable fibres mean to us in the present! Volunteers will be meeting once per month from March - October 2025 on site at Gressenhall to demonstrate the heritage skills involved in linen and wool production, talking to our visitors about the practical activities they are showcasing - from planting and processing to scutching and spinning! Activities will vary per month and are subject to volunteer availability.

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 the Mitford and Launditch Union workhouse, the site 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 costumed 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 - using research and over 70 biographies compiled by volunteers.