🍂 New for Autumn🍂 The new ‘Legendary Locomotives’ card series now features cards from the M Shed railway! This includes our Henbury train and a limited edition extension card of our Portbury train. Grab these while stocks last at M Shed and online: orlo.uk/KKprN

This Saturday, learn more about the newest additions to Bristol Museums’ Japanese collection with a talk from Senior Curator Kate Newnham 🌸 Kate will also discuss how we make these acquisitions. You don't have long to get your tickets, book now: orlo.uk/illustratedtal… #ArtTalk

📖 New to our online collections is the story of the 1831 riots: orlo.uk/Q9Xc5 Discover the hidden truths about the most dramatic events in our social history and join Volunteer Guide Steve Spear on one of his 1831 riot walks - the next one's on Sunday 3 November!

As part of #bristolphotofestival we're hosting 'Dreamlines', an exhibition documenting Bristol's local high streets in collaboration with their communities 📷 Open 10am-5pm until 21 April, the exhibition can be found in the Bristol Life Gallery: orlo.uk/eXKKd

This Saturday join us for Colston’s Last Journey, a walk using digital sound to uncover the history of Bristol’s role in the Transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans. You can download the walk to your own phone to experience it in your own time. orlo.uk/xT3Os

Next weekend, join UWE for a group soundwalk exploring the 1831 riots 🔥 On the walk, trace the rioters’ progress from the harbour to the Gaol gatehouse. Download the walk to your phone to experience it in your own time: orlo.uk/zrA4P #soundwalk #bristolriots #uwe

Are you big on bugs? 🐛 🐌 🐞 Discover more about Bristol’s bugs in November’s Winter Lecture next Thursday! Learn how insect populations are changing in response to climate change and how we should celebrate the smaller things in life with Ray Barnett: orlo.uk/aWvlP

❗We are opening M Shed late on the 13th and 14th of November❗ On Wednesday and Thursday this week we plan to open at 10:30am as opposed to 10:00am, this is for essential staff training. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and hope to see you later in the day!

Calling all mini-palaeontologists for some #dinosaur fun 🦕 🦖 Join us on Monday 18 November for the fun Museum Explorers sessions for under 4s! There will be play, crafts and stories on the theme of dinosaurs for children aged 2 – 4 years. Book here: orlo.uk/xztWh

Brilliant Bristol, on Saturday 23rd, is a unique collaboration between Bristol Museums Learning team and Made in Bristol, which expertly retells a thousand years of Bristory… in only 25 minutes! Come along and discover what truly makes Bristol brilliant: orlo.uk/PTmyF