FREE Summer Art and Craft Workshops!
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this summer? Look no further!
We have a range of FREE activities every week of the summer holidays to get involved in, including:
⭐️ WEEK 1 – 23rd, 24th, 25th July (12-3pm)
Saima Hussain
Artist led workshops inspired by our South Asian Gallery!
Day 1: Henna designs
Day 2: South Asian inspired outfit
Day 3: Soft block printing
Artist led workshops inspired by our South Asian Gallery!
Day 1: Henna designs
Day 2: South Asian inspired outfit
Day 3: Soft block printing
📚 WEEK 2 – 29th, 30th, 31st July (12-3pm)
Print, Paint and Pixel
Come have a go making your own prints using our 150 year old Columbian Printing Press! Inspired by our collections and current exhibitions.
Come have a go making your own prints using our 150 year old Columbian Printing Press! Inspired by our collections and current exhibitions.
📐 WEEK 3 – 5th, 6th, 7th August (12-3pm)
The Making Rooms joint workshop
Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery x The Making Rooms joint workshop, using TMR laser cutter!
WEEK 4 – 12th, 13th, 14th August (12-3pm)Indigo Studio – Crepe Paper Flowers
Join artist Lisa Howard at this free drop-in family workshop and create your own colourful paper blooms. You can then take a self guided tour of the museum and seek out the flowers that you have been creating.
🎨 WEEK 5 – 19th, 20th, 21st August (12-3pm)
Annahieta Oskooi
Decorate your own Egyptian gilded bookmarks inspired by our Egypt gallery.
WEEK 6 – 26th, 27th, 28th August (12-3pm)Luke Saxon
Fun collage workshop inspired by Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery’s architecture and collections.
(Please note, all children must be supervised by an adult)
Alongside these workshops, we will still offer our FREE drop-in Arts and Crafts activities (Tues-Sat 11AM-4PM) Object Handling Tables, Quizzes and more! 👏👏
