Events
We are excited to have started reintroducing some fantastic events from our reopening in May. Please keep checking back for more coming soon and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest.
Every Saturday at 1.30pm
Join us for two fascinating walking tours (alternating weekly) which take you to the hidden historical areas of Newark
Saturday 27th July to Saturday 31st August
Join us for a summer of Playhem! as we fill the museum with fun ways to get creative and make a marvellous mess!
Thursdays in term time, 10.30am to 11.30am
Mini Museum invites families with children under 5 to come along to engage, learn and play at Newark's fantastic National Civil War Centre.
Saturday 7th September, 10am to 4pm
Step out into our hidden Tudor Courtyard to meet a real cavalry horse and find out what it was like to be the fastest soldier on the battlefield. FREE entry for all!
Saturday 7th September, 3.30pm to 5pm
Meet food historian Dr Mark Dawson and find out all about the delights (and horrors) seventeenth-century food.
Wednesday 11th September, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Come and see some of the 95,000 objects in our reserve collection in this rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of a working museum.
Thursday 26th September, 7.30pm to 9pm
At this fascinating talk with Catherine Pincott, uncover the story of Richard Thomas Parker, the last man to be publicly hanged in Nottingham in 1864.
Saturday 5th October, 10am to 4pm
Hop, skip and jump your way to a whole day of FREE dance taster sessions at The Palace Theatre, National Civil War Centre and Newark Museum.
Wednesday 9th October, 7.30pm
Enjoy a deeper look at the food on the tables of the elite and ordinary people of Stuart England at this talk given by Dr Mark Dawson.
Friday 18th October, 7.30pm
Meet local historian Stuart Jennings and discover what it was like to live through Newark’s sieges.
Saturday 2nd November, 10am to 4pm
Calling all witches and warlocks! Come and celebrate the darkness with us, enjoying shadow play and magic wand making in our learning space.
Thursday 7th November, 7.30pm
Find out more about the real renegade women who might have robbed you of your purse in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Friday 8th November, 7.30pm
A comedy performance of Professor Von Goosechaser’s Halloween lecture about the strange beliefs of the seventeenth century.
Friday 22nd November, 3.30pm to 5pm
Join costume historian Meredith Towne find out how to blend in in the seventeenth century. Delve into our dressing up box and make sure you know your doublet from your mantua!
Saturday 30th November, 3pm
Meet our curators Glyn and Kevin and kick off the festive season with a delicious Christmas cream tea in our café and gallery tour.
Tuesday 3rd December, 3.30pm to 5pm
Join Denise, our Learning Manager, as she guides you through how to get a good night’s sleep in the past.
Tuesday 10th December, 7.30pm
Come and get Christmassy with us at this joyful evening talk about historical Christmas music!