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Are you ready for some festive fun at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell? Find the cheeky elves hiding around the museum. Plus get crafty and make your own paper bag star to decorate your home.

Join us on a tour exploring the heritage of the museum site, including a closer look at the magnificent medieval flint wall and a behind the scenes walk around the largest vaulted undercroft in the city. Tickets include museum admission. Tour duration 45 minutes. Please note that the undercroft is accessed by stairs - unfortunately there is no step-free access to this part of the building; all other areas have step-free access.

Learn about life at the frontline during the First World War. Try your hand at drills and handle reals artefacts from the past. Designed for children aged 10 and over but younger or older children are welcome.

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.

We are delighted to be working again with Dr Sarah Lowndes on these special workshops. Join us for a facilitated reading and creative writing group inspired by the works displayed in 'JMW Turner and changing visions of landscape'. Each of these sessions employs a triple-pronged approach and will begin with looking at and discussing a piece of work in 'JMW Turner and changing visions of landscape', followed by a shared reading of a text which will be supplied on the day. Shared reading involves the course leader or another group member reading that week's text aloud and the group talking about the text together. We will then carry out creative writing exercises inspired by that week's artwork, reading and discussion. Group participants do not need to read anything in advance or bring anything to the session - all materials will be provided. There is no expectation to read aloud, and no pressure to speak during the sessions - active listening is respected.

We welcome multi-media artist Gayle Chong Kwan to discuss her approach to landscape art, and how she combines political and ecological perspectives in her work. This event is part of a series of talks to accompany the "JMW Turner and changing visions of landscape" exhibition. Tickets include museum admission.

Our multisensory Snaplings sessions investigate a different theme inspired by our museum collections each month. Each session follows the pace of our tiny explorers, providing plenty of time and space for little ones to follow their interests and make their own discoveries! Each child ticket will allow you to book one adult ticket. All tickets include museum entry for the whole day. The location of Snaplings can vary within the museum, a member of the Learning Team will be at the entrance to greet you and take you to the space.

Snapdragons sessions (for 2-4s) build on the multisensory approach of Snaplings (for 0-2s), getting us moving around the galleries to bring in further opportunities for chatting, investigation and shared discovery. Each session will see us getting stuck in and hands on as we explore the different treasures the museum has to offer! Each child ticket will allow you to book one adult ticket. All tickets include museum entry for the whole day. The location of Snapdragons can vary within the museum, but a member of the Learning Team will be at the entrance to greet you and take you to the space.

Join Imogen Radford, Tales From the River project lead, to find out about memories of recreation in the Brecks rivers and fen edge! The Tales from the River project is gathering stories of fun in, on or by rivers, lakes and other waterways: of swimming, fishing, boating, festivals, and many other activities. Imogen's talk will take you on a journey along the three main rivers of the Brecks, showing stories and images of swimming, boating and other fun, and of the trade and industry along the way. People have shared some wonderful memories and photos with us that help to tell the fascinating story of how important the rivers have always been to people in the area.