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Summer workshops
There's an amazing range of art and creative activities for 8 to 12 years this summer at the museum. Workshops on Thursdays and Fridays during August will give children a chance to try skills from weaving to mosaics, digital animation to shadow puppets.
Thursday 5th August 2010
Puppetry
Make your own puppet then learn how to bring it to life
Friday 6th August 2010
Wonderful Weaving
Weave your own hanging masterpiece out of colourful yarns and sticks
Thursday 12th August 2010
Scrap Mosaics
Create your own mosaic pictures using recycled scrap materials
Friday 13th August 2010
Mythical Shadow Puppets
Conjure myths and monsters out of shadow puppets
Thursday 19th August 2010
'Wild at the Museum' Animation Workshop
Create an animal mask and use 'pixilation' to animate yourself into a wild animal
Friday 20th August 2010
'Creature Comforts in Watford' Animation Workshop
Animate everyday objects at the museum with your own plasticine character and voice over
Thursday 26th August 2010
Colourful Kites
Create paper and willow kites, full of colour and life
Friday 27th August 2010
Kaleidoscopes
Combine mirrors, recycled materials and light to create a unique colourful viewer
Each place costs £6 (or £4 with an Everyone Active card) and booking is essential. For more information call Watford Museum on 01923 232297 or email info@watfordmuseum.org.uk
High Street Trails
Watford Museum's incredibly popular walking trail returns this year - with a twist! Each walk will concentrate on a different theme, including Victorian Watford, Public Art and Architecture, 20th Century Watford and Ghosts and Legends.
Saturday 7th August 2010
20th Century Watford
Saturday 21st August 2010
Victorian Watford
Saturday 18th September 2010
Ghosts and Legends
Tickets are £3 per person and booking is essential. For more information, see the leaflet.
space2
The new Space2 exhibition spaces are now open, at Watford Town Hall and Watford Museum.
For information about current and forthcoming exhibitions, head over to the Space2 pages, which are always available via the menu on the right-hand side of every page.
Art appreciation lectures
Martin Smith's popular lectures return with new dates this autumn and winter. Talks start at 10.30am and places are £5 per person including tea or coffee. Booking is advisable!
Sunday 3rd October 2010
Paintings in Hertfordshire
Saturday 6th November 2010
Not the Golden Mean
Saturday 12th February 2011
The Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists
Saturday 5th March 2011
Art of Oak 1
Saturday 2nd April 2011
Art of Oak 2
Scrabble Club
Want to improve your word score? Join our friendly Scrabble Club for a game at 2pm on Friday afternoons at the museum. Each session costs just £1.45.
Friends of Watford Museum events
Friday 9th July 2010, 2.00pm
'History of Horse Brasses' by Brian O'Riordan
Friday 17th September 2010, 2.00pm
'The Clocks of Windsor Castle' by Steven Davidson
Thursday 21st October 2010, 11.00am
'100 Years of the Girl Guides' by Trefoil Members
Entry to these talks is free for Friends of Watford Museum, or £2 for members of the public.