Southampton’s Past Times – Monthly Thursday Lecture Series
Thursday 12 January / 7.30-8.30pm / Westgate Hall, Westgate Street, SO14 2AY / £4.50 (£3.50 FOSMAG, SCMAS)
‘Southampton: City of Hidden Migration’
The city and its port has played an important role in the movement of people at a global level. How has this ‘hidden tradition’ shaped Southampton? Speaker: Professor Tony Kushner, Parkes Institute and Department of History, University of Southampton.
Southampton’s Past Times – Monthly Thursday Lecture Series
Thursday 9 February / 7.30-8.30pm / Westgate Hall, Westgate Street, SO14 2AY / £4.50 (£3.50 FOSMAG, SCMAS)
Queen Mary 2 and Future Engineers
The magnificent Queen Mary 2 is a marvel of modern engineering and one of the most luxurious cruise liners today. She is also the inspiration behind Future Engineers, an organisation which aims to excite young people about engineering as a career.
Speaker: Stephen Payne, Naval Architect, Designer of Queen Mary 2
Meet the Artist and have your portrait drawn
Monday 13 February / 10am – 4.30pm / Tudor House
Meet Tony McNally, a professional artist, who has been teaching portrait drawing at the City Art Gallery for the past 4 years. Why not come along, explore the museum and take home the perfect souvenir – a portrait by a brilliant artist (charge applies). You can have your portrait drawn wearing one of the fabulous replica hats from our collection – a picture of yourself in the past!
Chinese Dragons: Family Workshop (5 years +)
Monday 13 February / Two sessions: Tudor House 10.00am–12noon & 1.30 –3.30pm FREE (WFL)
To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Dragon, join artist Debra Marsh for this exciting sculpture workshop creating your own colourful, mythical Dragon. With legs of a tiger and scales of a fish, have fun learning about this wonderful symbol of luck!
Medieval knights (8 - 12 years)
Friday 17 February / One session: Tudor house 10.30am – 3.00pm £18
Learn about the gruesome battles of the medieval Knights and spend the day creating your own weapons to attack a castle and protect yourself with Heraldic shields! Hear about castle tales and defence strategies as you wander around St Johns Palace in the grounds of Tudor House. With artist Ali Eales.
Family Friendly - Tudor House and Garden Tour
Saturday 25 February / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Southampton’s Past Times – Monthly Thursday Lecture Series
Thursday 8 March / 7.30-8.30pm / Westgate Hall, Westgate Street, SO14 2AY / £4.50 (£3.50 FOSMAG, SCMAS)
“Icebergs on the high seas – in times gone by and in a changing world”
Topic: The life of an iceberg combines drama and beauty, from the moment when a large fragment of ice suddenly “calves” from a glacier, to the serene passage of sculpted bergs through polar seas. This talk addresses the scientific and historic importance of icebergs, ranging from evidence for “iceberg armadas” in the distant past, through the story of the iceberg that sank RMS Titanic 100 years ago, to the present role of Greenland’s icebergs in a warming world.
Speaker: Dr Bob Marsh, Physical Oceanographer, University of Southampton, based at the National Oceanography Centre here in Southampton.
Tudor House and Garden Tour
Sunday 11 March / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Exhibition Talk: Susan Cutts
Saturday 24 March / 2-3pm / Tudor house and Georgian Room/ £5.50
Artists Susan Cutts has been exhibiting her unique handmade paper sculptures nationally and internationally since 1991. Through out her work Cutts investigates the use of clothing as a metaphor, producing sculptures that explore the language of clothing in which the image of ‘dress’, both historic and contemporary, is a reoccurring theme. Susan will discuss the exhibition, her practice and the methodology and techniques used to create her intriguing pieces.
Family Friendly - Tudor House and Garden Tour
Saturday 24 March / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Sea City Tour
Saturday 14 April / 2-3pm / £4.50 Adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Get the most out of your visit to our brand new visitor attraction, Sea City, with a guided tour. Our guides will inform you of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured. Please note that tour content might be repeated.
Family Friendly - Sea City Tour
Sunday 15 April / 2-3pm / £4.50 Adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Get the most out of your visit to our brand new visitor attraction, Sea City, with a guided tour. Our guides will inform you of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured. Please note that tour content might be repeated.
Sea City Tour
Saturday 21 April / 2-3pm / £4.50 Adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Get the most out of your visit to our brand new visitor attraction, Sea City, with a guided tour. Our guides will inform you of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured. Please note that tour content might be repeated.
Tudor House and Garden Tour
Sunday 22 April / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Family Friendly - Tudor House and Garden Tour
Saturday 5 May / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Sea City Curatorial Tour
Sunday 6 May / 2-3pm / £5.50 Adults /entrance charge to venue applies
Come and join one of our museum curators who has led on this exciting project and gain insight into the process behind Sea City’s creation. You will also learn of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured in our brand new visitor attraction.
Southampton’s Past Times – Monthly Thursday Lecture Series
Thursday 10 May / 7.30-8.30pm / Westgate Hall, Westgate Street, SO14 2AY / £4.50 (£3.50 FOSMAG, SCMAS)
Sea City Museum – reinvigoration of a well-known landmark
Topic: Wilkinson Eyre Architects, one of the UK’s leading design practices, has transformed the old Magistrates’ Court wing of the Civic Centre into an attractive new museum. This talk will focus on how existing buildings can be reinvigorated through contemporary interventions to give them a new architectural life as in the case of the new Sea City Museum.
Speaker: Anna Woodeson, Wikinson Eyre Architects
Sing from Tudor to Today!: Scratch Choir sessions
Saturdays in May: 12, 19 and 26 / Tudor House /10.15am – 12.15pm / Course fee: £30 or £24 concessions
Join a Scratch Choir in the beautiful setting of the Tudor House and Garden Museum. Learn and perform songs in part harmony including a Tudor Madrigal and a brand new composition. The emphasis is on fun, open to experienced and first-time singers alike, word sheets are provided.
Led by Fiona Funnell BA (Hons), P.G.C.E, C.M.W.S
Night at the Museum
Saturday 19 May/ Tudor House / 6pm – 11pm / FREE
Take the opportunity to visit Tudor House after hours and meet the staff who bring the house to life in present day as well finding out about characters who have lived there in the past. Enjoy tours of the Museum with costumed guides, find out more about the objects from the staff who care for them and take part in free art and object handling workshops with the learning team. Sit back and relax with a beverage in the cafe whilst enjoying the soothing sounds of medieval Lute music with traditional Lute maker Richard King-Li.
Introduction to pen & ink drawing
Saturday 19 May/ Tudor House / 10.30am – 4.00pm / £32
Suitable for those with drawing experience.
Join artist Kate Woodley-Smith for a day exploring and learning the techniques associated with pen and ink drawing. Using pens, quills and coloured inks you will create images drawing on the inspiring surroundings of Tudor House and Gardens. There will also be additional objects provided to draw from. Kate has had many years experience with inks and sells cards, prints & original paintings produced using the exciting medium. All materials provided. Morning and afternoon refreshments included.
Tudor House and Garden Tour
Saturday 19 May / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Family Friendly - Sea City Tours 2-3pm
Sunday 20 May / 2-3pm / £4.50 Adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Get the most out of your visit to our brand new visitor attraction, Sea City, with a guided tour. Our guides will inform you of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured. Please note that tour content might be repeated.
Sea City Curatorial Tours
Saturday 2 June 2-3pm £5.50 Adults / entrance charge to venue applies
Come and join one of our museum curators who has led on this exciting project and gain insight into the process behind Sea City’s creation. You will also learn of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured in our brand new visitor attraction.
Family Friendly - Tudor House and Garden Tour
Sunday 3 June / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Wedding Flowers
Saturday 9 June / Sea City/ 10.30 – 4pm / £35
If you are planning on arranging your own flowers or creating a beautiful corsage for attending a special day then this is the perfect workshop to get you inspired. Work with a professional florist and learn the wiring techniques and skills to make your own corsage, button hole and a table centre piece. All materials provided but please bring your own pair of floristry scissors.
Family Friendly - Sea City Tour
Saturday 16 June / 2-3pm / £4.50 Adult, £2.50 child / entrance charge to venue applies
Get the most out of your visit to our brand new visitor attraction, Sea City, with a guided tour. Our guides will inform you of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured. Please note that tour content might be repeated.
Tudor House and Garden Tour
Sunday 17 June / 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Get Crafty: The ultimate summer garden party
Saturday 23 June / Sea City/ 10.30 - 4pm/ £30
Get ready for those summer time gatherings by making bunting and decorating cupcakes with the talented ladies from Stitch at The Lounge Cafe.
Learn new techniques and have fun designing, cutting and sewing your bunting. Experiment with different decorating methods and go home knowing how to create the most fabulous cupcakes. All materials provided including Cup Cakes. Some sewing machines will be provided but if you have your own please bring it with you.
Tudor House and Garden Tour
Saturday 30 June/ 2-3pm /£4.50 adult, / entrance charge to venue applies
Join a member of the museum team to find out more about Tudor House and Garden: its fascinating 800 year history and the people that lived there in the past. Please note, tour content may be repeated.
Sea City Tour
Sunday 1 July / 2-3pm / £4.50 Adult / entrance charge to venue applies
Get the most out of your visit to our brand new visitor attraction, Sea City, with a guided tour. Our guides will inform you of the fascination facts and stories behind the amazing exhibitions, people and objects featured. Please note that tour content might be repeated.
Friday Touch Tours: for visitors with visual impairments
Friday 13 July / Sea City Museum / 10.30am – 12.30pm / FREE
Book early to avoid disappointment 02380 832758
Visual impairment is no barrier to the appreciation of art and heritage. Join our Touch Tour sessions to explore the inspiring collections and exhibitions the gallery and museums have to offer you. Friendly and informal you need no prior knowledge to enjoy our sessions. Looking can include handling, discussion and insights into history and techniques. Led by experienced artist Jo Bresloff.
Tudor Tiles
Saturday 14 July/ Tudor House / 10.30- 4.00pm/ £38 per person
A unique opportunity to work with a professional ceramicist, learn about medieval tiles from the Tudor House collection and create your own tiles inspired by the past. Examine encaustic inlaid tiles through handling and close observation then create three tiles, exploring the various stages of production and design. Tiles will be fired off site and you can collect your tiles on a separate day. Led by ex-Poole potter Debra Marsh. All materials provided. Morning and afternoon refreshments included.
A beginner’s guide to Roman pottery
Saturday 21 July/ Sea City/ 10-3pm / £20
Pottery is the most common archaeological find from the Roman period. We will look at how archaeologists use pottery for dating sites and reconstructing life in the past. Then using the archaeological material from the Bitterne Manor site (Clausentum) and binocular microscopes you will be introduced to locally made pots from Hampshire and the New Forest Area, together with wares from further afield such as France, Germany, Spain and North Africa.
Dr Andy Russel works in the council’s Archaeology Unit. He studied at Lancaster and Southampton Universities, and has spent nearly 40 years in archaeology, working from East Africa to the Orkneys. His favourite tool is the microscope and he’s fascinated with what things are made of and what they can tell us about the past.
Southampton City Council
