Weston Museum

Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld - 30 Years of Paul Kidby's Illustrations
2025-06-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-27 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-30 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-02 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) and 9 more dates | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
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.

Weston Museum's 50th Birthday Exhibition
2025-06-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-27 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-05 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
Weston Museum’s 50th Birthday Exhibition
Weston Museum
Friday 07 March 2025 – Saturday 05 July 2025 (The Museum is CLOSED on Sundays and Mondays, as well as a one-off closure on Friday 20 June 2025)
An exhibition celebrating Burlington Street’s Museum will be featured in the Community Gallery space at Weston Museum.

This Community Gallery exhibition celebrates 50 years of the museum in the Gaslight building! Did you know that the museum opened here on 30th June 1975?

Produced by a museum volunteer, the exhibition includes; oral histories, newspaper cuttings, and photographs charting the last 50 years, with objects from the stores selected by the South West Heritage Trust curator.

Come and see the story of your local museum, how it was saved when threatened with closure and the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Craft Café
2025-07-01 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-07-08 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Clara’s Café
Discover the joy of learning a new craft as our friendly volunteers guide you through the exciting world of creativity. Unleash your inner artist, and let your creativity flow in the company of like-minded individuals who share your love for all things handmade.
If you’re a seasoned crafter, we invite you to showcase your skills and be a part of our vibrant community. Bring your own craft to the museum and watch as your talent inspires others to embark on their creative journey. Craft Café celebrates the beauty of sharing knowledge and the magic of learning from one another.
Whether you’re a curious beginner or a seasoned pro, Craft Café is the place where inspiration thrives and friendships blossom. Every Tuesday from 10:30 – 12:30 in term time. See you there!

Otter and Friends
2025-07-04 10:30 - 11:15 (Europe/London) | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
🍃 Flower and Doe Theatre Co presents another fantasitc event for us; Otter and Friends! 🦦
Prepare for a sensory-filled, exciting time exploring the world of Otter and Friends. You can expect scrap materials, otter 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-rpmaqjm

Amazing Artefacts - Home Educators Monthly Sessions
2025-07-09 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
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.

Seaside Toddler Crafts
2025-07-11 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
🪸 Art in Mind presents our Toddler Crafts! Our theme this month is Seaside! 🌊
Prepare for a colourful and sensory-filled time as you’ll have the chance to create 5 sensory and crafty activities, this month with a special Seaside twist. The best part? You get to take some of your crafty creations home with you to display and show off!
Please note: Safety guidelines and precautions will be followed throughout the workshop to ensure a clean and enjoyable experience for all participants.
Workshop Times:
10:15 – 11:00
11:15 – 12:00
Cost:
£5.00 per child (parents go free)
🌞 Unleash your creativity: During this engaging session, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in all things Seaside, creating something truly unique.
🎨 All Equipment Provided: We’ll provide all the necessary materials and tools to take part. Just bring your enthusiasm, creativity, and willingness to dive into this crafty adventure.
🎟️ 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-qdxyqz
