Family Arts Festival 2013
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Events
Free Family Fun! Derby Museums Family Festival Events
All our events are FREE! No need to book, just drop in… MONSTER Big Draw Day
Drawn by Line and Shade
Saturday 5 October 11am– 3pm Museum & Art Gallery Come and draw your favorite monsters in our MONSTER Big Draw! Doodle, collage and sketch the biggest, scariest, creepiest, smallest, cutest monster you can think of – come dressed up too!
7 September - 10 November Museum & Art Gallery An exhibition of portraits by young people in Derbyshire. See their work in the gallery and on line at www.derbymuseums.org/events/drawn/
There will be a little treat for every little monster in costume! Follow our MONSTER trail and discover the creatures that lurk within our walls…
Artist’s materials are available in the gallery so you can draw your own portraits and add them to our display. Part of Big Draw.
Suitable for all monsters (and humans)
Half Term At Derby Museum & Art Gallery Joseph Wright of Derby Walk
Family Tour of Joseph Wright Gallery
Saturday 26 October 11am – 12.30pm Walk in the footsteps of Joseph Wright and discover how our city was shaped by its past… Meet at entrance to the Museum & Art Gallery on the stand.
Tuesday 29 October 11am Come and find out about Joseph Wright and his friends in the company of our very own Georgian lady.
Amazing African Masks
Diwali Saris
Wednesday 30 October 11am-3pm Cut and colour your own marvelous masks and get close to some amazing African figures and masks at 11am & 2pm. Part of Black History Month.
Friday 1 November 11am-3pm Enjoy an adaptation of ‘Mama’s Sari’ by Pooja Makhijani, try on saris, bangles and bindis and decorate a card to take home. Presented in partnership with Surtal Arts.
Go Batty for Halloween
Free trails for families at Derby Museums
Thursday 31 October 11am-3pm Find out all about our furry friends and make your own bouncy bat to take home.
We have lots of different trails you can do together to make your visit more fun! Available every day during normal opening hours.
Half term at Pickford’s House Pickford’s House 41 Friar Gate Derby, DE1 1DA
Make a Witch’s Broom
Pop-Up Halloween
Saturday 26 October 10am-12noon & 1-3pm Get ready for Halloween and make your own miniature broom for the big day.
Thursday 31 October 10am-12noon & 1-3pm Scare your friends silly this Halloween by making them a spooky card that pops up when they least expect it!
Safari So Good
Knit One, Purl One…
Tuesday 29 October 10am-12noon & 1-3pm Get inspired by our Figures of Africa exhibition and make an African animal finger puppet. Part of Black History Month.
Friday 1 November 1-4pm Learn how to knit – together. Learn some basic skills, make a rosette and pick up a simple pattern to take home.
Zoomtastic Family Fun
Suitable for children over 8 years old accompanied by an adult.
Wednesday 30 October 10am-12noon & 1-3pm Speed along to Pickford’s House and make a fantastic propeller car to take away!
Free, but booking essential due to limited places To book please telephone 01332 715181
Museum and Art Gallery The Strand Derby, DE1 1BS – Opening times Tuesday – Sunday: 10am-5pm Bank Holiday Mondays: 10am-5pm
Pickford’s House 41 Friar Gate Derby, DE1 1DA – Opening times Tuesday – Saturday: 10am-5pm Sunday: 1pm-4pm
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