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Join us for a fabulous and fun summer holiday with our past, present and future themes. Enjoy being a history helper with our museum Collections Officer, enjoy dancing and drumming activities and reach for the stars with our planetarium and alien invasion activities

 

PAST

History Helpers

Wednesday 22 July, Thursday 23 July, Wednesday 29 July and Thursday 30 July.

11am-12noon, 1pm-2pm each day.

Meet the Collections Officer.

Learn all about what we keep in our museums, how we look after our collection, and our battle against BUGS!

Learn and be inspired to make your own museum at home.

Join in our Bug trail and enjoy summer crafts.

Suitable for ages 5 and above. No need to book, just drop in.

Crafts from £1-£3.

 

PRESENT

African Drumming Workshop

Wednesday 5 August 11am-3pm

Join in our high energy workshop learning the vibrant rhythms of West Africa

Workshops at 11am, 12pm, 1.15pm & 2.15pm

Suitable for ages 4+

£4 per person

Booking essential at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sandwell-museums-and-arts

Around the Globe Crafts

Thursday 6 August 11am -3pm

Join us in making crafts from around the globe, Chinese Hats, African masks, Totem Poles and much more!

Suitable for all ages

Crafts 50p - £2

Free entry, no booking required

Bollywood Dance Workshop

Wednesday 12 August 11am-3pm

Learn the lively rhythms and movements of Bollywood Dance in our workshops throughout the day.

Workshops at 11am, 12pm, 1.15pm & 2.15pm

Suitable for ages 4+

£4 per person

Booking essential at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sandwell-museums-and-arts

Around the Globe Crafts

Thursday 13 August 11am -3pm

Join us in making crafts from around the globe, Chinese Hats, African masks, Totem Poles and much more!

Suitable for all ages

Crafts 50p - £2

Free entry, no booking required

FUTURE

Out of this World

Wednesday 19 August 11-3pm

Enjoy crafts, colouring and trails at the Gallery for our Space week.  Make a spaceman a Planet picture or a meteorite.

Suitable for all ages

Crafts 50p - £2

Free Entry, no booking required

 

Wonder Dome Planetarium

Thursday 20 August 11am – 3pm

See the wonders of the Solar System and beyond by stepping inside the Wonder Dome Planetarium.

Shows throughout the day: 11am – SEN Show, 11.30am, 12.10pm, 1.10pm, 1.50pm & 2.30pm

Suitable for All ages

£5 per person

Booking essential at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sandwell-museums-and-arts

 

Alien Invasion Week

Wednesday 26 August 11am – 3pm

Enjoy our Alien crafts, colouring and trail at the Gallery.  Make your own Alien, paper plate Spaceship and more.

Suitable for all ages

Crafts 50p - £2

Free entry, no booking required

 

Alien Invasion – A Family Adventure at Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery

Thursday 27 August 11am – 3pm

Strange lights have been spotted over the museum… and something has landed in the area. Families urgently need to investigate! Work together to follow clues, decode alien messages, and uncover why our unexpected visitors have arrived. Are they lost? Curious? Mischievous? Only your team can discover the truth and save the museum from intergalactic chaos.

A fast paced, laughter filled adventure where every family becomes a squad of brave space detectives.

Sessions at 11.15am and 1pm

Suitable for age 4+

£4 per person

Booking essential at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sandwell-museums-and-arts