Courses and Workshops

18 January 2023

Kids Workshop: Nesting Box & Bird Feeders

A creative workshop designed for nature lovers! Create bird boxes and feeders for your garden or window sill using various recycled materials, including Tetra Pak boxes, […]
18 January 2023

Kids Workshop: Build a Natural History Museum

An exciting and creative look into what it’s like to be a Museum Curator! Do you want to be a Museum Curator? Come and make your […]
17 January 2023

Kids Workshop: April Fool’s Crafty Fun

A small family creative crafts workshop in a friendly environment. A chance to create fun April Fools trickery. Some easy and surprising paper-based crafts to make […]
17 January 2023

Kids Workshop: Bean Mosaic

A fun-loving workshop using beans to create a mosaic! How about trying a fun new creative craft? Have a go at making a bean mosaic at […]
6 September 2022

Workshop: Garden Design

Learn how to design and layout a garden! This is a one-day garden design course for the keen gardener to learn the basics of garden design […]
6 September 2022

Workshop: Willow Garden Structures

A chance to weave your own garden structure to adorn your garden. The willow obelisk looks good on its own and with plants grown in and […]
30 August 2022

Workshop: Wooden Block Textile Printing

Create your own wood or linocut blocks to print onto textiles. Learn how to design an image, and use cutting tools to carve this into a […]
30 August 2022

Workshop: Make Your Own Dorset Button Necklace

Design and make your own Dorset button necklace, inspired by the museum collection. Dorset buttons are fun to make and have infinite uses. This workshop will […]
22 August 2022

Workshop: Creative Paper Quilling – Beginners

Come and learn the basics of paper quilling in this introductory class! Tutor Stephanie Smart will show you how to produce a range of shapes using […]
22 August 2022

Spring Printmaking Classes

Introducing a new series of printmaking classes on Thursday evenings in February & March. A structured but informal season of workshops with Gary Goodman an internationally […]
16 August 2022

Workshop: Drawing with Charcoal

Learn how to draw with charcoal sticks and charcoal pencils! Sketching with charcoal is a surprisingly forgiving way to draw. We will be experimenting and exploring […]
16 August 2022

Workshop: Pillbox Hat Making

Create your very own 1950s pill box hat! Come and join our historical millinery specialist Jo Lance and make a vintage style silk pillbox hat, finished […]
2 August 2022

Workshop: Introduction to Fabric Printing

An introduction to fabric printing using linocut blocks This session will be led by Rosemary Jones, and is an introduction to the fabric printing process, with […]
2 August 2022

Workshop: Festive Wrapping

Why not try a different way to wrap those presents this Christmas? Forget the glitzy wrapping paper and instead create personalised packaging using fabric, paper or […]
2 August 2022

Workshop: Festive Wreath Making

Have a go at making your very own festive wreath! It’s time to deck your halls so come and join our festive Wwreath making workshop using […]
2 August 2022

Workshop: Christmas Table Decoration

Get into the festive spirit creating a Christmas table decoration for your home! We will learn how to create a table (or mantle piece) decoration for […]
1 August 2022

Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror (PG)

Legendary silent horror film Nosferatu accompanied by a dazzling live soundtrack on the Wurlitzer! Presented by the Sussex Theatre Organ Trust, the classic 1922 silent horror […]
13 July 2022

Kids Workshop: Handmade Beads

Make your own beads! Discover some incredibly old and amazing beads from our collection. From Prehistory through to Victorian times. Handle some examples and view artefacts […]