Education
February 23, 2022
Sunday ArtyFacts
Get creative and decorate your own Easter bonnet or soldier's hat inspired by the costumes and characters in our Hardy's Dorset Gallery.
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Sunday ArtyFacts
Create your own landscape of Dorset using air-drying clay. Join us during our slab carving workshop, inspired by our Scene through Wood exhibition.
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Sunday ArtyFacts
Get creative and make fish and spiders with a 3D effect. Join us during our 3D themed workshop, inspired by the Scene through Wood exhibition.
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Introduction to wood engraving
This one-day workshop is perfect for beginners looking to learn a new technique. You will be taught the principles of designing for wood engraving, methods of engraving into a block of end grain wood, and how to print from your finished block.
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Playful spring printing for adults workshop
[FULLY BOOKED] Join artist Helen Garrett for a fun morning of experimental printing from clay using natural forms as inspiration.
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Staging the world of Stonehenge
FULLY BOOKED This talk explores the British Museum's major exhibition on the world of Stonehenge with the help of its key objects from across Europe, including the first loan to Britain of the Nebra sky disc and several important objects kindly loaned to the exhibition by Dorset Museum.
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Make your own artwork inspired by Elisabeth Frink
Make your artwork to create a mini art gallery inspired by the work of Elisabeth Frink’s animals and portraits which you will also be able to take away.
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Meet the Vikings
This summer, history is coming to life once again as the Vikings invade Dorset Museum!
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Mosaic Art Day
30 July 2021 Join artist Ann-Marie James at this informal drop-in session and create artwork inspired by Roman mosaics in the Museum’s Victorian Hall. Families…
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