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April 2020
An event every day that begins at 10:00 am, repeating until September 20, 2020
MEDITERRANEAN THREADS: 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY GREEK EMBROIDERIES
Free Display from 4 Apr–20 Sep 2020 Gallery 29 Free Admission Through a selection of highlights from our collection, explore the visual richness and technical sophistication of 18th- and 19th century Greek embroideries, as well as their debt to the many artistic traditions that flourished around the Mediterranean.
Find out more »May 2020
An event every day that begins at 10:00 am, repeating until October 4, 2020
ART IN CHINA 1949–1979
Free display from 2 May–4 Oct 2020 Gallery 11 Free Admission Explore art produced in China during the thirty-year period that followed the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with works ranging from painting in traditional styles to the propaganda art produced in response to Mao Zedong’s political campaigns. Image: Zhang Chaoyang, 1970. Heroes Are All Around © The artist
Find out more »August 2020
Turrill Sculpture Garden
Christine Baxter is a figurative sculptor who works predominantly in clay, but also directly into plaster and wax, then casts her own work into bronze resin, iron resin and stone. Her contemporary classical style is full of grace and perception, capturing the movement of different creatures or the twist of a body to perfection. Her solo selling exhibition at the Turrill Sculpture Garden will run throughout the summer until 7th November in this peaceful garden, freely open to the public…
Find out more »September 2020
The Classic Car Drive In Weekend
The Classic Car Drive In Weekend, from 18th -20th September, features a homage to some of the most iconic and classic car movies at the very first Drive In dedicated to cars! Drive in and enjoy one of our specially curated selection of the best Classic Car movies of all time… from some of the greatest cult classics like The Italian Job and Days of Thunder, to celebrating ultimate racing legends in Senna, Le Mans 66 or Rush to adrenaline…
Find out more »An event every month that begins at 1:30 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until December 18, 2020
Knit, Knot and Natter Craft Group
The Museum's Knit Knot and Natter Craft Group meet in the Museum Cafe every 3rd Friday of the month. Bring along your own craft projects, take tuition from current members in crafts such as knitting, crochet and embroidery or just come along for a cuppa and a chat. Free to join but we do ask you support the Cafe. No need to book in advance, just come along on the day
Find out more »Blenheim Palace Hosts Charity Sunrise Walk
Blenheim Palace is offering people the opportunity to watch the sunrise over the Estate as part of a fundraising walk on Sunday, 20th September. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is hosting the memorial Sunrise Walk for the SeeSaw charity. SeeSaw offers grief support for children and young people in Oxfordshire and is Blenheim’s official charity for 2020. Participants can choose between a 1.5-mile circular walk around the Queen Pool, or a 4.6-mile walk around the Park perimeter. In order to…
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 9:30 am on Friday, repeating until December 18, 2020
Wantage Country Market
Wantage Country Market is held in the Museum Cafe every Friday morning. The best place to buy fresh homemade goodies such as jams, chutneys and cakes as well as home grown fruit, vegetables and flowers. They also have some crafts, including cards, aprons & knitted baby wear. *Please note this market is not organised by the Museum, the Wantage Country Market is a separate organisation.
Find out more »October 2020
IF Oxford, the science and ideas festival 2020
From Thursday 1 to Saturday 31 October, IF Oxford, the city’s science and ideas festival, presents more than 100 events for adults, children and teenagers on a dynamic new online platform. With dance, film, debate, demos from dining tables, and suggestions for hands-on activities to try at home, the Festival brings together real time cutting-edge research from world-leading academics with wide-ranging events to excite the imagination. Festival-goers can uncover big ideas and ask even bigger questions about science, humanity, the…
Find out more »An event every month that begins at 2:00 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until December 11, 2020
Book Group
The Museum Book Group enjoy a wide selection of books with all members choosing their reading list then they get together in the Museum Cafe every second Friday of the month. It is free to attend but we do ask you support the Cafe. For more information and to join call the Museum on 01235 771447, email info@valeanddownlandmuseum.org.uk or send us a message.
Find out more »Fright or Flight at Birdland!
Let your imaginations fly wild during October Half Term holidays, with a special Halloween themed week of activities. Superstitious twitchers can discover why owls are considered to be so wise, where the legend of the phoenix came from, and find out which bird’s call the Romans believed meant imminent death! Half Term visitors after something a bit more spooky for all hallows eve can uncover some of the avian world’s most disgusting characters; from blood-sucking songbirds and puking penguins to…
Find out more »December 2020
Winter Wings Over the River Windrush
Birdland is the perfect location to enjoy a winter outing and discover its host of exotic feathered residents at a much quieter time of year. Informative daily keeper talks, the chance to cosy up in the Flamingo Point Café and peaceful chirps make a visit to the wildlife park over the festive season the perfect day out. The December sun illuminates this idyllic Cotswolds setting as you explore along the banks of the River Windrush and discover the wildlife park’s…
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