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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.
Lets Make Christmas
A celebration of making at Derby Museums shops featuring beautiful handmade gifts from local makers!
Derbyshire People Working Exhibition
Derbyshire People Working is an exhibition of paintings by illustrator and designer Malcolm Porter.
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.
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.
Lets Make Christmas
A celebration of making at Derby Museums shops featuring beautiful handmade gifts from local makers!
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.
First Fridays Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
Create and design your own automata with with Cabaret Mechanical Theatre artist Stephen Guy.
White Christmas Ball at Derby Museums
Join us this Christmas for a fun-filled evening in our stunning 19th Century listed building on The Wardwick. Enjoy a festive evening with entertainment from DJ Austin Powerz, and fabulous food from local celebrity chef Ralph Skripek.
Nutcracker Trail
This Festive season visit the Derby Museum and Art Gallery and discover some Christmas magic with our Nutcracker Trail.
Christmas Make Wreaths
In this month’s session, we will use leftover cardboard and craft materials to make fun and vibrant festive wreaths.
Christmas at Pickford’s House
Join us for festive drinks, drop-in craft workshops and live music in the atmospheric surroundings of this unique Georgian townhouse, complete with roaring fire.
Christmas Weekend at Cromford Mills
Get ready for the holiday season at Cromford Mills with festive markets, Medley arts and crafts show, winter warmers, Christmas trees and more.
Shine Artists and Makers Market
Ten artists showing their distinctive, high quality work, made locally.
Come and see! Objects of desire from as little as £5.
No 28 Cafe open both days.
LaserLab An Introduction to Lasercutting
In this LaserLab session, participants are taken through the step by step process of designing and laser cutting their own mobile phone stand.
Museum Mix and Make
This is a session for people with English as an additional language who want to improve their language skills and for native speakers who want to join a fun social group.
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.
The Lampedusa Cross UK tour
Made from the remnants of a boat carrying refugees wrecked near the Italian island of Lampedusa, close to the coast of Tunisia, the cross carries poignant messages about kindness, community and the indifference faced by many refugees.
Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
CMT are delighted to bring 30 automata from their collection to the Museum of Making this winter. This interactive educational experience is perfect for children, families, school groups and adults.
Smaran Remembrance An Indian Classical Music Concert
You’re invited to a special evening with leading Indian music artist, Kaviraj Singh, combining santoor and vocal elements in a unique blend of ragas in this intimate concert.
No28 Winter Arts Market
A fabulous two days of high quality artists and makers stalls (gifts galore), festive cafe and the continuation of our Winter Exhibition.
Steam Tots
This loose parts play session offers a sensory and playful exploration of objects and materials, stimulating children’s curiosity, imagination and experimentation.
Christmas Weekend at Cromford Mills
Get ready for the holiday season at Cromford Mills with festive markets, Medley arts and crafts show, winter warmers, Christmas trees and more.
Christmas Tree Festival at Cromford Mills
Every year, Cromford Mills host a Christmas Tree Festival.
Local schools, businesses and community groups decorate a tree, to help us decorate the mill for Christmas. Vote for your favourite before 20th December.
Christmas Lunch with Santa
Enjoy a carvery lunch and a gift from Santa, then put on your dancing shoes for a fun family disco at Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Museum Mix and Make
This is a session for people with English as an additional language who want to improve their language skills and for native speakers who want to join a fun social group
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.
The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site at 20
In December it will be 20 years since the Derwent Valley Mills were inscribed on the World Heritage List. Adrian Farmer looks at some of the highs and lows for the World Heritage Coordination Team since that time, explains a little of UNESCO’s expectations, and sets out hopes for the future
Tots Make and Do Christmas Magic
This time we will be sprinkling some Christmas magic around the Museum and getting into the festive spirit.
Christmas Carol Service
The annual Cromford Mills Christmas Carol Service at St Mary’s Church. A Georgian evening of wassailing by lantern and traditional carols.
Christmas Weekend at Cromford Mills
Get ready for the holiday season at Cromford Mills with festive markets, Medley arts and crafts show, winter warmers, Christmas trees and more.
Christmas Cranky Contraptions Workshop
Make your own Christmas-themed automata inspired by the new Cabaret Mechanical Theatre exhibition.
