Events calendar

Olive has a new assistant who is a bit forgetful and has left some of her camera equipment around the museum. Can you help find it before an important visitor comes to have their portrait taken?

Get creative this Half Term and explore our Collections Gallery. Find out about rural trades and even try your hand at some traditional crafts.

An exhibition of beautiful watercolours by Cecil Aldin who was commissioned by Jarrold & Sons to illustrate the 1912 edition of Anna Sewell’s much loved classic novel. Thirteen paintings depict scenes from the book, and have rarely been exhibited. The exhibition is free with museum admission and throughout the school summer holidays there are family activities.

An exhibition of beautiful watercolours by Cecil Aldin who was commissioned by Jarrold & Sons to illustrate the 1912 edition of Anna Sewell’s much loved classic novel. Thirteen paintings depict scenes from the book, and have rarely been exhibited. The exhibition is free with museum admission and throughout the school summer holidays there are family activities.

Visitors will have the chance to take some rubbings from real fossils, examine the skulls of different species & create the skeleton of their favourite animals. If you have an interest in Natural History, this is the event for you!

Are you brave enough to try our spooky trail and win a small prize? No need to book. Just drop in!

Celebrate the Festival of Norwich and Norfolk Architecture (FANN17) in one of the oldest buildings in the city. Students from Norwich University of the Arts and architects from award-winning local architecture practice LSI Architects, invite you to sketch a slice of the 360 degree view from the top of Castle mound – suitable for older children and adults - equipment will be provided. The completed panorama of the Norwich skyline will be displayed in a specially designed suspended exhibition in the Castle Keep. Also, at 2pm, find out more about the latest architectural plans to restore Norwich Castle Keep in a talk entitled Gateway to Medieval England from project lead architects Feilden+Mawson. Discover medieval traditions with apprentice stonemasons from the Guild of St Stephen and St George, including a talk by the Guild Master at 11.30am where he shares a master mason's insight into building a medieval castle. Help Norfolk Record Office take the best architectural features from city buildings and blend them into one fabulous junk model creation and finally, find out more about Thomas Browne, a familiar character from the Norwich cityscape.

Come and found out more about one of our star collections - our Jacquard loom. Watch weavers at work, and find out about Norwich textiles.

Olive has a new assistant who is a bit forgetful and has left some of her camera equipment around the museum. Can you help find it before an important visitor comes to have their portrait taken?

Are you brave enough to try our spooky trail and win a small prize?!

Get creative this Half Term and explore our Collections Gallery. Find out about rural trades and even try your hand at some traditional crafts.

Get creative this Half Term and explore our Collections Gallery. Find out about rural trades and even try your hand at some traditional crafts.

Olive has a new assistant who is a bit forgetful and has left some of her camera equipment around the museum. Can you help find it before an important visitor comes to have their portrait taken?

Olive has a new assistant who is a bit forgetful and has left some of her camera equipment around the museum. Can you help find it before an important visitor comes to have their portrait taken?

Get creative this Half Term and explore our Collections Gallery. Find out about rural trades and even try your hand at some traditional crafts.

Creep to the castle for a week of Halloween fun. Join a spooky dungeon tour, hear the story of Black Shuck, find out about mummification in ancient Egypt; plus quizzes, Magic Susie's School of Wizardry, crafts and much more.

An eccentric, nostalgic and utterly entertaining look at British beach holidays, afternoon teas and country fair games. Test yourself at tea trivia, take a shot at our tin-can alley and have a sweet treat in our '70s style confectionery shop.

Are you brave enough to follow our guide into the castle dungeons? Hear about the history of punishments past, and find out about the fate of criminals. Suitable for ages 5+ Places limited. Please book on arrival. We regret that we are unable to taking advanced bookings.

Join actor Neil Paris for a spine-chilling performance of East Anglia's ghostly dog tale.

Conjure up spells, potions, and magic wands to take home.

Find out about the purpose and the process behind this ancient Egyptian ritual.

Get into the spirit of Halloween and get your face painted, or choose a tattoo and to get into the festive mood.

Witch, Doctor, Healer? Discover the weird and magical world of potions, lotions and cures from the medieval period.

Put your knowledge to the test in this frightfully festive quiz!

Put your knowledge to the test in this frightfully festive quiz!

Creep to the castle for a week of Halloween fun. Join a spooky dungeon tour, hear the story of Black Shuck, find out about mummification in ancient Egypt; plus quizzes, Magic Susie's School of Wizardry, crafts and much more.

Find out about the fascinating world of bugs, beetles and butterflies with Dr David Waterhouse, curator of Natural History.

An exhibition of beautiful watercolours by Cecil Aldin who was commissioned by Jarrold & Sons to illustrate the 1912 edition of Anna Sewell’s much loved classic novel. Thirteen paintings depict scenes from the book, and have rarely been exhibited. The exhibition is free with museum admission and throughout the school summer holidays there are family activities.

Learn the art of printing photographs without the use of a camera. Suitable for all ages.