Watercolour Painting Workshops - Autumn 2023
2023-11-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-29 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
Have you always wanted to learn to paint?

Are you looking for a new hobby?

This is a four week course, taught by local painter and teacher, Caroline Croxson. You will learn some watercolour techniques and create four different paintings. Experience and skills are not required.

Each workshop will be on a Wednesday Afternoon,

2-4 at Crewkerne Museum.

Dates: 25th October, 1st, 22nd, 29th November 2023

Cost: £20.00 per workshop, or £65.00 if all booked together.

Please contact caroline.r.pledger@gmail.com

or visit the museum.

Talks & Teas - The Secrets of the Treasurers House with David Maclean
2023-11-08 14:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 8th November 2023 at 2.00pm
A Medieval House constructed in the 12th Century and home to the Treasurer of Bath and Wells Cathedral for 500 years. The second oldest continually inhabited house in Somerset; possessing a Great Hall completed in 1293. Also, the home of a great secret!

Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Watercolour Painting Workshop - Autumn 2023
2023-11-22 14:00 - 16:00

Talks & Teas - A question of Attribution & other Art World Dilemma with Miles Barton
2023-12-06 14:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 6th December 2023 at 2.00pm
Miles discusses the discovery of previously mistaken or unattributed paintings and where they are now as well as a matter of attribution .So sit back & listen to how over the years , it’s led to some juicy art world back stabbing and duplictous behaviour which will interest anyone even without a shred of interest in art
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Talks & Teas - From Michael Bond to Peter Ustinov, the Diary of a Penguin Rep - with Peter Rand
2024-01-10 14:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 10th January 2024 at 2:00pm.
Penguin Books Limited was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane along with his brothers Richard and John. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other stores for sixpence, bringing high-quality fiction & non-fiction to the mass market. Its success showed that large audiences existed for serious books. It also affected modern British popular culture significantly through its books concerning politics, the arts and science.
Peter Rand was headhunted to join Penguin Books as their youngest representative ever at just nineteen and in this talk he will give us a flavour of working for such an iconic Company.
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Watercolour Painting Workshops - February 2024
2024-02-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-23 10:00 - 12:00
Have you always wanted to learn to paint?
Are you looking for a new hobby?
This is a four week course, taught by local painter and teacher, Caroline Croxson. You will learn some watercolour techniques and create four different paintings. Experience and skills are not required.
Each workshop will be on a Friday morning,
10-12 at Crewkerne Museum.
Dates: February 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd.
Cost: £20.00 per workshop, or £65.00 if all booked together.
Please contact caroline.r.pledger@gmail.com
or visit the museum

Talks & Teas - Get Thee to the Nunnery - with Sheila Seymour
2024-02-07 14:00 - 15:30
Wednesday 7th February 2024 at 2:00pm.
Such a clique, it is a joke, but maybe we are taking ourselves too seriously. Maybe we are taking medieval nunneries too seriously.
Recent reading has demonstrated that life in nunneries during the 14th, 15th and early 16th centuries was rather pleasant. Being secular as it was religious, rich and diverse rather than self-denying and narrow.
Hard to believe? Well, come and hear what Sheila learnt. It is anything but dull, we promise!
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Easter Activities for Children
2024-03-30 11:00 - 2024-04-06 14:00
Free activities for young children will be available from 30th March to the 6th April. (Except Sunday 31st). Explore the galleries and discover hidden objects. Make a Springtime craft to take home.

1st Special Exhibition - Crewkerne, creating a community.
2024-03-30 11:00 - 2024-06-08 14:00
A look at how the Town has grown and changed over time. Illustrated by photographs, maps and examples of peoples stories.

Caroline Croxson Art Exhibition
2024-06-08 10:00 - 2024-06-27 16:00
Caroline will be exhibiting new paintings at
Crewkerne Museum from June 8th – 27th
The exhibition also includes information about the classes that Caroline teaches at the museum and features work by some of her students
Exhibition open during museum opening hours
10.00- 4.00 Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Entrance free.

2nd Special Exhibition - "Research - who, why, what, when"
2024-06-15 10:00 - 2024-08-31 16:00
Our Local History team researchers will show how they interpret historical information and the research methods they use, giving examples of work carried out on local people and places in the area.
More details to follow.

Art Exhibition - July 2024
2024-07-04 10:00 - 2024-07-27 16:00
FOUR THOUGHT – an exhibition of paint, print and weaving by local artists
4th – 27th July Monday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10am – 4pm
Lucy Hawkins, Marcus Jubb, Jackie Setter, Tony Smith

3rd Special Exhibition - "Crewkerne near and far"
2024-09-07 10:00 - 2024-11-02 16:00
Full details to be announced but will be showcasing items from the hidden collection of the Museums objects and artefacts not normally on display.

Watercolour Painting Workshop
2024-10-11 14:00 - 16:00
Have you always wanted to learn to paint?
Are you looking for a new hobby?
This is a four week course, taught by local painter and teacher, Caroline Croxson. You will learn some watercolour techniques and create four different paintings. Experience and skills are not required.
Each workshop will be on a Friday afternoon,
2-4 at Crewkerne Museum. Dates; October 11th, 18th, 25th, November 1st
Cost; £20.00 per workshop, or £65.00 if all booked together.
Interested? Leave your details at museum.
OR contact caroline.r.pledger@gmail.com

Watercolour Painting Workshop
2024-10-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-01 14:00 - 16:00
Have you always wanted to learn to paint?
Are you looking for a new hobby?
This is a four week course, taught by local painter and teacher, Caroline Croxson. You will learn some watercolour techniques and create four different paintings. Experience and skills are not required.
Each workshop will be on a Friday afternoon,
2-4 at Crewkerne Museum. Dates:- October 11th, 18th, 25th, November 1st
Cost; £20.00 per workshop, or £65.00 if all booked together.
Interested? Leave your details at museum.
OR contact caroline.r.pledger@gmail.com

Photography Exhibition
2024-10-21 10:00 - 2024-11-02 16:00
A pictorial record of the Archaeological dig by Jeff Hutson.
Beautiful wildlife and scenic photography by Paul Lynch.

Halloween
2024-10-28 10:00 - 2024-11-02 16:00
Children’s activities at the Museum.

Talks & Teas - The Priest's House in Muchelney - with David Maclean
2024-11-06 14:00 - 15:30
The Priest’s House is a National Trust property in the hamlet of Muchelney, close to the ruined Muchelney Abbey and built in 1308 under the direction of the then abbot of Muchelney. This talk looks briefly at the history of Muchelney, as related to its position in Wessex, as well as the church of St Peter and St Paul to which the “priest” was assigned. We will also focus on the property itself from its building in 1308 until the present day.
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
To book either email crewkernemuseum@hotmail.co.uk or in person at the Museum Reception Desk
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Talks & Teas - How Bridport Harbour transformed into West Bay - with Richard Sims
2024-12-04 14:00 - 15:30
Wednesday 4th December 2024 at 2.00pm

Richard covers the history of Bridport Harbour to its transformation into West Bay. Beginning with how the land looked before the harbour was built, the creation of the harbour & its effect on trade. We will then focus on the shipyard, the build of warehouses, the influence of the arrival of railway in1857. Then how the decline in economic activity in the 1880s led to the rebrand of the harbour as a seaside resort & the new name of West Bay
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
To book either email crewkernemuseum@hotmail.co.uk or in person at the Museum Reception Desk
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Talks & Teas - Welcome to Crewkerne, please invade carefully - with Dr Sheila Seymour
2025-01-08 14:00 - 15:30
In 1688 William, Prince of Orange, was invited by several well-placed Lords to replace King James II who was proving quite unsatisfactory. William had a good claim to the throne being James’ nephew, son-in-law, a Protestant and from the Netherlands where rulers knew their place. He set off with an invasion force (just in case), heading for the southeast coast. Ferocious weather drove him on & on until eventually he was able to land in Brixham. Then he set off for London – via Crewkerne, of course. Terrible weather, his forces had hated Devon, nothing went to plan.
Sheila will talk about William’s spectacular leadership, his opinion of Crewkerne and onward journey to London via Exeter and Salisbury.
And something to ponder in the meantime – Where did Crewkerne accommodate (and feed) over 4,000 very wet horses, let alone the miffed oxen and thoroughly exhausted men?
Wednesday 8th January 2025 at 2.00pm
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
To book either email crewkernemuseum@hotmail.co.uk or in person at the Museum Reception Desk
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Talks & Teas - The history of the finest Georgian/Regency style house in Crewkerne built for the Wills Family with Peter Wingrave.
2025-02-12 14:00 - 15:30
Peter gives us an insight to this unique and intriguing family house & pleasure grounds, known variously as Ramus House, Plainsfield & East Street House. Associated research undertaken by the Museum Historians with photographs by Jeff Hutson.
By kind permission of Victoria and Andy Deakin and their family
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
To book either email crewkernemuseum@hotmail.co.uk or in person at the Museum Reception Desk
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Talks & Teas - The history of the finest Georgian/Regency style house in Crewkerne built for the Wills Family with Peter Wingrave.
2025-03-18 14:00 - 15:30
Due to overwhelming demand Peter has kindly agreed to repeat this talk.

Peter gives us an insight to this unique and intriguing family house & pleasure grounds, known variously as Ramus House, Plainsfield & East Street House. Associated research undertaken by the Museum Historians with photographs by Jeff Hutson.
By kind permission of Victoria and Andy Deakin and their family
Ticket price £5:00, which includes Tea/Coffee
To book either email crewkernemuseum@hotmail.co.uk or in person at the Museum Reception Desk
Limited numbers event so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Easter Fun
2025-04-05 10:00 - 2025-04-17 16:00

Celebration - 25 Years Old
2025-04-05 10:00 - 2025-05-31 16:00
