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Come and explore the history of King's Lynn's medieval port! Meet costumed sailors, learn about weapons and ship supplies, and make a craft to take home. Booking is recommended. Part of the King's Lynn Hanse Festival celebrations.

How did medieval people dress? How did they fight? How did they think? On Friday 30 May, join us at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery for an activity day exploring medieval life hosted by our very own Knights of the Sound Table group. Free tickets for this event are exclusively for local young people aged 11-25, if you would like to attend but do not fall into this age category, please book general admission tickets for this date.

Join us for a relaxing hot drink, cake and activity, ranging from crafts to handling artefacts. Each monthly session will have a different activity. Coffee Mornings are open to all and free to attend; includes museum admission. Your are welcome to arrive at any point during the session, but booking is required as seating is limited. Please contact the museum directly by calling or emailing if you wish to book for a group of 6 or more people. Friday 25 April - Roman Object Handling Friday 30 May - Map Making Craft Friday 27 June - Beeswax Candles

Calling all budding palaeontologists! Head to Ancient House to handle real fossils, make some palaeontologist pudding and try your hand at a range of dinosaur crafts.

Dogs have been a subject matter within photography since it was first introduced. Was this by hapless accident or have dogs been a central theme within photography since the beginning and why? Looking at the parallel trajectory of dogs and photography in Great Britain, Heidi Hudson, Curator of Photographic Collections at the Royal Kennel Club, will examine the role the dog plays out in early photography as subject matter, muse, prop, and symbolic representation. Booking is recommended as seating is limited.

Join Jo Carruth, Principal Post-Excavation Manager, Cotswold Archaeology, Suffolk to find out about the latest archaeological find from the excavations at RAF Lakenheath.

Learn how to create paint and pigments from the natural world that have been used for hundreds of years, from a local rock and an imported semi-precious stone, in this 2-hour workshop. Booking is required as seating is limited.

Learn how to create paint and pigments from the natural world that have been used for hundreds of years, from a local rock, in this 90-minute workshop. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Ancient House Junior History Club invites you to learn about the connections between the Moomins and Refugee Week and find out about all the different people who have made Thetford their home over the centuries. Join with others across the county to take on the "Moomins Turn 80 - Simple Acts Challenge" as part of Refugee Week. Refugee Week is the world's largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.