What’s On January - March 2015 www.derbymuseums.org
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WRITE TO Derby City Council or your local councillor. The consultation finishes on 17 January 2015. #NoCutsDerbyMuseums
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COntentS The Nature Gallery
page 4-5
Heath Robinson
page 6-7
Format Festival
page 8-13
Things to Do: Museum & Art Gallery
page 14-17
Things to Do: The Silk Mill
page 18-23
Things to Do: Pickford’s House
page 24-27
Family Fun and Looking Ahead
page 28-29
Information and At a Glance
page 30-35
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heLLO There are delights, curiosities and challenges in store at Derby’s Museums this winter. At the Museum and Art Gallery our exhibition The Curious Contraptions of Heath Robinson takes centre stage. As Peter Higginson the Chair of The Heath Robinson Trust noted, this delightful exhibition shows that “Science has to have zaniness to progress”. It’s British Science Week in February and there will be a range of activities in The Silk Mill, the site of the world’s first factory. In March we are delighted to be participating in the city-wide FORMAT Festival. Created by our friends at QUAD this is the UK’s premier festival of photography. Inspired by the theme of ‘Evidence’ there will be exhibitions throughout The Museum and Art Gallery and Pickford’s House, including work by photographers from all over the world. In December Derby City Council announced that in 2015-16 it would cut 26% of the funding it gives to the Museum Trust. This amounts to £314,000 a year. The consequences of such a swift and deep reduction in funding could result in the closure of Pickford’s House and a reduction in opening hours at the Museum and Art Gallery and The Silk Mill. It is also likely that free family activities and the exhibition programme will have to be curbed. The Trust chairman Peter Smith says, “we recognise that the Council is faced with difficult decisions, but the depth and speed of these cuts means we can’t afford to provide the same level of activity. We urge Derby City Council to reconsider their decision so Derby people can learn more about their heritage and that the city can celebrate its story across the world.” Derby Museums have come a long way in the two years since the Trust took over in 2012. We have re-opened The Silk Mill, created the Joseph Wright Institute, opened cafés for the first time and next year two new galleries devoted to Derby’s natural world will open in the Museum and Art Gallery. Derby Museums has much to show off about this city to the world. Please help us keep it that way. See the opposite pages for ways you can support us.
Executive Director, Derby Museums Trust
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the neW nAture gALLery MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Crawling, jumping, swimming and flapping… our natural history collection is on the move and will emerge as a flexible and creative display in March 2015. We welcome you to join us as the new installation begins to emerge. The gallery space will act as a giant project lab as we begin to place templates for fixtures and selected specimens on the floor and walls. Dip in to share your thoughts or catch a pop-up event as we continue to test and experiment with the ideas that you’ve suggested. We’re aiming for the gallery to act as a stimulus, to excite and inspire you to take notice of your ‘own natural world’, to leave the gallery full of inspiration and ideas with a desire to appreciate, take care of, learn about and respond to it.
JOIN IN Send your nature drawings, photographs, facts and anecdotes to: info@derbymuseums.org Twitter: @DMNature or drop them in to the Museum & Art Gallery
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nAture ACTIVITIES the Big garden Birdwatch event Saturday 24 January 11am-4pm Museum & Art Gallery Join our friends from the RSPB in the Museum and have a go at some nature themed crafts. You will also be able to discover all you need to know about The Big Garden Birdwatch Event - a national birdwatching survey, that you can take part in at home. FREE Suitable for all
the Science Sharing Station Thursday 12 February 10am-3pm Museum & Art Gallery
Share sounds of your natural world to be part of our Nature Gallery Sound Map. Send sounds + location to derbymuseumsnature@gmail.com dmnature.tumblr.com/soundmap #noticenature
Join Biology and Zoology students from The University of Derby at The Science Sharing Station for a fascinating insight in to how our natural history specimens can be used for scientiďŹ c research. FREE Suitable for all
Meet the Animals! Saturday 28 March 11am-3pm Museum & Art Gallery We are thrilled to welcome back Wildlife Workshops to the Museum & Art Gallery, who will be bringing a whole host of animals into the Activity Room. Easter rabbits will be the star of the show – but come and meet some other furry friends on this free family fun day. FREE Suitable for families
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heAth rOBinSOn EXHIBITION the Curious Contraptions of heath robinson until Sunday 1 March Museum & Art Gallery FREE The name of Heath Robinson enters the English language as a term for crazy contraptions after only about ten years of his first drawing of an overly complicated machine. Artist and illustrator William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) is best known for his drawings of machines, but he started his career as a serious book illustrator. The accessibility and humour of these contraptions and machines gives Heath Robinson an appeal that few other artists have achieved. His ability to take an everyday task and over complicate it in a way that we all find amusing is a great skill. This is a special exhibition of drawings of curious contraptions and mad machines from the collections of The William Heath Robinson Trust. As the UK’s leading manufacturing city, Derby is a fitting place to show the work of Heath Robinson. When The Silk Mill was built in the 1720s it was the world’s first factory and since then Derby has been at the forefront of the creation of machines. This is the first exhibition of Heath Robinson’s work in Derby since 1941, when the museum curator recorded it as the most popular exhibition of that year. We are privileged to be able to host this exhibition at the time that The William Heath Robinson Trust are building a new museum at West House in Pinner, Middlesex, due to open in 2016. This will be the only museum dedicated to Heath Robinson.
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For more information on how to form a team for The ‘What If’ Machine 2015 weekend, please email info@derbymuseums.org
Be CuriOuS... ACTIVITIES talk: the Life and Works of heath robinson Saturday 31 January 2pm Museum & Art Gallery Join Geoffrey Beare from The William Heath Robinson Trust, the leading expert on Heath Robinson, who will share his views of the full range of Robinson’s work and give us an insight into his life. FREE Suitable for adults
‘What if ’ Machine: 2015 MAKE: Saturday 14 February 1-5pm RUN: Sunday 15 February 1-5pm The Silk Mill In 2012, we created a ‘What if’ Machine - a sequential, self-triggering contraption at The Silk Mill. To mark our Heath Robinson exhibition, we have decided to create a brand new ‘What If’ Machine especially for 2015. You can also join in a number of ways! For more information, please go to page 18. FREE Suitable for all
the inventor’s Desk New challenges every Tuesday Pull up a chair at ‘The Inventors Desk’ in The Curious Contraptions of Heath Robinson and have a go at tackling one of our Inventors Challenges. Take a look around at Heath Robinson’s creations for some creative inspiration! FREE Suitable for all
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FOrMAt FeStiVAL EXHIBITION FORMAT is the UK’s most significant biennale of photography taking place throughout Derby and curated around the theme of EVIDENCE. On a daily basis, we use photography to record our lives, routines, friends and encounters. Every two minutes, we take as many photos as the entirety of humanity took during the 1800s. Millions of seemingly insignificant moments are recorded and shared online, creating inconclusive portraits of individuals, places and events. Through a selection of the best of international photography in a diverse programme of exhibitions and events FORMAT will make sense of our complex world and its connection to EVIDENCE and the still image, in a multitude of inspiring ways. FORMAT is organised by QUAD and the University of Derby and support by Derby Museums. For the full programme visit www.formatfestival.com
MUSEUM & ART GALLERY 13 March - 12 April FREE
Sputnik Photo Collective Jan Brykczyński, Rafał Milach, Agnieszka Rayss, Adam Pańczuk, Michał Łuczak, Andrei Liankievich, Justyna Mielnikiewicz, Manca Juvan, Wiktor Dąbkowski, Dominika Gęsicka, Marta Kosiorek, Dagna Nippe. A series of documentary photographs from Sputnik Photo projects: ‘Stand By’, ‘Distant Place’ and Sputnik students stories. Presented in a new space these images play with ‘the truth’, facts, belief and the subjectivity of the photographer and the viewer alike and become a starting point for creating a new context for a dozen or so unique stories. www.sputnikphotos.com
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MUSEUM & ART GALLERY 13 March - 12 April FREE
Sarah Pickering Art & Antiquities In Art and Antiquities the viewer is presented with a body of photographs, a series of objects and a 2 minute looped film in response to a museum exhibition on Fakes and Forgeries organised by the Art and Antiquities Unit of the Metropolitan Police. Working with the fakes and forgeries evidence archive at Scotland Yard, Pickering has researched one of the most notorious art forgers in history, Shaun Greenhalgh.
Zhao renhui A Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the World This exhibition seeks to document and reflect on the myriad ways in which human action and intervention are slowly altering the natural world. The guide presents a catalogue of curious creatures and life-forms that have evolved in often unexpected ways to cope with the stresses and pressures of a changed world.
nick Sargeant The Album Born and educated in Derby much of Sargeant’s photographic work has explored ideas of memory and identity.
Presented with a selection of work by Joseph Wright of Derby, explore how he was copied and imitated.
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FOrMAt FeStiVAL EXHIBITION: THE SILK MILL
13 March - 12 April FREE
the Other hundred Featuring photographers from around the world presenting photo-stories of one hundred very different kinds of entrepreneurs - men and women from 95 countries who are business people in the best sense of the word not the tech billionaires or elite MBAs covered by the mainstream media. www.theotherhundred.com
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EXHIBITION: PICKFORD’S HOUSE 13 March - 17 May FREE
the Photograph is Proof
Peter Watkins
Curated by Anusha Yadav
Nothing haunts us more than forgetting. Forgetting can be thought of as a form of death ever present in life. Watkins’ approach to photography begins with this particular form of memory; memory as if viewed through smoked glass, memory that has become murky and reduced by the passage of time.
A historical representation of crime investigations in the Indian Subcontinent. Even with a history of two centuries, visual evidence records and photography have never been an acknowledged craft outside of its arenas of legal usage. These select records from the Indian region create a fascinating visual rhetoric of an unseen past. Everything is believable, and yet these visuals pose more questions than answers and suggest more than they show.
Lotta törnroth To Wait For the Inevitable: Narratives From the Sea To Wait For the Inevitable: Narratives From the Sea is a three-part story about the potential catastrophe at sea. Törnroth seeks to discuss and give vindication to historic events that have not been discussed nor documented worthfully in a philosophical way.
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FOrMAt FeStiVAL ACTIVITIES Florence nightingale: Letters from home
Curating revealed
Tuesday 17 March 2-3pm Museum & Art Gallery
Thursday 19 March 3-4pm The Silk Mill
This talk by Angela Tarnowski, Curator of the 9th/12th Lancers Museum, will analyse letters from our collection which were sent to and from home by soldiers - including a letter written by Florence Nightingale on behalf of a 12th Lancer in the Crimean War.
Find out how a museum really works with Daniel Martin, Curator of Making.
FREE Suitable for adults
tots Make & Do: Fantastic Photos Friday 13 March 10-11.30am Museum & Art Gallery For this Tots Make & Do FORMAT 2015 special, we are giving tots the cameras and you will be able to take photos all around The Museum & Art Gallery! FREE Suitable for 2-5 year olds and their grown ups!
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For more information, please go to page 23. FREE Suitable for all
time Detectives
handling history
from Saturday 14 March Pickford’s House
Tuesday 17 March Tuesday 31 March 11-11.30am Museum & Art Gallery
Become a Time Detective and use the clues in this free family trail to piece them all together! For more information, please go to page 28. FREE Suitable for ages 5+
An opportunity to get up close and handle objects from our collection. For more information, please go to page 15. FREE Suitable for all
Wright or not Quite Wright Wednesday 25 March 2-3pm Museum & Art Gallery Join Lucy Bamford, Senior Curator of Fine Art, for an illustrated talk that explores the curious, evolving, identity of copies after Joseph Wright’s work. This talk will look at Wright’s techniques in more detail, as well as some of the different ways of detecting originals and imitations, and the wider debates and issues concerning the practise of copying. FREE Suitable for adults
After hours: FOrMAt exhibition Wednesday 25 March Until 8pm Museum & Art Gallery Take a closer look at the FORMAT exhibition in this After Hours special. Have a go at light painting throughout the museum or just come and relax in The Coffee House. The theme of FORMAT 2015 is Evidence, join Jonathan Wallis, Head of Museums at 6pm to discover the evidence of the past in the archaeology collections. We are also pleased to welcome QUAD Curator Peter Bonnell for a tour, at 7pm, around the artists on display at The Museum and Art Gallery, as part of the FORMAT Festival. FREE Suitable for adults
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MuSeuM & Art gALLery JOSEPH WRIGHT the Joseph Wright institute FREE Discover the spectacular paintings of the world-renowned 18th Century artist, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). From his famous masterpiece, The Orrery, to lesser known subject, landscape, and portrait paintings, The Joseph Wright Gallery showcases the full, captivating range of this ‘painter of light’. Explore hundreds of original drawings and an extensive reference library in The Joseph Wright Study Room, and learn more about Wright’s life and world. Take a closer look in Wright Inspired; an exhibition that traces the influence of Wright’s work during and after the artist’s lifetime, with works by students from Burton College and Borrow Wood Primary School to reflect the perspectives of a new generation of budding artists.
ACTIVITIES Object Stories Friday 30 January 2-2.30pm Join Matt Edwards, Curator of The Joseph Wright Study Room, for a tour of the objects on display from the 18th Century Derbyshire Enlightenment. FREE Suitable for all
Wright or not Quite Wright Wednesday 25 March 2-3pm Join Lucy Bamford, Senior Curator of Fine Art, for an illustrated talk that explores the curious, evolving identity of copies after Joseph Wright’s work. For more information, please go to page 13. FREE Suitable for adults
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A Considered Approach Wednesday 1 April 2pm Matt Edwards, Curator of The Joseph Wright Study Room, leads a tour of rarely seen drawings by Joseph Wright, produced in preparation for some of his most famous oil paintings, including The Alchymist. FREE Suitable for all
THINGS TO DO We need you! MiLitAry
Object handling: today’s Army MiLitAry
Tuesday 10 February 10am-3pm
Wednesday 11 February 12-2pm
Come along and design a poster based on the images and graphics from our Military collection. You can use images from existing posters or create your own!
This is an opportunity to take a look at some of the equipment and uniform used by the British Army. This session is led by Angela Tarnowski, Curator of the 9th/12th Lancers Museum.
FREE Suitable for families
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Object handling: handling history ArChAeOLOgy Tuesday 6 and 20 January Tuesday 3 and 17 February Tuesday 3, 17 and 31 March 11-11.30am Every other Tuesday there will be the opportunity to get up close and handle authentic objects from the museum collection. Learn the history of these fascinating objects whilst being able to study them closely for yourself. FREE Suitable for all
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AFter hOurS MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Taking place on the last Wednesday of each month, our After Hours programme of late openings are an opportunity to experience our outstanding collections in a whole new atmosphere. With extra surprises and activities taking place throughout the evening, there will be plenty to inspire and discover. Join us for a post work drink in our fully licenced café.
After hours: heath robinson’s Machines Wednesday 28 January Until 8pm Our first After Hours opening of 2015 is a chance to experience The Curious Contraptions of Heath Robinson in whole new light. Take a closer look at the artwork and have a go at creating your own machines throughout the Museum. At 6pm join Jonathan Wallis, Head of Museums and curator of the exhibition for a tour of the exhibition exploring Heath Robinson’s wonderful machines. FREE Suitable for all
After hours: the Joseph Wright gallery Wednesday 25 February Until 8pm Enjoy our exquisite Joseph Wright Gallery as it comes to life with 18th Century costume, music and entertainment throughout the evening. We have a full programme of evening talks taking place throughout the late opening too. With Alan Barnes discussing musical influences on Wright from 6pm, and Lucy Bamford, Senior Curator of Fine Art, on the mastery of Wright’s ‘Bright Fictitious Lights’ from 7pm – this informative evening will be a celebration of a true Enlightenment thinker. FREE Suitable for all
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After hours: FOrMAt exhibition Wednesday 25 March Until 8pm Take a closer look at the FORMAT exhibition in this After Hours special. For more information, please go to page 13. FREE Suitable for all
WRITE AT THE MUSEUM & ART GALLERY in Performance: the PM Poets Write With DerBy MuSeuMS
Writing with Derby Museums
Tuesday 31 March 2-3pm
For regular creative writing workshops you can join the PM Poets, Derwent Writers and Derbyshire Scriptwriters at regular meetings at the Museum & Art Gallery.
Join the PM Poets for an afternoon of poetry recital and performance set amongst our beautiful Wright Inspired gallery. Everyone is welcome to join us for this free recital and if you would like to read one of your poems at the event, please contact ken_hewitt@hotmail.co.uk FREE Suitable for adults
For more information go to derbymuseums.org
FRIENDS OF DERBY MUSEUMS talks: Friends of Derby Museums
FREE. Suitable for adults and open to non members.
Thursday 15 January 2pm Museum & Art Gallery
Wednesday 18 February 11am Pickford’s House
The Friargate Line a talk by Keith Blood.
A talk by Maxwell Craven on the current exhibition drawn from the Goodey Collection, followed by a visit to The Old Bell on Sadlergate, with a further talk and chance to purchase lunchtime refreshment.
Thursday 12 February 2pm Museum & Art Gallery Lord Willoughby’s Railway a talk by Rod Pearson
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the SiLK MiLL THE WHAT IF MACHINE 2015 What if Machine 2015: Make it up Saturday 7 February 1-5pm Sunday 8 February 11am-3pm We are making a ‘What if Machine’ inspired by our Heath Robinson exhibition. This bookable weekend workshop is specially designed for 15 young makers to come and create a central section of our Machine for 2015. If you are aged between 8 and 14 and want to come and design, create and make a chain reaction machine that will feature in the heart of our What if Machine 2015 - then this is for you! £40 for both days. Book at derbymuseums.eventbrite.co.uk Suitable for 8-14 year olds
‘What if ’ Machine: 2015 MAKE: Saturday 14 February 1-5pm RUN: Sunday 15 February 1-5pm In 2012, we created a ‘What if’ Machine - a sequential, self-triggering contraption at The Silk Mill, that was highly commended in the National Museum and Heritage Awards. To celebrate The Curious Contraptions of Heath Robinson at The Museum & Art Gallery, we have decided to create a brand new ‘What If’ Machine especially for 2015. It promises to be bigger, better and more ambitious than ever! Come along and see the ‘What If’ Machine: 2015 running throughout the day on Saturday 14 February on the Ground Floor of The Silk Mill. Let’s see if the teams involved in creating the machine are able to pull off our ambition of creating a chain reaction machine worthy of Heath Robinson! There will also be free family making activities running throughout the day. FREE Suitable for all
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For more information on how to form a team for The ‘What If’ Machine 2015 weekend, please email info@derbymuseums.org
the SiLK MiLL ROLLS-ROYCE EXHIBITION trent XWB: 100 years in the making 21 February - 22 March Wednesdays 10am-5pm, Thursdays 3-9pm, Fridays 1-5pm, Saturdays 10am-5pm and Sundays 10am-4pm The Silk Mill The Trent XWB is the very latest engine developed by Rolls-Royce. It is the world’s most efficient large aero engine flying and recently started passenger carrying service with Qatar Airways, almost exactly 100 years after the first Rolls-Royce aero engine, the Eagle, ran for the first time. The Trent XWB puts Rolls-Royce at the very cutting edge of a high-technology industry, with Derby at the centre of development and production for the Trent XWB, making this city a centre for aviation excellence! 2015 marks the centenary of Rolls-Royce in aviation. Come along to see how far aero engines have come in 100 years and where they might go next. Find out more about how the Trent XWB was made, the people that made it and some of the technology that makes it so special. FREE Suitable for all
JOin the COnVerSAtiOn On tWitter @derbysilkmill @rollsroyce #100YITM
Image used courtesy of Rolls-Royce plc
LOOK Out FOr The science, making and personal stories behind this exhibition are explored through a series of talks, workshops and activities. Take a look at our website for full event listings, and for further details on how you can get involved. Suitable for all
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the SiLK MiLL ACTIVITIES in Discussion: Silk at the Silk Mill Friday 6 February 2-3pm Not the luxury material that gave the mill its name, but the luxury Derby-built motorcycle that was the most expensive production bike of its day. This talk, led by Curator of Making, Daniel Martin, will examine the history and significance of this rare machine. FREE Suitable for all
Laser Cutting
Make your Mark at the Silk Mill
Friday 13 February 1-4pm Sunday 8 March 1-4pm
Thursday 2 April 3-5pm
Learn how to digitally design your own 2D vector image using Inkscape and laser cut your design to take away.
There is evidence of mark making in many of our collections on display at The Silk Mill – come and explore this evidence using tools and technology, and have a go at leaving behind your own marks in an evolving art work.
£10 + booking fee per session derbymuseums.eventbrite.co.uk
Suitable for all. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
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FREE Suitable for all
the SiLK MiLL BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK Science Spectacular: under the Microscope
how Water Works
Saturday 14 March 1-5pm
Saturday 21 March 1-5pm
It’s British Science Week, and we are celebrating at The Silk Mill with this hands on day of activities hosted by Science Communicator Sarah Cosgriff. You will be able to get involved in some hands-on activities, such as transforming your mobile phone into a fully functioning microscope, and experience our collections in a whole new way.
Take part in activities that explore the power of water. This event is extra special as it is World Water Day on Sunday 22 March.
FREE Suitable for all
FREE Suitable for families
DON’T MISS tots Make & Do: Science Spectacular Friday 20 March 10-11.30am Museum & Art Gallery You will be able to get involved in some hands-on activities, such as using your mobile phone as a microscope to experience our collections in a whole new way. FREE Suitable for 2-5 year olds and their grown ups!
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the SiLK MiLL LET’S MAKE SOMETHING Explore the world of making, one project at a time. Let’s Make Something explores a variety of making projects on site at the world’s first factory. You will get to take your Make home at the end of the session.
Let’s Make a Mono Amplifier Thursday 29 January 6-8pm This beginner’s project is the perfect introduction to soldering. Together we’ll make a Mono Amplifier for your MP3 player or phone.
Let’s Make a Strandbeest
Let’s Make an LeD Lamp
Thursday 26 February 6-8pm
Thursday 26 March 6-8pm
Together we’ll make a 17cm mini wind-walker based on Theo Jansen’s Standbeests. This mechanical walking “lifeform” comes in kit form. The parts used in this project are small, so a steady hand and patience are required for this Make!
We’ll make a bright white 9 LED lamp, this beginners kit is ideal for learning the basics of soldering.
£10 + booking fee per session. derbymuseums.eventbrite.co.uk Suitable for all. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. All tools are provided.
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REGULARS Curating revealed
the Model railway
Thursday 15 January Thursday 12 February Thursday 19 March 3-4pm
Saturday 24 January Friday 13 February Saturday 21 March 1-5pm
Find out how a museum really works with Daniel Martin, Curator of Making. This new series of curator-led sessions will deconstruct the processes behind the scenes of collection care. From behind the scenes store tours, object conservation to cataloguing, this brand new feature at The Silk Mill will be a hands-on discovery of what makes a museum.
See our beautifully crafted Model Railway in action and take part in some transport themed craft activities.
FREE Suitable for all
hello hubmarine Thursday 8 and 22 January Thursday 5 and 19 February Thursday 5 and 19 March 6-8pm Come and be part of a new writing community in the heart of Derby. Hello Hubmarine celebrate writing and develop opportunities to create and share work, perform and write stories together. Book your FREE place at hellohubmarine.eventbrite.co.uk
FREE Suitable for all
Open Make Every Thursday 6-9pm
the Maker Bar
Every Thursday evening The Silk Mill comes to life with crafting, making, hacking and tinkering. This is an opportunity to be inspired by the space and the people you may meet to learn new skills or rediscover old ones, on the site of the world’s first factory.
Be inspired by the objects and stories surrounding you to design and make your own creation. With new materials and equipment available regularly – there is always something new to create.
FREE Suitable for all
FREE Suitable for all
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PiCKFOrD’S hOuSe EXHIBITION: ALFRED GOODEY red Lion, White Lion, Old Bird, and Bell
Inns and Ale Houses in the Alfred Goodey Collection of Old Derby Pictures until 23 February 2015 Pop into Pickford’s to discover the inns and taverns of Derby, past and present. This exhibition is the second in a series dedicated to the museums’ extensive and ever-popular collection of Old Derby pictures, donated by local art collector Alfred Goodey between 1936 and 1945. Explore the old pubs of Derby further through our historical “crawl” and discover a long and celebrated connection with beer that endures through the city’s celebrated reputation as the real ale capital of Britain.
EXHIBITION: FORMAT FESTIVAL 2015 We are thrilled to be part of FORMAT 2015. For all the information on exhibitions at Pickford’s House, please go to page 11.
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talk: inns and Alehouses of Old Derby Wednesday 4 February 2-3pm Join celebrated local historian, Maxwell Craven, author of The Illustrated History of Pubs, Inns and Taverns, as he explores the pubs of Old Derby, as seen in the paintings, prints, and drawings of Alfred Goodey’s much-loved collection. FREE Suitable for adults
the great goodey Pub Crawl Thursday 5 February 7pm Meet at The Greyhound, Friar Gate Join us on a tour of the pubs and inns depicted in the exhibition, Red Lion, White Lion, Old Bird, and Bell - Inns and Ale Houses in the Alfred Goodey Collection of old Derby pictures. Led by Jonathan Wallis, Head of Museums, who will give an insight into the history of the pubs and places that we pass during the walk. ÂŁ6 Places limited. To book call 01332 641901. Suitable for 18+
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PiCKFOrD’S hOuSe ACTIVITIES
Mr & Mrs Pickford
Sealed With a Loving Kiss
Tuesday 10 February 10am-12noon and 1-3pm
Thursday 12 February 10am-12noon and 1-3pm
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and what better way to celebrate in Pickford’s House than by finding out about the husband and wife who lived here! This family friendly activity is a fantastic opportunity to create your very own beautifully crafted puppets to take away.
Write your own secret message using a quill and ink in the Georgian way! You can roll your message up and keep it secret by making your own wax seal – just in time for Valentine’s Day!
FREE Suitable for families
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FREE Suitable for families
GUIDED TOURS Beyond the Velvet rope: Costumed guided tour Every Wednesday from 7 January 10.30am Our friendly staff at Pickford’s House are available to offer tours of the home for you throughout the week. However, these tours taking place each Wednesday are an extra special opportunity to experience the magic of Pickford’s House whilst being guided by one of our team in traditional 18th Century costume. There will also be the chance to go ‘beyond the velvet rope’ and experience the beautiful rooms up close. FREE Suitable for all
CRAFTERNOON TEA Vintage Memory Board
textile Jewellery
Stitch A Pretty Postcard
Is your New Year’s resolution to learn a new skill? Use your creativity to decorate a chalk board with vintage buttons, ribbons and fabrics to display your pictures and memories on.
Want to make an accessory that’s one of a kind? Then this class is for you! Using old fashioned fabrics plus high quality jewellery findings to create your own jewellery. A perfect Valentines gift.
With Easter just around the corner, stitch and sew a postcard style quilted embroidery. We will be looking at embroidery used in the Georgian period that you can add to your creation.
Saturday 10 January 2-3pm
Saturday 14 February 2-3pm
Saturday 7 March 2-3pm
£10 a session. Booking essential. Email samanthaschofield@hotmail.co.uk Telephone 07881613955 samanthaschofield.co.uk
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Free Fun FOr FAMiLieS FAMiLy trAiLS
heath robinson’s Curious Contraptions
Pickford’s house: time Detectives
Available from 10 January
Available from 14 March
Pickford’s House FREE Suitable for ages 5+
The Museum & Art Gallery isn’t the only place you will find ‘Curious Contraptions’ this season. Pick up a free family trail from the entrance and use it to discover some curious objects around Pickford’s House.
There is plenty of evidence throughout Pickford’s House that tells us all about how the House has changed over the years. Become a Time Detective and use the clues in this free family trail to piece them all together!
tOtS MAKe AnD DO
Drawing inspiration from our collections join us to create, play and imagine. Sessions incorporate sensory play, craft activities, family trails and story books.
10-11.30am Museum & Art Gallery FREE Suitable for 2-5 year olds and their grown ups!
Friday 9 January Friday 16 January Friday 23 January Friday 30 January Friday 6 February Friday 20 February Friday 27 February Friday 6 March Friday 13 March Friday 20 March Friday 27 March
Pharoah Friday The Skies Above Vikings Away! Deep Blue Sea Mini Inventions Decorate a Plate Toga Tots Flowers in Bloom Fantastic Photos Science Spectacular Birds Flying Through
the Wright Kit Museum & Art Gallery FREE Suitable for 2-5 year olds
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Available from 7 February Fun for all the family! Experience Joseph Wright’s paintings and drawings in a different way by playing the games and activities contained in this kit.
LOOKing AheAD Maison Foo at Derby Museums National touring company Maison Foo are landing back in their home town and will be making the Museum their home from 6-11 April as part of a pop-up residency. During their time here, they will be collecting stories, facts and fables as the starting point of their next theatre show. In April, they will be collecting your family stories – so why not start thinking about what you might like to share, ready for the upcoming Residency? Email info@maisonfoo.co.uk to share your ideas and for further information on this project.
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Venue hire
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VENUES Unique atmosphere Flexible spaces Licensed bars
The Museum & Art Gallery is in the heart of the city. Enjoy your event surrounded by the paintings of Joseph Wright of Derby or share an afternoon tea with your friends amongst Derby Museums’ collection of world class ceramics dating from the 1750s.
The Silk Mill stands on the site of the world’s first factory and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its central location and attractive riverside location offers flexibility for larger scale events; celebrations parties and performances with capacity for up to 250.
MiX & MAtCh grOuP tOurS A range of new tour packages will be available from Janurary 2015. All our sites are within easy walking distance of each other, so you can create anything from a one hour tour to a full-day package across all three museums including refreshments. Options include: Joseph Wright Gallery Tour WW1: Bert and Agatha Egyptian Life and Death Mrs Knightley’s Costumed Tour of Pickford’s House
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EVENTS
From conventional to creative – private celebrations to parties – community events to lectures.
Pickford’s House is a stunning townhouse and garden built in 1770. It is perfect for the more intimate family party or corporate dinner.
COntACt Please call our events team to talk through your plans who will be happy to advise on costs, catering and technical requirements. E: info@derbymuseums.org T: 01332 641901
the Silk Mill 21 February - 22 March Opening times Wednesday 10am-5pm Thursday 3-9pm Friday 1-5pm Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 10am-4pm
ViSit uS Museum & Art gallery
Pickford’s house
the Silk Mill
Opening times
Opening times
Opening times
The Strand Derby DE1 1BS 01332 641901
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm Bank Holiday Mondays 10am-5pm
41 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1DA 01332 641901
Tuesday- Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 1-4pm
Silk Mill Lane Derby DE1 3AF 01332 641901 Thursday 3-9pm Friday 1-5pm Saturday 1-5pm Sunday 11am-3pm
ShOPS
CAFÉS
Our beautiful shops are a great place to find that unique gift, many sourced from local artists and makers. Our products including our jewellery, ceramics, toiletries, stationery and children’s gifts are inspired by our collections.
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4pm Museum & Art Gallery
Every purchase within our shops supports the work we do within Derby Museums.
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An exciting and experimental ‘retail lab’ inspired by our new nature gallery. Have your say and let us know what products you love! Take a little piece of Pickford’s House home with you with seed packs from our very own garden as part of our new potting shed range.
See opening times above The Silk Mill Take time to relax in our museum cafés. Immerse yourself in Derby’s history from porcelain to aero engines. Enjoy delicious hot drinks accompained by locally sourced cakes and sandwiches. Log on to our superfast free WiFi and stay connected with friends and family.
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Families are always welcome at Derby Museums. Join us for a free activity session or just call in anytime for a visit – there’s always something to see and do. All of our galleries at the Museum and Art Gallery and The Silk Mill are buggy and wheelchair accessible.
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Pickford’s House has limited access but our friendly staff will be more than happy to help accommodate you in any way they can. For full access details, please go to derbymuseums.org or call 01332 641901.
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By Bus
By Car
By Rail
Derby Bus Station is a short walk away from all three museums. Pickford’s House is on routes 5, 28 & 29 and many bus routes pass close to the other two museums.
The Museum and Art Gallery & The Silk Mill have no parking facilities but there are plenty of car parks and spaces for Blue Badge holders nearby. Limited Blue Badge parking is available at The Silk Mill. Pickford’s House has its own free car park accessed from Agard Street.
Derby Railway Station is 1.2 miles away approximately a 20 minute walk.
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at a glance January Tuesday 6
Object Handling
11-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 15
Wednesday 7
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Thursday 8
Hello Hubmarine
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Friday 9
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Saturday 10
Crafternoon Tea
2-3pm
Pickford’s House
page 27
Wednesday 14
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Thursday 15
Talk: Friargate Line
2pm
Museum & AG
page 17
Thursday 15
Curating Revealed
3-4pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Friday 16
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Tuesday 20
Object Handling
11-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 15
Wednesday 21
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Thursday 22
Hello Hubmarine
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Friday 23
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Saturday 24
Big Garden Birdwatch 11am-4pm
Museum & AG
page 5
Saturday 24
Model Railway
1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Wednesday 28
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Wednesday 28
After Hours
5-8pm
Museum & AG
page 16
Thursday 29
Let’s Make Something
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 22
Friday 30
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Friday 30
Object Stories
2-2.30pm
Museum & AG
page 14
Saturday 31
Talk: Heath Robinson 2pm
Museum & AG
page 7
Tuesday 3
Object Handling
11-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 15
Wednesday 4
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
February
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February Wednesday 4
Talk: Derby Ale Houses
2pm
Pickford’s House
page 25
Thursday 5
Hello Hubmarine
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Thursday 5
Goodey Pub Crawl
7pm
The Greyhound
page 25
Friday 6
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Friday 6
Discussion: Motorcycle
2-3pm
The Silk Mill
page 20
Saturday 7
Make it up
1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 18
Sunday 8
Make it up
11am-3pm
The Silk Mill
page 18
Tuesday 10
We Need You!
10am-3pm
Museum & AG
page 15
Tuesday 10
Mr and Mrs Pickford
10am-12/1-3pm
Pickford’s House
page 26
Wednesday 11
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Wednesday 11
Object Handling
12-2pm
Museum & AG
page 15
Thursday 12
Science Sharing
10am-3pm
Museum & AG
page 5
Thursday 12
Loving Kiss
10am-12/1-3pm
Pickford’s House
page 26
Thursday 12
Talk: Railway
2pm
Museum & AG
page 17
Thursday 12
Curating Revealed
3-4pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Friday 13
Laser Cutting
1-4pm
The Silk Mill
page 20
Friday 13
Model Railway
1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Saturday 14
What If Machine
1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 18
Saturday 14
Crafternoon Tea
2-3pm
Pickford’s House
page 27
Sunday 15
What If Machine
1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 18
Tuesday 17
Object Handling
11-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 15
Wednesday 18
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Wednesday 18
Talk: Goodey Pubs
11am
Pickford’s House
page 17
Thursday 19
Hello Hubmarine
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Friday 20
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Wednesday 25
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Wednesday 25
After Hours
5-8pm
Musuem & AG
page 16
Thursday 26
Let’s Make Something
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 22
Friday 27
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
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March Tuesday 3
Object Handling
11-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 15
Wednesday 4
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Thursday 5
Hello Hubmarine
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Friday 6
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Saturday 7
Crafternoon Tea
2-3pm
Pickford’s House
page 27
Sunday 8
Laser Cutting
1-4pm
The Silk Mill
page 20
Wednesday 11
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Friday 13
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 12
Saturday 14
Under the Microscope 1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 21
Tuesday 17
Object Handling
11-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 15
Wednesday 18
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Thursday 19
Curating Revealed
3-4pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Thursday 19
Hello Hubmarine
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Friday 20
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 21
Saturday 21
How Water Works
1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 21
Saturday 21
Model Railway
1-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 23
Wednesday 25
Velvet Rope Tour
10.30am
Pickford’s House
page 27
Wednesday 25
Not Quite Wright
2-3pm
Museum & AG
page 13
Wednesday 25
After Hours
5-8pm
Museum & AG
page 13
Thursday 26
Let’s Make Something
6-8pm
The Silk Mill
page 22
Friday 27
Tots Make & Do
10-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 28
Saturday 28
Meet the Animals!
11am-3pm
Museum & AG
page 5
Tuesday 31
Object Handling
11-11.30am
Museum & AG
page 15
Tuesday 31
PM Poets
2-3pm
Museum & AG
page 17
Wednesday 1
A Condsidered Approach
2pm
Museum & AG
page 14
Thursday 2
Make your Mark
3-5pm
The Silk Mill
page 20
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SuPPOrt uS Your donations help to keep our exhibitions and galleries free for everyone - supporting our learning programme for children, adults and community groups, and conserving Derby’s historic collections.
£10
provides materials for one of our children’s activity sessions
£20
helps to support the costs of our schools programme
£50
£200
pays for specialist cleaning of one of our authentic dressing-up costumes
provides a new conservation grade mount for one of our Joseph Wright drawings
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Volunteering
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Other Funders, Supporters and Partners: The William Heath Robinson Trust, QUAD, FORMAT Festival, RSPB, University of Derby, Rolls-Royce, The Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Trust.