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Details of some of our events and workshops are given below
For contact details and more information about the locations of these events, please go to our “Locations Page” , or click on the highlighted links.

Workshops in 2006:

February 2006:

Sunday 12th February Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

Wednesday 15th February: Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

Saturday 18th February Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

Sunday 19th February Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

April 2006:

Sunday 2nd April Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

Friday 7th April Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

Sunday 9th April Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

Thursday 13th April Exploring the prehistoric past of Norfolk at Cromer Museum.

Friday 14th April Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

Sunday 16th April Art Attack! Toppers & Bonnets! Easter hat-making at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

May 2006

Saturday 27th May Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

June 2006

Tuesday 20th June Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Wednesday 21st June Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Saturday 24th June Torcs - making torcs at the Kings Lynn Museum.

Wednesday 28th June Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

July 2006

Saturday 15th July Torcs - making torcs at the Kings Lynn Museum.

Wednesday 26th July Torcs - making torcs at the Kings Lynn Museum.

August 2006

Saturday 5th August Norfolk Geology Day! - exploring the past by looking at the geology collections of Cromer Museum. Making ammonites, belemnites and mosasaur monster puppets.

Tuesday 8th August Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Wednesday 9th August Rocks, Pebbles and Paint - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Friday 11th August Torc-making - recreating the Snettisham Hoard, at Snettisham Village Hall. Organised by Kings Lynn Museums.

Tuesday 15th August Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Wednesday 16th August Rocks, Pebbles and Paint - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Tuesday 22nd August Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Wednesday 23rd August Rocks, Pebbels and Paint - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.

Thursday 31st August Exploring the prehistoric past of Norfolk at Cromer Museum through art.

Workshops in 2005:

April 2005:

April 1st Art Attack! Spring on the Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm making origami frogs, butterflies and flowers.

April 8th Art Attack! Spring on the Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm making origami frogs, butterflies and flowers.

August 2005:

August 6th Teriffic Torcs! Workshop at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Galery as part of the Biritsh Museum's "Buried Treasure" exhibition season. Study, discuss, handle, sketch and make beautiful gold and silver Bronze Age torcs. 10.30 - 12.30, booking essential.

August 12th Art Attack! Printing workshop using different recycled materials at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

August 17th Teriffic Torcs! Workshop at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Galery as part of the Biritsh Museum's "Buried Treasure" exhibition season. Study, discuss, handle, sketch and make beautiful gold and silver Bronze Age torcs. 10.30 - 12.30, booking essential.

August 19th Art Attack! Printing and picture making at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

August 26th Art Attack! Print a poster using different recycled materials at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.

September 2005:

October 2005:

17th, 18th, 19th October Teriffic Torcs! Workshop at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Galery as part of the Biritsh Museum's "Buried Treasure" exhibition season. Study, discuss, handle, sketch and make beautiful gold and silver Bronze Age torcs. 10am - 4pm Schools only, pre-booked.

November 2005:

December 2005:

Workshops in 2004

July 2004:

1st July Hat making project with students at the Town House Museum,, Kings Lynn, West Norfolk.

8th July Hat making project with students at the Town House Museum,, Kings Lynn, West Norfolk.

15th July Hat making project with students at the Town House Museum,, Kings Lynn, West Norfolk.

20th July Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.

27th July Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.

August 2004:

3rd August Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.

12th August Prehistoric Painting at Cromer Museum, North Norfolk.

17th August Norfolk Geology Day, West Runton Beach (North Norfolk Coast).

21st-24th August "The Evolution of Flowers": Four days of themed drop-in arts-meets-science art activities at the Eden Project, Cornwall. If you would like to see details of our previous weekend workshops at The Eden Project please visit our pages of information and pictures by clicking here

26th August "Sea Monsters and Mermaids", at Cromer Museum, North Norfolk.

27th August Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.

September 2004:

October 2004:

23rd-27th August "The Rainforest Canopy": Five days of themed drop-in arts-meets-science art activities at the Eden Project, Cornwall. If you would like to see details of our previous weekend workshops at The Eden Project please visit our pages of information and pictures by clicking here

November 2004:

13th November Drop-in sessions of creative fun as part of the temporary exhibition "Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable" at the Sir Walter Rothschild Museum at Tring, in Hertfordshire.

December 2004:

Workshops in 2003:

April 2003:

"Art Attack"! 12th - 27th April. Themed daily art workshops at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.

"Family Fun Day!" 21st April. Themed art workshop at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.

"Elephants and Ammonites" science and art workshop, Tuesday 22 April,Cromer Museum. Learn about Norfolk's exciting geological past and make you own fossil creations!

May 2003:

"On The Farm" for Under Fives. The 6th, 7th & 8th May, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.

"Living Things And Their Environment" science and art workshops 20th & 22nd May, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.

"Tudor apothecary workshop", May 21st, outreach to Kings Lynn Schools.

Costume making for the Thetford Carnival, May 23rd, with the Keystone Community Project.

Norfolk History Fair, May 26th, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall. “Art Attack” drop-in sessions looking at portraits and creating your own black and white images.

“Half-Term Fun”, May 24th - June 1st, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall. Including “Art Attack” drop-in sessions "painting a portrait".

June 2003:

Sikh costume making workshop, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th June. Workshops for various schools at Thetford Museum for the Thetford Carnival.

"Tate St Ives" Art Workshops for schools, June 10th - 13th, at the Castle Museum, Norwich, coinciding with the Tate St Ives Exhibition, the theme of which is "seasides".

"Fossil Plants and Food Webs", 14th, 15th & 16th June: Organising and running three days of science and art workshop drop-in sessions studying the evolution of plants and foood webs. Including handling real fossil material. At the Eden Project, Cornwall.
If you would like to see details of our long weekend at The Eden Project please visit our page of information and pictures by clicking here.

"The Great Fire of London", 18th June. A day’s outreach event at a school in the Thetford area with the Imagine Project.

"World War II: Make Do And Mend", 27th June. Outreach sessions for schools at Wisbech Castle, with "Jitterbug Competition".

"Wildlife Day", June 29th. Science and art “Art Attack” workshop on wildlife themes. Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.

July 2003:

"World War II: Make Do And Mend", 1st July. Outreach sessions for schools at Wisbech Castle, with "Jitterbug Competition".

" Old Fashioned Seaside Holidays": July 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Art workshops for Key Stages 1 & 2. At Cromer Museum.

August 2003:

Sea Monsters and Mermaids art workshop, Thursday 14 August, Cromer Museum.

Beachcombing Sculpture Workshop (part of "Norfolk Geology Day"), August 15th, on the beach at West Runton (North Norfolk), arranged by Cromer Museum

"Village at War", the 24th and 25th Agust, Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.

Completion and dissemination of the "Young Enactors Handbook"

September 2003:

September 6th and 14th "Prehistoric Norfolk" at the Ecotech Centre, Norfolk.

October 2003:

November 2003

" Prehistoric Art". An art workshop, discussion and exhibition on the theme of ancient artwork (cave paintings, venus figures etc) as part of the "Prehistoric Norfolk Evening" at the Castle Museum, Norwich, November 11th 6pm - 9pm. Booking essential.

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February 2006:
Sunday 12th February	Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
Wednesday 15th February:	Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
Saturday 18th February	Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
Sunday 19th February	Art Attack! Victorian silhouette portraits at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
April 2006:
Sunday 2nd April	Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
Friday 7th April	Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
Sunday 9th April	Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
Thursday 13th April	Exploring the prehistoric past of Norfolk at Cromer Museum.
Friday 14th April	Art Attack! Spring On The Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
Sunday 16th April	Art Attack! Toppers & Bonnets! Easter hat-making at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
May 2006
Saturday 27th May	Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
June 2006
Tuesday 20th June	Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Wednesday 21st June	Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Saturday 24th June	Torcs - making torcs at the Kings Lynn Museum.
Wednesday 28th June	Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
July 2006
Saturday 15th July	Torcs - making torcs at the Kings Lynn Museum.
Wednesday 26th July	Torcs - making torcs at the Kings Lynn Museum.
August 2006
Saturday 5th August	Norfolk Geology Day! - exploring the past by looking at the geology collections of Cromer Museum. Making ammonites, belemnites and mosasaur monster puppets.
Tuesday 8th August	Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Wednesday 9th August	Rocks, Pebbles and Paint - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Friday 11th August	Torc-making - recreating the Snettisham Hoard, at Snettisham Village Hall. Organised by Kings Lynn Museums.
Tuesday 15th August	Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Wednesday 16th August	Rocks, Pebbles and Paint - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Tuesday 22nd August	Cave Art - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Wednesday 23rd August	Rocks, Pebbels and Paint - back to basics at the Castle Museum, as part of the "Art at the Rockface" exhibition.
Thursday 31st August	Exploring the prehistoric past of Norfolk at Cromer Museum through art.

April 2005:
April 1st	Art Attack! Spring on the Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm making origami frogs, butterflies and flowers.
April 8th	Art Attack! Spring on the Farm at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm making origami frogs, butterflies and flowers.
August 2005:
August 6th	Teriffic Torcs! Workshop at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Galery as part of the Biritsh Museum's "Buried Treasure" exhibition season. Study, discuss, handle, sketch and make beautiful gold and silver Bronze Age torcs. 10.30 - 12.30, booking essential.
August 12th	Art Attack! Printing workshop using different recycled materials at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
August 17th	Teriffic Torcs! Workshop at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Galery as part of the Biritsh Museum's "Buried Treasure" exhibition season. Study, discuss, handle, sketch and make beautiful gold and silver Bronze Age torcs. 10.30 - 12.30, booking essential.
August 19th	Art Attack! Printing and picture making at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
August 26th	Art Attack! Print a poster using different recycled materials at the Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life. Drop-in workshop 1pm to 4pm.
September 2005:

October 2005:
17th, 18th, 19th October	Teriffic Torcs! Workshop at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Galery as part of the Biritsh Museum's "Buried Treasure" exhibition season. Study, discuss, handle, sketch and make beautiful gold and silver Bronze Age torcs. 10am - 4pm Schools only, pre-booked.

November 2005:

December 2005:

July 2004:
1st July	Hat making project with students at the Town House Museum,, Kings Lynn, West Norfolk.
8th July	Hat making project with students at the Town House Museum,, Kings Lynn, West Norfolk.
15th July	Hat making project with students at the Town House Museum,, Kings Lynn, West Norfolk.
20th July	Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.
27th July	Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.
August 2004:
3rd August	Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.
12th August	Prehistoric Painting at Cromer Museum, North Norfolk.
17th August	Norfolk Geology Day, West Runton Beach (North Norfolk Coast).
21st-24th August	"The Evolution of Flowers": Four days of themed drop-in arts-meets-science art activities at the Eden Project, Cornwall. If you would like to see details of our previous weekend workshops at The Eden Project please visit our pages of information and pictures by clicking here
26th August	"Sea Monsters and Mermaids", at Cromer Museum, North Norfolk.
27th August	Environmental "Art Attack" drop-in workshop at Union Farm, Roots of Norfolk, Gressenhall, central Norfolk.
September 2004:

October 2004:
23rd-27th August	"The Rainforest Canopy": Five days of themed drop-in arts-meets-science art activities at the Eden Project, Cornwall. If you would like to see details of our previous weekend workshops at The Eden Project please visit our pages of information and pictures by clicking here

November 2004:
13th November	Drop-in sessions of creative fun as part of the temporary exhibition "Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable" at the Sir Walter Rothschild Museum at Tring, in Hertfordshire.
December 2004:

April 2003:
	"Art Attack"! 12th - 27th April. Themed daily art workshops at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.
	"Family Fun Day!" 21st April. Themed art workshop at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.
	"Elephants and Ammonites" science and art workshop, Tuesday 22 April,Cromer Museum. Learn about Norfolk's exciting geological past and make you own fossil creations!
May 2003:
	"On The Farm" for Under Fives. The 6th, 7th & 8th May, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.
	"Living Things And Their Environment" science and art workshops 20th & 22nd May, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.
	"Tudor apothecary workshop", May 21st, outreach to Kings Lynn Schools.
	Costume making for the Thetford Carnival, May 23rd, with the Keystone Community Project.
	Norfolk History Fair, May 26th, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall. “Art Attack” drop-in sessions looking at portraits and creating your own black and white images.
	“Half-Term Fun”, May 24th - June 1st, at Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall. Including “Art Attack” drop-in sessions "painting a portrait".
June 2003:
	Sikh costume making workshop, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th June. Workshops for various schools at Thetford Museum for the Thetford Carnival.
	"Tate St Ives" Art Workshops for schools, June 10th - 13th, at the Castle Museum, Norwich, coinciding with the Tate St Ives Exhibition, the theme of which is "seasides".
	"Fossil Plants and Food Webs", 14th, 15th & 16th June: Organising and running three days of science and art workshop drop-in sessions studying the evolution of plants and foood webs. Including handling real fossil material. At the Eden Project, Cornwall. If you would like to see details of our long weekend at The Eden Project please visit our page of information and pictures by clicking here.
	"The Great Fire of London", 18th June. A day’s outreach event at a school in the Thetford area with the Imagine Project.
	"World War II: Make Do And Mend", 27th June. Outreach sessions for schools at Wisbech Castle, with "Jitterbug Competition".
	"Wildlife Day", June 29th. Science and art “Art Attack” workshop on wildlife themes. Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.
July 2003:
	"World War II: Make Do And Mend", 1st July. Outreach sessions for schools at Wisbech Castle, with "Jitterbug Competition".
	" Old Fashioned Seaside Holidays": July 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Art workshops for Key Stages 1 & 2. At Cromer Museum.

August 2003:
	Sea Monsters and Mermaids art workshop, Thursday 14 August, Cromer Museum.
	Beachcombing Sculpture Workshop (part of "Norfolk Geology Day"), August 15th, on the beach at West Runton (North Norfolk), arranged by Cromer Museum
	"Village at War", the 24th and 25th Agust, Roots of Norfolk, the Rural Life Museum at Gressenhall.
	Completion and dissemination of the "Young Enactors Handbook"
September 2003:
	September 6th and 14th "Prehistoric Norfolk" at the Ecotech Centre, Norfolk.
October 2003:

November 2003
	" Prehistoric Art". An art workshop, discussion and exhibition on the theme of ancient artwork (cave paintings, venus figures etc) as part of the "Prehistoric Norfolk Evening" at the Castle Museum, Norwich, November 11th 6pm - 9pm. Booking essential.