Working in partnership for the people of Herefordshire
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Edward Ardizzone was one of Britain best loved illustrators. He made his first book illustrations in 1929 and illustrated over 180 books and contributed to many more during his career.
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During the 19th century the emergence of the independent and emancipated woman with increased leisure time saw a greater involvement in a wide range of sporting activity. As competitiveness increased so did the need to adapt the fashion to being functional and practical. The session will look at the examples of sportswear from the collection.
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Robin Thorndyke has relocated the places in which Brian Hatton painted many of his landscapes and farming scenes, in the quiet countryside of Warham and Breinton, a century ago. Illustrated with Brian's paintings from the museum collection and Robin's contemporary photographs, stories and interpretation.
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A basic introduction to Winterbourn, Watkins, Morgan and others. This lecture will look at the technology available to these pioneers of photography in Hereford, who were instrumental in capturing and freezing moments in time. We will see the recent discoveries of images taken by these photographers that enable us to find out more about our Victorian and Edwardian past in the County.
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Drawing on the collection of Garrick's papers at the museum, Dr. Pinches will set David Garrick in the context of the theatrical life of the eighteenth century. The papers reflect the public life of this celebrity, but also show him and his wife in their domestic setting. Some of Garrick's documents will be displayed and used in the workshop.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh is well-known for his work in Scotland. This lecture will look in detail at one of his last architectural commissions - in England! - setting it in the context of his other work. It will also examine how 78 Derngate was meticulously restored and opened to the public.
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Archaeologically speaking, what the Malvern Hills lack in quantity, they more than make up for in quality. As we consider archaeological finds from the Museum's collections, place-names and Anglo-Saxon charters, we will build a picture of an ancient landscape that has served as a boundary for more than 3000 years.
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John Ward was born in Hereford and spent his formative years here. He greatly appreciated the schooling and art training he had here, acquiring skills which he used in adult life. The museum has a collection of his work which is little known - some works have been given by Ward himself and others by a local donor. This session will explore his origins here and review the work in the context of his later career.
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An historical look at jewellery-making techniques with close-up demonstrations by a silver-smith jeweller. Using examples mainly from the archaeology collections to investigate different methods of manufacture, the jeweller will show how it was done. Wire drawing and twisting, drilling and piercing, engraving and forming, enamelling and inlaying. Discover the techniques used in making the Staffordshire hoard and get an inside look into the delicate craft of the jeweller. Please bring a packed lunch with you for this workshop.
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Exploring the connections between Herefordshire and the transatlantic slave trade. From John Hawkins to the abolitionists; what are Herefordshire's links with 200 years of transatlantic slavery? See your county's history in a new light. Illustrated with archive records and objects from the museum's collections.
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Herefordian Thomas Andrew Knight (1759 - 1838) was a Fellow of the Royal Society and awarded its highest accolade, the Copley medal. A founder member of The Three Counties Agricultural Society, early member of the Ludlow Natural History Society and the second president of what is now the Royal Horticultural Society. This seminar will explore the background to his life and times and local connections. A further related day trip will visit Wormesley Church, an historic orchard and look at some of the fruit species he cultivated. Led by James Bisset. Date, cost and itinerary to be confirmed.
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Museums and Galleries Events
Meet the experts, see the collections
Dates: Various - see below
Times: 10am until 1pm
Venue: Museum Resource and Learning Centre
On the second Thursday and third Tuesday of every month from 10am until 1pm there is the opportunity for you to come along to the Museum Resource and Learning Centre to meet the curators and see the collections. Bring an item for identification or as a donation, take a tour of our state of the art storage facilities or ask for advice on conserving your own artefacts.
On the second Thursday of the month you can meet the experts on costume and textiles, geology, natural history, documents and ethnography. These dates are 12th January 2012, 9th February and 8th March and so on through the year
On the third Tuesday of the month experts on archaeology, fine and decorative art, social history and arms and armour will be available to answer enquiries. These dates are 17th January 2012, 21st February and 20th March and so on through the year.
Peter Reavill - the Finds Liaison Officer for the county - will be attending some of the sessions, but dates for 2012 have not yet been confirmed. For more information about Finds Liaison and the Portable Antiquities Scheme, including recent finds have a look at our new page here
Please phone 01432 383383 for more details
Adult Learning with the WEA
The Museum Resource and Learning Centre will again produce a series of lectures and workshops in partnership with the WEA in Spring 2012. These workshops are all led by staff or expert volunteers and provide a real opportunity to get up close to some of the museum's objects. All courses are priced at £8 unless marked otherwise, and bookings can be made by emailing herefordbranch@wea.org.uk Bookings can be made from 1st December 2011.
Details of the courses are as follows:
1st March 2012 - Anyone for Tennis
10am - 12.30pm
During the 19th century the emergence of the independent and emancipated woman with increased leisure time saw a greater
involvement in a wide range of sporting activity. As competitiveness increased so did the need to adapt the fashion to being functional and practical. The session will look at the examples of sportswear from the collection.
6th March 2012 - Brian Hatton and the Changing Landscape
6.30 for a 7pm start - 9pm
Robin Thorndyke has relocated the places in which Brian Hatton painted many of his landscapes and farming scenes, in the quiet countryside of Warham and Breinton, a century ago. Illustrated with Brian's paintings from the museum collection and Robin's contemporary photographs, stories and interpretation.
8th March 2012 - Early Herefordshire Photographers
10am - 12.30pm
A basic introduction to Winterbourn, Watkins, Morgan and others. This lecture will look at the technology available to these pioneers of photography in Hereford, who were instrumental in capturing and freezing moments in time. We will see the recent discoveries of images taken by these photographers that enable us to find out more about our Victorian and Edwardian past in the County.
13th March 2012 - David Garrick - Man and Player
6.30 for a 7pm start - 9pm
Drawing on the collection of Garrick's papers at the museum, Dr. Pinches will set David Garrick in the context of the theatrical life
of the eighteenth century. The papers reflect the public life of this celebrity, but also show him and his wife in their domestic setting. Some of Garrick's documents will be displayed and used in the workshop.
15th March 2012 - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
10am - 12.30pm
Charles Rennie Mackintosh is well-known for his work in Scotland. This lecture will look in detail at one of his last architectural commissions - in England! - setting it in the context of his other work. It will also examine how 78 Derngate was meticulously restored and opened to the public.
20th March 2012 - Archaeology of the Malvern Hills
6.30 for a 7pm start - 9pm
Archaeologically speaking, what the Malvern Hills lack in quantity, they more than make up for in quality. As we consider archaeological finds from the Museum's collections, place-names and Anglo-Saxon charters, we will build a picture of an ancient landscape that has served as a boundary for more than 3000 years.
22nd March 2012 - John Ward: beginnings of a life in art
10am - 12.30pm
John Ward was born in Hereford and spent his formative years here. He greatly appreciated the schooling and art training he had here, acquiring skills which he used in adult life. The museum has a collection of his work which is little known - some works have been given by Ward himself and others by a local donor. This session will explore his origins here and review the work in the context of his later career.
29th March 2012 - Bangles and Bling: Historical Jewellery Making
10am - 3pm * £15 charge for this day workshop
An historical look at jewellery-making techniques with close-up demonstrations by a silver-smith jeweller. Using examples mainly from the archaeology collections to investigate different methods of manufacture, the jeweller will show how it was done. Wire drawing and twisting, drilling and piercing, engraving and forming, enamelling and inlaying. Discover the techniques used in making the Staffordshire hoard and get an inside look into the delicate craft of the jeweller. Please bring a packed lunch with you for this workshop.
19th April 2012 - Herefordshire and the Slave Trade
10am - 12.30pm
Exploring the connections between Herefordshire and the transatlantic slave trade. From John Hawkins to the abolitionists; what are Herefordshire's links with 200 years of transatlantic slavery? See your county's history in a new light. Illustrated with archive records and objects from the museum's collections.
26th April 2012 - Thomas Andrew Knight
10am - 12.30pm
Herefordian Thomas Andrew Knight (1759 - 1838) was a Fellow of the Royal Society and awarded its highest accolade, the Copley medal. A founder member of The Three Counties Agricultural Society, early member of the Ludlow Natural History Society and the second president of what is now the Royal Horticultural Society. This seminar will explore the background to his life and times and local connections. A further related day trip will visit Wormesley Church, an historic orchard and look at some of the fruit species he cultivated. Led by James Bisset. Date, cost and itinerary to be confirmed.
17th May 2012 - Introduction to Entomological Field Work - a field trip to Haugh Woods led by Michael Leech
10am - 3pm
Meet at the Haugh Woods car park and picnic site Bring a packed lunch and a drink and a plastic box to hold specimens prior to identification and release. Stout footwear and outdoor clothing required for walking on uneven ground. Participants will need to observe the countryside code.
Haugh Woods is a deciduous woodland that skirts the Woolhope Dome. It has a rich entomological fauna and is also home to some nationally scarce butterflies. This trip incorporates a pleasant walk through the woods introducing students to the use of field collecting equipment, field identification and linking insects to their food plants. Specimens caught on the day will be released.
Events and Activity Days 2012
Below are listed a series of events and activities which are planned for 2012 across our venues. Events, activities and exhibitions may be subject to change so please telephone the venue before making your journey:
Hereford Museum 01432 260692
Old House 01432 260694
Museum Resource and Learning Centre 01432 260692
Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye 01432 260666
Ledbury Heritage Centre 01432 260692
Museum on the Move 01432 383599
28 January - 14 March Edward Ardizzone - Illustrations exhibition at Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
February Half Term Edward Ardizzone activity at Hereford Museum - booking essential
15 - 18 February, from 11am - 4pm Masquerade & Carnivale activity at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye. £1.50 per person, no booking required.
17 & 18 March, 11am - 3pm Jewellery making for Mothers' Day at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye, £7.50 for adults, £4 for children, booking required.
24 March - 16 May Arts and Crafts exhibition at Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
30 March - 1 April, from 11am - 4pm Egg hunt at at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye. £1.50 per person, no need to book.
2 April Museum on the Move exhibition launch
3 April, 11am - 4pm Ice Age themed geology activity at Ledbury Heritage Centre, £1.50 per child, no need to book
5 April, 11am - 4pm Ice Age themed geology activity at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye, no need to book, £1.50 per child
12 April Ice Age Activity Day at Museum Resource and Learning Centre, Hereford 11am -3pm Lots of activities and fun things to do. Small charge will apply. No need to book.
14 & 15 May Adult Jewellery workshop at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye, £7.50 for adults
19 & 20 May, 11am - 4pm Olympic Torch activity at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye, £1.50 per child, no need to book
26 May - 15 July Time Lapse - a photographic exhibition by Jason Hodges
June Half Term Time Lapse themed activity at Museum Resource and Learning Centre, Hereford - more details to follow
2 - 4 June, 11am - 4pm Jubilee themed activity at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye. £1.50 per person. No need to book.
6 June, 11am - 1pm Jubilee themed activity at Ledbury Heritage Centre, £1.50 per person, no need to book
2nd - 10th June display of Royal memorabilia at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye
14 July Historic Hereford Day activities in High Town and Old House
21 July - 1 September Treasures from the collections - the centenary of the Art Gallery exhibition at Hereford Museum
24 July, 11am - 3pm Roman themed Archaeology activity day. Small charge applies, no need to book
1 - 4 August, 11am - 4pm Roman themed craft activities at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye. £1.50 per person, no need to book
8 August Roman themed craft activities at Ledbury Heritage Centre. £1.50 per person, no need to book
6 September Heritage Open Day at Museum Resource and Learning Centre
8th September - early October h.Art Open exhibition at Hereford Museum
Mid Oct - Mid Nov Hereford Photography Festival at Hereford Museum
27 - 29 October, 11am - 4pm Big Draw event at Ross plus leaf stamping and bird feeders. £1.50 per person, no need to book
23 October, 11am - 1pm Big Draw event at Ledbury Heritage Centre, £1.50 per person, no need to book
25 October, 11am - 3pm Big Draw Activity Day at Museum Resource and Learning Centre, Hereford. Small charge will apply
Mid November - 2 January Made in the Middle - a touring exhibition of locally made crafts at Hereford Museum
28 November Old House Christmas - more details to follow
2 December, 11am - 4pm Meet Father Christmas in his Grotto at Market House Visitor Centre, £2.50 per child
5 December Old House Christmas - more details to follow
12th December Old House Christmas - more details to follow
19th December Old House Christmas - more details to follow
21 - 23 December, 11am - 4pm Make your own Christmas decorations at Market House Visitor Centre, Ross on Wye. £1.50 per person, no need to book