21/09/2020 - 26/10/2020

10:30 - 12:00 every Monday

Come rain or shine, join us outside Poole Museum on the new traffic-free High Street for some free play sessions. Our activity leader will provide bubbles, chalks and lots of ideas for outdoor fun and games.

Free, No booking required.

03/10/2020 - 10/01/2021

Galleries 1 & 2, During Museum opening hours.

This season’s temporary exhibitions are an open invitation to Poole Museum visitors to get involved. In Gallery 1 we present Our Museum Project Lab, a collaborative space linked to our National Lottery Heritage Fund project aimed at ‘rediscovering Poole’s maritime heritage’. 

In Gallery 2 we showcase a recent acquisition to Poole Museum’s collection, ‘The Lady in Green’ by renowned British artist Augustus John. A visit to each gallery will give you a chance to practice your drawing skills, share your ideas and be a ‘museum maker’.

In association with the Project Lab, a series of talks, workshops and events will be also be taking place this autumn. Please keep an eye on our website and social media pages for more information.

Free, Pre-booking required for entry to the museum.

03/10/2020 - 10/01/2021

Archie has been inspired by the painting ‘The Lady in Green’ by Augustus John in our new Art in Focus exhibition. His favourite colour is now green! Can you help him to find all the green objects in the museum to create his own green gallery? Follow the iSpy trail around to see how many you can find.

Available during museum opening hours. 

Free, Pre-booking required for entry to the museum.

24/10/2020 - 01/11/2020

Join the search for Wally with your family at Poole Museum this half term. We’re part of the national Where’s Wally? Spooky Museum Search, organised by Kids in Museums and Walker Books, to celebrate the release of the new Where’s Wally? book, Spooky Spotlight Search. Can you find Wally in our collections? Pick up an activity sheet and get a spooky bookmark if you do!

Available during museum opening hours. 

Free, Pre-booking required for entry to the museum.

24/10/2020

10:00 - 11.30 or 14:00 - 15.30

The Our Museum Project is reimagining Poole Museum’s maritime galleries with residents, volunteers and the local community! Join us for a morning or afternoon tour around the museum’s current maritime galleries and tell us what you’d keep, tweak or change.

Free. Contact the Our Museum Project team to book your place,  ourmuseumproject@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

28/10/2020 11:00 - 15:00

Join us at Scaplen’s Court for a spooktacular visit, mystery word hunt and a range of Halloween themed activities and displays. 

Free, Pre-booking required.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spooky-scaplens-tickets-124568699333

 

31/10/2020 14:00 - 17:00

A workshop inviting creative responses to Poole Quay, inspired by Saied Dai’s c.1978-9 work View from Poole Quay to Hamworthy Quay, with Shipping, including the opportunity to display resulting work in the Our Museum Project Lab. Weather permitting, this workshop will include a trip to Poole Quay, so make sure to wrap up warm!

Free. Contact the Our Museum Project team to book your place,  ourmuseumproject@bcpcouncil.gov.uk