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Quentin Blake and John Yeoman
Quentin Blake has had a number of extended collaborations with writers, but the longest of all has been with John Yeoman. This exhibition is the first to celebrate this partnership, featuring more than 40 works, including illustrations and books by the two.
Scale exhibition at Museum of Making
Surprising and perception-shifting, the exhibition explores the scale and impact of this site’s legacy, presenting the work of artists alongside intriguing objects from Derby Museums’ collection.
Florence Nightingale Health in the Home
This fascinating exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and explores her impact upon health in the home.
Derbyshire People Working Exhibition
Derbyshire People Working is an exhibition of paintings by illustrator and designer Malcolm Porter.
First Fridays Folk Fun Palace
Join us at the Museum of Making for an evening of folk-inspired workshops and performances. Have a go at traditional making, with music from artists involved in this year’s Derby Folk Festival.
Cromford Mills Bazaar
Featuring everything from food to flowers, art to antiques, and candles to curios, you will be sure to find a quirky bargain at our monthly bazaar.
STEAM Babies
In this facilitator led session babies aged 0-3 and their adults can explore a range of themes through the lens of our fabulous collections.
STEAM Tots
This loose parts play session offers a sensory and playful exploration of objects and materials, stimulating children’s curiosity, imagination and experimentation.
My Museum and Art Gallery Poetry Workshop
Explore Derby Museum and Art Gallery and create your own poetry based on your discoveries in this poetry and creative workshop lead by Aoife O’Connor.
My Museum of Making Poetry Workshop for Adults
Explore the Museum of Making and create your own poetry based on your discoveries in this two hour poetry and creative workshop lead by Sophie Sparham.
STEAM Babies
In this facilitator led session babies aged 0-3 and their adults can explore a range of themes through the lens of our fabulous collections.
All aboard Transport Trail
Get on board with the Transport Trail around Cromford Mills and find all the hidden tiny trains to win a prize!
Apple Day 2021
Bring your apples – and other hard and soft fruit to be pressed to juice.
Artisan Market at Cromford Mills
A marvellous Artisan Market showcasing local makers, artisans and producers.
Cromfords Georgian Mill Tour
Join our Mill Manager and step back in time to 1797 when he was running the world’s first successful water powered cotton mill in its most profitable year
Milford Mills and Industrial Remains
A short easy walk taking in the remains of the Strutt mills and other industrial sites along the Derwent.
Model Railway Exhibition
The Chesterfield Railway Modellers (including Wingfield Railway Group) present a Model Railway Exhibition.
The Machinery at Strutt’s North Mill
An immersive sound and video installation, which captures the earliest known machine dance
Museum Meetups for Non-English Speakers
Come along to our informal conversation session at the Museum and Art Gallery for speakers of English as an additional language.
STEAM Babies
In this facilitator led session babies aged 0-3 and their adults can explore a range of themes through the lens of our fabulous collections.
Mrs Robert Arkwright a musician in the family
The life of Frances Arkwright adds a quite different dimension to the Arkwright story and to life in Derbyshire in the first half of the 19th century.
Tots Make and Do Autumn
This time we will be celebrating autumn with activities and stories that explore the natural beauty of this most colourful time of year.
Beneath this Mask Exhibition
This Hayward Touring exhibition features the work of French female photographer Claude Cahun (1894-1954), whose practice investigates gender and identity.
Rangoli Workshop
This fabulous workshop from Surtal Arts is part of the Derby Season of light, celebrating the annual Diwali festival.
Assemble Derbys Festival of Making
Assemble: Derby’s Festival of Making is an annual gathering that celebrates makers of all shapes and sizes at the Museum of Making
Time Traveller’s Tours
Come and learn about the history of the mill through games and challenges (you can get dressed up too, if you want!) Do you have what it takes to be a master mill worker?
Meet a Maker Trail
This half term journey around the Museum of Making to find out about some of the ingenious makers whose creations make up this fascinating collection
Special Lantern Workshop
A special lantern-making workshop, open to deaf and hard of hearing women only (Derby, Derbyshire) with transcriber and BSL interpreter
Crafty Tuesday Teddy Bear Scarves
This time prepare for cold winter days by using different techniques to create a cosy scarf for your teddy friends.
Open Lantern Workshop
Create your own lantern using willow and tissue paper. Our decoration themes are climate change and celebrating NHS/key workers.
Clog Dance Family Workshop
Come and Join the Clog Dance with Caroline Radcliffe in a fun, family friendly workshop.
Art Hub Dahomey Figures
This time we will be exploring the Museum’s collection of wonderful brass figures from the historic Kingdom of Dahomey, West Africa
The Machinery at Cromford Mill
An immersive sound and video installation, which captures the earliest known machine dance.
Rangoli Workshop
Decorate your doorsteps with the symmetrical rangoli tiles we create in this workshop using rice and pulses.
Wet Felting Workshop
Explore how to turn soap, water and wool fibres into cloth! In this hands-on session you will learn the process of wet felt making to create pieces of cloth and felt balls
Diwali Clay Lamp Workshop
Learn how to make your own traditional clay terracotta or a colourful map – perfect home decor or a little gift for Diwali or Christmas.
Drawing for Relaxation Dahomey Figures
This time, as part of Black History Month, we will be exploring the Museum’s collection of wonderful brass figures from the historic Kingdom of Dahomey, West Africa.
Pickfords Plot Nature Creatives
Join us for this nature-focused session in Pickford’s garden where you can unleash your creative side from observational drawing, poetry and creating art using natural elements.
Shine a Light on Derbyshire
A celebration of Derbyshire’s heritage and history will be held this autumn with two events featuring large-scale video projections illuminating two of the county’s iconic buildings.
Family Friday Creepy Critters
Discover some of the creepy critters that live in the Nature Gallery and get into the Halloween spirit with a range of spooky crafts and stories.
A Short History of Matlock Bath
What has drawn visitors to Matlock Bath over the last 200 years? What would they recognise now? Join local historian Doreen Buxton for this heritage talk at Wirksworth Heritage Centre.
Lets Make Christmas
A celebration of making at Derby Museums shops featuring beautiful handmade gifts from local makers!
Historic Derby – Guided Tour
Come on a guided tour and find out about the history of Derby: a Cathedral city in the centre of England, lying on the River Derwent, rich in history, culture and diversity.
Bats, Bugs and Birds Woodworking Taster Course
Create your very own bat, bird or bug house on this woodworking taster day course, perfect for beginners.
Poem-A-Thon
A long-distance, non-stop poetry reading event in aid of BELPER REFUGEE WELCOME. Up to 20 people reading their favourite poems, ones they’ve written, out loud- there’s bound to be one of your favourites.
Tales and Trickery Folk Stories from Belper
A wander around four stories from the Belper area. Fact and fiction merge together in a Halloween cauldron. Can you tell them apart? A hilly 3.5 mile walk over field paths and roads
Giant Cobweb at Heage Windmill
It has become traditional at Heage windmill to make a large cobweb, the size of which is determined by the number of ‘spinners’ who come along and help produce ‘the web of the year, under the guidance of our master spinner, Lynn Allen.
