Today we have been busy supporting a local writer work on an exciting, upcoming project for @norwichcastle.
We LOVE sharing the history of the city and seeing it's stories brought to life.
Watch this space for more details!

😊So delighted to benefit from the relationship built up with the Costume and Textile Association over the last 35 years.

Thank you to C&TA Norwich and all your members, we appreciate you and the amazing work you support! 🧵🪡 🩷 🩵

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🧵 This beautiful Norwich Shawl was presented to Ruth Battersby of Norfolk Museums yesterday, marking the 35th anniversary of @ctanorwich. It is on display at the Norfolk Makers' Festival The Forum Norwich until 21 April. A massive thank you to @ctanorwich for their support.

📣FREE talk this Thursday 18 April, 1-2pm in The Auditorium at The Forum

Tales from the Castle Keep: Dr Agata Gomolka will explore the rich material world of Romanesque art. See textiles on show and meet the people who stitched them!

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#MedievalMonday

🌞Last week at Norwich Castle (with far better weather than today) we were delighted to welcome the National Lottery Heritage Fund onto site.

Thank you The National Lottery Heritage Fund & #thankstoyou players of the National Lottery

#RoyalPalaceReborn

😎Early Years Saturday is today! (second Saturday of the month)

Activities and ideas especially designed for our younger visitors, there will always be lots to look at, listen to, hold and investigate!

Suitable for children aged 0 - 4 and their families

Matt or gloss?

If this doesn't inspire you to visit 'Norwich Works: The Industrial Photography of Walter and Rita Nurnberg' before it closes on Sunday 14 April, then surely nothing will.

This is a @kodak Rotary Glazing Machine of the type Rita Nurnberg would have used.

Tomorrow, Friday 12 April, head to Gressenhall for Earth Day-inspired activities and celebrations 🌎

🙌 Sensory Sunday was a huge success, thank you for your support! Thank you to Norfolk SENDIASS - norfolksendiass.org.uk for joining us.

If you visited Sensory Sunday, please send any feedback to [email protected] or post a comment below. Thank you!

#NorfolkMuseums

Final days! 'Norwich Works: The Industrial Photography of Walter and Rita Nurnberg' closes this Sunday 14 April.
Last month we were delighted to show members of the Nurnberg family - and former Nurnberg student and photographer Bill Smith - around the exhibition.

Medieval Easter hols at Norwich Castle!

Tues - Thurs 10-3, all activities included with admission

We have a saintly trail for younger visitors, a series of craft activities, you can handle replica medieval armour and 3 unique medieval treasures on temporary display

#medieval

📣 We have an exciting opportunity to join Norfolk Museums Services’ Design and Technical team across our 3 Norwich museums!

Strangers' Hall @MuseumofNorwich

Further details and application process below, deadline is 16 April.

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🚅 Head to Lowestoft for the last day of a free exhibition of Wherry Lines Posters

10.30 - 3 Saturday 6 April

📍 Parcels Office Exhibition Space, Lowestoft Railway Station

@broadsnationalpark @maisydaintyart @greaterangliauk @wherrylines NotJB36.eth National Saturday Club

Knights need coffee too...

⚜️Mini Medieval Symposium tomorrow Thurs 4, 2.30 - 4 with our incredible archaeology team Dr Tim Pestell, Dr Agata Gomolka and Andrew Ferrara

⚜️Mini Medieval Festival: Sat 6, 10 - 3 Bayeux stitch demo, Knight Club, craft activities

Friends of Norwich Museums

Sensory Sunday is 7 April 1 - 4.30

Join us during Norfolk Autism Acceptance Week for Sensory Sunday at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery.

This will be a chance to explore our galleries at a more relaxed pace. We’ll dim the lights and reduce video and audio where we can.

FROM COCOA BEANS TO EASTER EGGS
Easter Holiday event
Tues 2nd and Tues 9th April
10:30 - 12:30 & 13:30 - 15:30

Join us as we explore the story behind how Norwich became famous for making chocolate, eventually producing 40 million Easter eggs every year.

🐣 We are open over Easter - normal opening hours 🐣

10 - 4.30 Good Friday, Friday 29 March

10 - 4.30 Saturday 30 March

1 - 4.30 Easter Sunday 31 March

10 - 4.30 Bank Holiday Monday 1 April

Colour lithograph 'Easter Novelties' by Alfred John Munnings

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Final chance to see 'Mark Wilsher: Five Paintings'

Closes 31 March.

@norwichuni @markwilsherNUni

📣 Ibrahim Mahama in conversation with Dr Gabriella Nugent

4 April, collab with @unieastanglia

Mahama’s work explores themes of commodity, globalisation, and migration.

'Sumaya Abukari Obuasi' (detail) Ibrahim Mahama, 2019, on show now in holding space.

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