Punch and Judy Shows
2025-08-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-08-01 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-01 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-08-01 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-08-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-08-15 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-15 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-08-15 14:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
FREE – Join us and Professor Paul Wheeler for our yearly Punch and Judy Shows!
📅 Dates and Times: Friday 1 August, Friday 15 August, Friday 29 August at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 and 14:00. No need to prebook – just turn up and enjoy!
Please note the Museum does have a maximum capacity, and once this has been reached, entry to the Museum will be first come first serve on a one in one out basis. We thank you for your understanding and patience!

Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld - 30 Years of Paul Kidby's Illustrations
2025-08-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-06 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-07 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-13 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) and 4 more dates
Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld – 30 Years of Paul Kidby’s Illustrations
Weston Museum
Saturday 24 May 2025 – Saturday 30 August 2025 (The Museum is CLOSED on a Sunday and Monday, as well as closing for a private function on Friday 20 June 2025)
This summer, join us at Weston Museum for a magical exhibition celebrating the imaginative world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld through the illustrations of Paul Kidby.
Opening on 24th May 2025, this family-friendly exhibition offers a stunning selection of Paul’s work, providing visitors a rare opportunity to see how the colourful, and often humorous, inhabitants of Discworld ® are brought to life, from early sketches to the final masterpieces.
The exhibition celebrates the decades-long collaboration between Paul and renowned author Sir Terry Pratchett, showcasing artwork from Kidby’s 30-year career as Discworld character designer and illustrator.
Sir Terry Pratchett’s award-winning Discworld ® series is set on a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants that are stood on the back of a giant turtle where wizards, witches, and magical creatures abound. The first book, The Colour of Magic was published in in 1983, and the series continued until the posthumous publication of the forty-first novel, The Shepherd’s Crown after Pratchett’s untimely death in 2015.
The exhibition will highlight Paul Kidby’s creative process, showcasing sketches, prints, paintings, and sculpture. Visitors to the exhibition will see original artwork from across the Discworld ® canon, including The Colour of Magic, The Shepherd’s Crown, and The Art of Discworld.
Discworld® is a registered trademark of Dunmanifestin Ltd. Dunmanifestin Ltd. owns the intellectual property rights of the late Sir Terry Pratchett.
This exhibition is a touring exhibition from St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery.

Summer Messy Play
2025-08-05 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
🏄🏻 Art in Mind presents our Messy Play! Our theme this month is Summer! ⛱️
Prepare for a fun-filled session, with a different range of sensory and messy play activities for your little ones to build, imagine, experience, investigate, explore, and create.
Please note: Safety guidelines and precautions will be followed throughout the workshop to ensure a clean and enjoyable experience for all participants.
Workshop Times:
10:00 – 11:00
12:00 – 13:00
Cost:
£8.00 per child (maximum 1 adult per child)
💥 Messy Fun: During this sensory session, you will have the opportunity to get messy with a range of 7 activities.
🎨 Equipment Provided: We’ll provide the messy materials and tools to take part. You just need to bring yourself, a towel and a change of clothes, we will get messy!
🎟️ Limited spots available: We highly recommend securing your spot in advance. Don’t miss out on the chance to experience this exciting and engaging activity!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/e-qdxyzz

Beaded Keyring Workshop
2025-08-06 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
🔑 Unlock your creativity with Art in Mind: Beaded Keyring Workshop! 🔑
Have you ever wondered about creating your own keyrings? Now is your chance to turn that dream into reality! Join us for a beginner’s workshop where Art in Mind will guide you through the skill of beaded keyring making.
Workshop Times:
10:00 – 10:30
10:45 – 11:15
11:30 – 12:00
12:15 – 12:45
Cost:
Cost: £5.00 per person (accompanying adults do not need a ticket)
🎨 Unleash your creativity: During this engaging 30-minute session, your will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a beaded heaven, creating something truly unique. Feel your imagination soar as you create a beautiful keepsake to take home!
🎨 All Equipment Provided: We’ll provide all the necessary materials and tools to create your beaded keyring. From a variety of different styles and colours of beads, to different lengths of string and elastic and more, we’ve got you covered. Just bring your enthusiasm, creativity, and willingness to dive into this crafty adventure.
🎟️ Limited Spaces Available: To ensure an intimate and personalized experience, we have limited spaces available. Reserve your spot today to secure your place!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/e-mopeym

Beach-Themed Pick and Mix Craft Workshop
2025-08-07 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
🏖️ Unleash your creativity with Art in Mind: Beach-Themed Pick and Mix Crafts Workshop! 🌞
Unleash your inner artist and join us for a delightful workshop where we’ll have a wide range of seaside-themed activities to choose from, for you to have full choice on what 2 activities you want to do!
Workshop Times:
10:00 – 10:45
11:00 – 11:45
12:00 – 12:45
Cost:
£5.00 per person (accompanying adults do not need a ticket)
🌈 Unleash your creativity: During this engaging 45-minute session, you will have the opportunity to pick whatever 2 crafts your heart desires.
🎨 All Equipment Provided: We’ll provide all the necessary materials and tools you need to do your chosen activities. Just bring your enthusiasm, creativity, and willingness to dive into this crafty adventure.
🎟️ Limited Spaces Available: To ensure an intimate and personalized experience, we have limited spaces available. Reserve your spot today to secure your place!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/e-rgqrkl

Three Little Pigs Shows
2025-08-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-08-08 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-08 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-08-08 14:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London)
FREE – Join us and Professor Paul Wheeler for his take on the Three Little Pigs!
📅 Dates and Times: Friday 8 August, Friday 22 August at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 and 14:00. No need to prebook – just turn up and enjoy!
Please note the Museum does have a maximum capacity, and once this has been reached, entry to the Museum will be first come first serve on a one in one out basis. We thank you for your understanding and patience!

Under The Sea Slime Workshop
2025-08-09 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
🌴 Art in Mind presents the ooey-gooey Slime Workshop, this time with an under the sea twist! 🐚
Prepare for a colourful and sensory-filled time as we dive into the world of slime. Join us for an unforgettable workshop where you’ll have the chance to create your very own pot of slime, customised with scents that tickle your imagination. And the best part? You get to take your slimy creation home with you to enjoy!
Please note: Safety guidelines and precautions will be followed throughout the workshop to ensure a clean and enjoyable experience for all participants.
Workshop Times:
10:00 – 10:30
10:45 – 11:15
11:30 – 12:00
12:15 – 12:45
Cost:
£5.00 per person (accompanying adults do not need a ticket)
🎨 Customization at your fingertips: Get ready to personalise your slime to match your unique style and preferences. Explore a vibrant palette of colours, mixing and blending shades to create a slime masterpiece that reflects your personality.
🔬 The science behind the slime: Discover the fascinating science behind slime as you explore the chemistry behind its magical properties. It’s a hands-on learning experience that combines fun and education!
🎟️ Limited Spaces Available: Due to the popularity of our Slime Workshop, we highly recommend securing your spot in advance. Reserve your spot today to secure your place!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/e-xzkjaj

Amazing Artefacts - Home Educators Monthly Sessions
2025-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Welcome to the Summer Season of Amazing Artefacts – Home Educators Monthly Sessions!
Each month, we will take part in a variety of different hands on activities inspired by one or more items from the collections. Each season, we will explore a new theme, which for the Summer Season will be ‘Performing Viking Myths’. For this season we will be accompanied for 2 of the sessions by members of the Wayfarers drama group who are based at the Theatre in the Hut, one session of which will be out offsite at the theatre. In our first session we will explore some Viking stories and myths, looking at the historical backgrounds to characters and clothing etc. Then in the second session, members of the Wayfarers group will join us in the museum to explore acting skills, leading in to an informal performance for accompanying grown ups at the theatre in the third session.
Dates
Summer season dates are as follows:
Wednesday 11th June
Wednesday 9th July
Wednesday 13th August
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 or more self-directed children it is usually fine for grown ups to not stay in the session, although they will need to stay within the museum building whilst the session is taking place.
Price and How to Book
Tickets cost £19.50 per child for the 3 month seasonal block and can be booked via Ticketsource or by popping into or phoning the museum directly.
The seasons work best when booked as a 3 month block as all the learning ties in together and learners can get familiar with who the other attendees will be joining for a season. The sessions don’t require any pre-existing knowledge in order to enjoy them, so if you aren’t sure whether you can attend all 3 sessions it doesn’t prohibit you from enjoying the other 2 and we advise still booking the season. It does work out cheaper per session to book all three together rather than paying for 3 single sessions on the day and it means that you know there will be a space reserved for you rather than risking being turned away on the day if the session is full (we keep maximum numbers restricted to enable more 1-2-1 engagement).
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.

Woodland Friends: Butterflies
2025-08-14 10:30 - 11:15 (Europe/London)
🍃 Flower and Doe Theatre Co presents another fantastic event; Woodland Friends: Butterflies! 🦋
Prepare for a sensory-filled, exciting time exploring the world of butterflies. You can expect scrap materials, stories, and play!
Please note: Safety guidelines and precautions will be followed throughout the workshop to ensure a clean and enjoyable experience for all participants.
Workshop Times:
10:30 – 11:15
Cost:
£5.00 per child (accompanying adults do not need a ticket)
Limited spots available: We highly recommend securing your spot in advance. Don’t miss out on the chance to experience this exciting and engaging activity!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/t-yaojyao
