Community Gallery Exhibition: History's Best Bits
2025-12-30 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-31 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-06 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-07 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-08 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) and 14 more dates | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
‘History’s Best Bits’ is our latest community exhibition, sharing young people’s favourite elements of local, national, and global history.

The exhibition has been curated by the children in our Young Archaeologists’ Rusty Club and Home Education group, with contributions from Ukrainian families living both in Ukraine and locally. Making the exhibition has enabled the children to share their favourite bits of history, from Ancient Greek and Egyptian times up to World War Two family connections.

Visitors can see hand-made models, collected treasures, photographs, and oral histories, on display during the museum’s normal opening hours until Saturday 28th February.

CLOSED FOR THE FESTIVE PERIOD
2025-12-31, 2026-01-01, 2026-01-02
GUEST NOTICE
Weston Museum and Clara’s Cafe will be closed for the festive period from Friday 19 December 2025.
We will reopen Saturday 3 January 2026.
Staff will be onsite from Monday 29 December 2025 answering emails and preparing for the year ahead.

Civic Society – The Birnbeck Regeneration Trust
2026-01-12 19:30 - 21:00
Join the Civic Society for their monthly talk.
Birnbeck Regeneration Trust archivist Peter Lander recounts the history of the iconic Birnbeck Pier, or, as Peter more accurately describes it, the Birnbeck Bridge. Peter celebrates the heyday of this well-loved Weston monument.
Part of the Heritage Talk series thanks to support from Historic England and the High Street Heritage Action Zone.
Times:
doors open 19:00
talk starts 19:30
Cost:
All are welcome – entrance is free to members, and £2.00 for non-members.

Arty Artefacts - Home Educators Monthly Sessions
2026-01-14 10:30 - 13:00
Welcome to the Winter Season of Arty Artefacts – Home Educators Monthly Sessions!
Each month, we will take part in a variety of different hands on and creative activities inspired by historical art and design or linking to items from the collections. Monthly sessions will be organised in pairs and as this season is the first of our art focussed ones, January and February sessions will be exploring some of the oldest examples of art, particularly cave paintings!
Children will have a chance to see examples of ancient art and discuss why humans make art before having a go at making their own pigments from natural materials and recreating some cave painting inspired pieces. In our second session, we will focus in on aspects that were of most interest to the children in the first session, so the main elements will be as child led as possible.
Dates and Times
Winter season dates and times are as follows:
Wednesday 14th Jan (10:30-11:30 Juniors, 12-1 Seniors)
Wednesday 11th Feb (10:30-11:30 Juniors, 12-1 Seniors)
Ages and Abilities
Sessions are designed to be active and accessible for a mix of ages and abilities with 2 separate sessions for younger or older children. The morning session will be aimed at slightly younger children aged approximately 5-8 or approximately key stage 1, nicknamed our Juniors, and the afternoon session will be aimed at the slightly older children aged approximately 9+ or approximately key stage 2, nicknamed our Seniors. If you would like to attend as a family group with mixed ages, then just pick whichever session you feel would be most suitable for the group as a whole.
If you would like to let us know about any specific considerations for your children then we would welcome this, just get in touch.
Accompanying Adults
Tickets need to be purchased for each child attending, but grown ups do not need to purchase a separate ticket. It usually works best for the children who need that extra bit of support (such as those who are younger, less confident or need extra help with engaging), if grown ups stay and join in with activities. Whereas for older, more confident and more self-directed children it is usually fine for grown ups to not stay in the session if they prefer, although they will need to stay within the museum building whilst the session is taking place.
Price and How to Book
Tickets cost £13 per child for the 2 month paired block and can be booked via Ticketsource or by popping into or phoning the museum directly.
Attendees will be encouraged to continue their learning at home between sessions by utilising links and resources emailed out.
Rusty Club (YAC) Membership – Please note that we do some of the same crafts or activities in Rusty Club sessions as we do in Home Educator sessions, so if you decide to join in with both programmes there may be some sessions with duplicated topics, so we tend to advise choosing one programme or the other.

Heritage Talk - Old Canals of the West Country by John Montacute, Museum Volunteer
2026-01-15 14:30 - 15:30
Join us for our FREE monthly Heritage Talk. This month’s talk is; Old Canals of the West Country by John Montacute, Museum Volunteer.
This heritage talk looks at the development of canals in the West Country and explains why there are so few left?

Friends of the Museum Talk – The Cavaclade at Stockton and Darlington 150 at Shildon in 1975
2026-01-21 14:30 - 16:00
Join the Friends of Weston-super-Mare Museum for their monthly talk. This month’s speaker is Trevor Riddle, local historian and railway enthusiast.
Times:
doors open 14:15
starts 14:30
Cost (admission price includes a cup of tea / coffee and biscuit):
£2.00 for members
£4.00 for non-members

Pub Quiz
2026-01-21 19:30 - 22:00
🎉 Join us for our Monthly Pub Quiz! 🎉
Looking for a fun-filled evening of trivia, laughter, and local history? Look no further! Our monthly pub quiz is here.
📅 Date: Wednesday 21 January 2026
⌚ Time: Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 start
💰 Cost: £5.00 per team (maximum 5 members per team)
😂 Mini Games too!: Our pub quiz isn’t just about questions, it’s about fun too! In the middle of the Quiz, we have our own version of Bingo. Costs £1.00 to enter, cash preferred.
🎟️ Prebook your tables now: To ensure you secure a spot, we highly recommend pre-booking your tables. Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of the ultimate pub quiz experience!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/pub-quiz/e-zkbgeg
