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Join archaeologist and museum worker, Monika Ingólfsdóttir in an introduction to the Norse settlement of Iceland in the Viking age. Learn about the many precious stones the island had to offer the newcomers and how the people used them throughout the ages in relation to magic, healing, and folklore. Booking is recommended as seating is limited.

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.

Winter Talk - WW1 Trench life, using cartoons and songs Nigel will discuss the everyday life and conditions of British soldiers in the trenches on the Western Front in 1914-18. Utilising cartoons, songs and photographs he will illustrate the way in which 'Tommy' humour enabled many to survive despite the horror. There will also be an opportunity to handle original artefacts and equipment.

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.

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.

A talk by Turner specialist David Blayney Brown, former senior curator of the national Turner collection at Tate Britain and author of numerous books on his work. 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.

Mary Anning (1799-1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist. She became known internationally for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in Dorset. Tim Young will be discussing how her findings contributed to changes in scientific thinking about prehistoric life, as well as her experiences as a woman in the field of 19th Century palaeontology. Booking is recommended as seating is limited.