Read on to find out about the wonderful Family Activities taking place at Bruce Castle this month, along with a special Reminiscence Café, lunchtime talk, and evening talk ….
Family Activities – Easter @ Bruce Castle
Come to Bruce Castle for some free Easter themed crafts and activities!
Easter Egg Cards
- Wednesday 5 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
Free, all materials included
Pop down to Bruce Castle and create your own cracked egg card ready to give to someone.
This activity is suitable for ages 3 to 8 years old.
Egg Box Chicks
- Thursday 6 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
Free, all materials included
Learn how to make a nest of baby chicks with just an egg box, scissors and paint!
This activity is suitable for children of all ages.
Fluffy Bunnies
- Wednesday 12 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
Free, all materials included
Get crafting with cotton wool and fur and make your own fluffy bunny ears to wear.
This activity is suitable for children of all ages.
Easter Papercraft
- Thursday 13 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
Free, all materials included
Learn the art of paper folding and craft a carrot eating bunny or a chick in an egg.
This activity is suitable for ages 7 to 12 years old.
Easter Activity Trail
- Wednesday 5 – Thursday 6 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
- Wednesday 12 – Sunday 16 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
Free
Join us at Bruce Castle for a special Easter themed trail around the Museum and explore the weird and wonderful things in our collection. Pick up a trail from the Reception Desk and see what you can discover. When you have finished, hand in the activity sheet to receive a prize.
Please note the Museum closes at 5pm.
Family Activities – Coronation themed!
Coronets and Crowns
- Saturday 29 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
- Sunday 30 April, drop-in 1.30-3.30pm
Free, all materials included
Get ready for the Coronation and head down to our courtyard and turn yourself into royalty! Create a coronation crown and robe, explore our self-led story corner, and discover the famous kings and queens who have visited Bruce Castle.
This activity is suitable for ages 5 to 10 years old.
In the event of wet weather, activities will take place inside the Museum.
Reminiscence Café @ The Castle
Picture Gallery – bring your school photo!
- Tuesday 18 April, 2-4pm
Free, refreshments provided
The annual school photo is an enduring ritual going back to Edwardian times, when girls sported white aprons and boys their white collars. The class photo became less formal between the wars and later we see the move from everyday clothes to school uniforms of sweatshirts in primary school and blazers in secondary.
Bruce Castle has a large collection of earlier pictures for us to look at, but you must have quite a few at home. Bring them along and we will see if we can spot you in the line-up. And of course any stories you have of your school and the children and teachers in your pictures.
Come along, enjoy a cup of tea and share your memories.
Image: Holy Trinity Infant’s Group, 1888, from the collections and © Bruce Castle Museum & Archive
Munch & Listen – Civic Pride and Communities: Two stories from Wood Green’s Past
- Monday 24 April 12.15-1.15pm (doors open 11.50am)
Free, all welcome
Join us for our April Munch & Listen as we explore Wood Green’s civic history with a special showing of a film from our collections, ‘Welcome to Citizenship’ (1963), which depicts an enterprising new venture in civic education for 21-year-olds at Wood Green Civic Centre (25 mins).
As well as this, you will have a chance to see and hear the story behind the ‘Rigden Chair’, the seat used by Wood Green’s Mayors until 1965.
This is a fantastic opportunity to see items from the collection at Bruce Castle Museum & Archive not regularly on display and discover the history behind them!
We hope to see you there.
Please book your free ticket for this in-person talk at Museum via Eventbrite.
For any queries, please email [email protected]
Image: Still from ‘Welcome to Citizenship’, 1963. From the collections and © Bruce Castle Museum & Archive
Beginner’s Art Classes for Adults – Drop in & Draw
- Saturday 1 April 10.30am-1pm
- Saturday 15 April 10.30am-1pm
- Saturday 29 April 10.30am-1pm
Tickets £12
Interested in learning something new? Join local artist and tutor Susan Bryan for these lovely, relaxed workshops for absolute beginners in drawing. They provide a great chance to release your inner artist, all in the unique and inspiring setting of a Grade 1 listed building. All art materials plus refreshments provided within the ticket price!
Pre-book your ticket via Eventbrite: BEGINNERS DROP IN & DRAW @ THE CASTLE Drawing Workshop with tuition Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Or pay on the door.
For any queries please text Susan on 07535 676276
Easter Closure
Please note Bruce Castle Museum & Archive will be CLOSED on the following dates over the Easter weekend:
- Friday 7 April
- Saturday 8 April
- Sunday 9 April
- Monday 10 April
We will be open to the public as usual for visiting from 1pm on Wednesday 12 April.
For any queries, please email us at [email protected]
Image: Daffodils bathing in the Spring sunlight in front of the Tudor Tower
Reminder of two special events taking place this month as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the birth of the Namer of Clouds and Tottenham resident, Luke Howard!
Curator’s Pick: Visit to Brook Street Chapel, founded by Luke Howard’s sons
- Thursday 20 April 11am-12pm, book your free ticket via Eventbrite
Luke Howard’s ‘Climate of London’: The Work of an Observational Genius
by Professor Gerald Mills, University College Dublin
- Wednesday 26 April 7.30-9pm (doors open 7pm), book your free ticket via Eventbrite
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