Category: Leisure, culture and heritage

1790 Leisure, culture and heritage posts found.

New art exhibition open at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

29/01/2020
A Di Purser painting

A new art exhibition celebrating the stunning work of local artist Di Purser is now open at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery.…

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Free entry to Shrewsbury Museum for DarwIN Festival celebrations

22/01/2020
An image of a painting of a young and beardless Charles Darwin that is on display at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) is taking part in the DarwIN festival this February and offering free entry from Friday 14…

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Volunteers – Human Library needs You!

20/01/2020
An image of people taking part in a Human Library event organised by Shropshire Council's library service.

Volunteers are being recruited by Shropshire Council’s library service to take part in Human Library events across the county in 2020. The…

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Discover your inner-artist with abstract painting workshop

08/01/2020
An image of a painting by Di Purser. Di will be running an abstract art workshop at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery in February 2020.

Join the winner of the Wilfred Owen Art Competition, Di Purser, for a fun-filled abstract art workshop that will trigger your imagination.…

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Charlie Adlard exhibition attracts thousands to Shrewsbury Museum

06/01/2020
An image of the comic art from The Walking Dead by Charlie Adlard that features in the Drawn of the Dead exhibition at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery.

The Drawn of the Dead exhibition proved to be a success at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG), attracting over 10,000 people.…

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Exhibition celebrating work of local artist to open in Shrewsbury

02/01/2020
An image of Di Purser painting. The work of Di Purser will be on display at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery from 25 January to 29 February 2020.

A new exhibition is set to open at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) in January 2020, celebrating the stunning work of…

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Appeal for players for Pops Orchestra rehearsals, leading up to 29 March 2020 concertconcert. 

23/12/2019

Shropshire Council’s Shropshire Music Service is searching for players of all orchestral instruments from Grade 5 upwards to play in the legendary…

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Council agrees plan to complete Ludlow Assembly Rooms renovation

19/12/2019
Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Shropshire councillors have agreed a plan to ensure that a project to renovate, refurbish and revitalise Ludlow Assembly Rooms is concluded at…

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Christmas opening times at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

10/12/2019
An image of the front of Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery in The Square.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) is once again to remain open over the Christmas and New Year period for limited hours.…

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Successful Human Library supports Shropshire residents and challenges stigma

05/12/2019

As we approach the end of 2019, we mark the conclusion of the second year of Shropshire Libraries successful partnership with the…

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