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If you have little ones under 5, the second Saturday of every month is the perfect day to explore, play and giggle together at Norwich Castle. With activities and ideas especially designed for our younger visitors, there will always be lots to look at, listen to, hold and investigate! All activities are included with admission, please make sure you book for the correct date.

Join us for a special taster workshop, as part of our new project Flight of the Falcon. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery are looking for dancers & movers of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience to participate in brand new and exciting performance piece Flight of the Falcon due to take place across the museum on Saturday 21 June 2025. Participants will become part of a company that will perform Flight of the Falcon, a promenade participatory dance performance that will take place across Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, following the journey of a lost bird of prey as it makes its way through a bustling medieval castle. Together we will create, rehearse and perform a brand-new dance performance! No previous performance experience is necessary, all are welcome to participate, it is free to take part. Following this workshop, rehearsals will take place on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, with the dress rehearsal on 14 June, and the performance on 21

Artist and Norfolk Black History Month committee member Danny Keen reflects on Turner and Black history. Tickets include museum admission. This talk will take place in the Town Close Auditorium which is located on the first floor at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery.

The transformation of Norwich Castle's iconic Norman Keep is one of the largest UK heritage projects of recent years, generously supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It has enabled the rebuilding of the medieval floors and rooms so that visitors will be able to experience a Norman royal palace and its stories. The British Museum's first medieval gallery outside of London brings treasures of international importance to Norwich and for the first time everyone will be able to explore all 5 levels of the Keep - from basement to battlements. Join Project Manager, Hannah Jackson, to explore the fascinating history of Norwich Castle and to find out more about how the team approached this complex redevelopment in a building that has been permanently occupied for over 900 years.

Step back in time to Tudor Thetford. Meet costumed characters, handle real artefacts, learning about Tudor mathematics and learn to write with a quill pen. This workshop is designed for children aged 9-11 years. Older and younger children are welcome.

A talk by Timothy Wilcox - art historian, curator and author. Timothy is a particular expert on the work of John Sell Cotman and has previously curated an exhibition for Norwich Castle: "Cotman in Normandy". Tickets include museum admission. This talk will take place in the Town Close Auditorium which is located on the first floor at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery.

This February half-term, explore the world of Ancient Egypt with real artefacts, learn the secrets of mummification, and try your hand at some ancient jewellery. Activities run between 10am-12.30pm and 1.30-4pm, with a break for lunch. Admission is free, but booking is recommended.

Join Hayley Simmons (Museum Learning Assistant) as she explores the colourful world of fashion and beauty in the Ancient Roman Empire. Where the status of the Roman citizen was paramount and hygiene a necessity. Find out what influenced Roman clothing, by looking at their own words and art, and how they, in turn, influenced the fashions of societies to come through artefacts re-discovered over time.