Museum Events

Events & Family Activities
October - December 2008

If you require further information on any of the following events and workshops, please call 023 8063 5904 or email museums@southampton.gov.uk.

October Half Term

FREE Halloween Family Fun Day: All ages
Wednesday 29 October 2008, 10am – 2pm
Tudor Merchant’s Hall, Westgate St, Southampton, SO14 2AJ
FREE Drop-in event for all the family.

Want to have a go at all things ghoulish during the half term break? Come and create your own spooky Halloween puppets, monster masks and listen to some chilling tales specially told by Southampton Library Service. You are all welcome to come dressed in your creepiest costumes.

Christmas Holidays

Tudor Christmas Family Day: All ages
Saturday 20 December 2008, 10am – 2pm
Tudor Merchant’s Hall, Westgate St, Southampton, SO14 2AJ
Drop in for all the family. £1 per child.

A wonderful, sumptuous way to celebrate Christmas. Make your own Tudor themed Christmas card and write your message with feathered quills, make someone a sweet-smelly sweet bag the perfect present that gets rid of bad smells, dress-up in our Tudor costumes and try your hand at some Tudor dance.

For all our activities, children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult throughout the session.

Tudor House Lecture Series

A series of lectures celebrating the current project to repair, restore, reinterpret and reopen Tudor House Museum.

All lectures will be held at the Tudor Merchants Hall, Westgate St, Southampton, SO14 2AJ and will start at 7.30pm. Light refreshments will be available from 7pm.

Tickets will cost £4.00 (£3.00 for FOSMAG and SCMAS members), and any profits made will go towards the Tudor House project. Pre-booking is advised on 023 8063 5904 or email museums@southampton.gov.uk

Interpreting Tudor House
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Mark Magitson from ExhibitionsPlus, the design team appointed for Tudor House Phase 2, will give a talk on the exciting developments on the Learning and Interpretation plans for the project.

Southampton in the spa period
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Dr. Andy Russel, Archaeology Unit Manager and Ancient Monuments Officer, Southampton City Council

At home with Sir Richard Lister: Family, friends and furnishings
Wednesday 17 December
Dr Maria Hayward, Director of the AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies, Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton

Sir Henry Lee and the Elizabethan Accession Day Tournaments: Celebrating the 450th anniversary of Elizabeth I’s coronation
Wednesday 21 January 2008
Sue Simpson, PhD student, University of Southampton

Wednesday 18 February 2008
Title and speaker to be confirmed

Henry VIII and the Venetian galleys
Wednesday 18th March 2008
David Childs, former Development Director of the Mary Rose Trust, Portsmouth, and author of the book “The Warship Mary Rose"

For further information about any of these events, please call 023 8063 5904