On Wednesdays in the summer holidays we are holding crafts sessions from 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm inc: 🦋31 July – Dolly Peg Butterflies 🍯7 Aug – Decorated Clay Flower Coil Pots 🕸️4 Aug – Circle Weaving 👺21 Aug – Garden Creature Junk Modelling 👉 go.walsall.gov.uk/events?categor…

Join leatherworker Helen Jones to make your own lined leather glasses case. You'll cut out and prepare your case, hand-stitch and add a fastening. You'll also have a chance to make a hand-stitched card case 🪡 🎟️ £50 (inc. all materials) 👉go.walsall.gov.uk/events/leather…

Join us for #WalsallMakerFest! Live music, dance, storytelling, workshops, fashion shows, street food, makers' market & more celebrating the creative community within Walsall & the Black Country. 📅 Sat 7 Sept, 11am-5pm 📍 Walsall town centre 🎟️ Free 👉go.walsall.gov.uk/newsroom/new-c…

📣 Vacancies - We are looking to recruit both a Curatorial Support Officer and a Visitor Assistant to join our friendly team. Deadline for both positions: Saturday 21 September 2024 👉ejti.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Summer holiday activities continue this week: 👹 Make a Monster Bag Charm - Tues 20 August, 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm. £1.50, no need to book. 🐉Garden Creature Junk Modelling with Rob Conway - Weds 21 August, 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm. £4.50. Call 01922 652288 to book.

As we head into the August bank holiday, here’s a look back at some great leather factory day trips. Legend has it they could be a little wild, with some firms laying on two coaches to bring revellers home.

We are looking to recruit both a Curatorial Support Officer and a Visitor Assistant to join our friendly team. Deadline for both positions: Saturday 21 September 2024 #MuseumJobs 👉ejti.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Next Saturday, the FIRST EVER #WalsallMakerFest kicks off across the town centre! 🤩🎉 The free festival has a packed programme featuring live performances, a makers' market and more. 📅 Saturday 7 September 2024 ⏰ 11am-5pm 📍 Walsall town centre 🎟️ Free #WhatsOnWalsall

Two weeks left to apply: We are currently recruiting both a Curatorial Support Officer and a Visitor Assistant to join our friendly team. Deadline for both positions: Saturday 21 September 2024 #MuseumJobs 👉ejti.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

The discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard raised public interest in metal detecting & how the unlikeliest of locations can yield amazing finds. Join Ian, an avid treasure hunter + follow in the footsteps of our ancestors. 📅 Sat 21 Sept, 2-3.30pm 🎟️ Free 👉go.walsall.gov.uk/events/treasur…

Our popular Murder Mystery evening returns in November 🔍Dust off your magnifying glass, brush up your cross-examining skills and see if you can solve whodunit! 📅 Friday 1 Nov 🎟️ £17.50 inc. refreshments & nibbles. Call 01922 652288 to book your place.

There are a few places left on this Saturday's willow bird feeder workshop with Daisy Askins. Discover the techniques of willow weaving and go home with your very own woven bird feeders! 📅 Sat 12 Oct, 10.30am-3.30pm 🎟️£50 (inc. all materials) 👉go.walsall.gov.uk/events/willow-…

In a week traditionally full of spooky happenings, what better than to create your own version of Edvard Munch's ‘The Scream’ at our Junior Paint Like A Master workshops? 📅 Weds 30 Oct, 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm. 🎟️ £4.50 per child. Age 7+. Call 0192 265 2288 to book.

Are you ready to solve a mystery?🔍

Join leatherworker Awais Janjua to hand-make your own leather belt. You will learn traditional skills throughout the day inc. cutting, paring, dyeing, hand-stitching & adding a buckle. 📅 Sat 23 Nov, 10.30am-3.30pm 🎟️ £55 (inc. materials) 👉go.walsall.gov.uk/events/leather…

We currently have a few of our favourite treasures from our reserve collection on display. This includes items that belonged to Walsall-born author Jerome K. Jerome.

We currently have a few of our favourite treasures from our reserve collection on display. This includes items that belonged to Sister Dora, Walsall's own Florence Nightingale.

Join leatherworker Awais Janjua to hand-make your own leather belt. You'll learn traditional skills inc. cutting, paring, dyeing, hand-stitching & adding a buckle. The perfect Christmas present? 📅 Sat 23 Nov, 10.30am-3.30pm 📷 £55 (inc. materials) 👉go.walsall.gov.uk/events/leather…

Just look at these beauties! Willenhall has been famous for lockmaking since the 16th century. By 1860 around 90% of locks produced in England came from Willenhall.

Join us for our Christmas Makers' Market, across both the Gallery and Walsall Leather Museum. Pick up a Christmas gift, or why not treat yourself to something special? 📅 Saturday 14 December, 11am-3pm 🎟️Free entry 👉thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/event/christma…