Weston Museum

Valentine's Bathbomb Workshop
2025-01-18 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
❤️‍🔥 Dive into the World of Bathbomb Making with Art in Mind, this time with a lovey-dovey twist! 💌
Have you ever dreamed of creating your own bathbombs? 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 art of bathbomb making.
Workshop Times:
10:15 – 10:45
11:00 – 11:30
11:45 – 12:15
12:30 – 13:00
Cost:
£6.00 per person (makes 2 bathbombs)
💕 Create Your Own Handmade Bathbombs: Get ready to embark on a journey into the world of bathbomb making. Our skilled instructor will walk you through the step-by-step process of crafting your very own bathbombs.
🌼 Customization at Your Fingertips: Discover the joy of personalizing your bathbombs to suit your preferences. Choose from an array of enticing scents, from refreshing citrus bursts to calming lavender fields. Explore a vibrant palette of colours, mixing and matching shades to create visually stunning bathbomb designs. With endless possibilities, each bathbomb will be a true reflection of your unique taste.
🎨 All Equipment Provided: Leave your worries behind as we supply all the necessary materials and equipment for the workshop. From bases and moulds to scents, colours, and more, we’ve got you covered. Simply bring yourself and an open mind, ready to dive into this exciting bathbomb-making adventure.
🎟️ Limited Spaces Available: To ensure an intimate and personalised experience, we have limited spaces available. Reserve your spot today to secure your place in this hands-on journey of bathbomb-making and artistic expression!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/e-zvdaxx

ReCollection: An Audiovisual Artwork Exhibition
2025-01-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-29 10:00 - 16:00 and 10 more dates | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
ReCollection: An Audiovisual Artwork
Weston Museum
Wednesday 20 November 2024 – Friday 28 February 2025 (The Museum is Closed on a Sunday and Monday EXCEPT FROM Sunday 1 December 2024 for our Christmas Market Weekend)
‘ReCollection: An Audiovisual Artwork’ will be featured in the Community Gallery space at Weston Museum.

ReCollection is an audiovisual artwork that features vintage and contemporary footage of Weston-super-Mare, combined with the memories of local people. This evocative artwork will evolve over time to include an expanding array of photographs, films and voices.

If you have stories, photographs, or even home movies to share and would like to include them in ReCollection, please contact the South West Heritage Trust at: stories@swheritage.org.uk

Welcome to Weston-super-Mare: Mid-20th Century Photographs by Les Sandys
2025-01-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
Welcome to Weston-super-Mare: Mid-20th Century Photographs by Les Sandys
Weston Museum
Saturday 18 January 2025 – Saturday 10 May 2025 (The Museum is CLOSED on a Sunday and Monday)
Exhibition Opens: Welcome to Weston-super-Mare
Les Sandys worked in the family photography business, Sandys Photographic Services. He was a professional photographer from the mid-1920s working in and around Weston-super-Mare. His archive of negatives records the town throughout the second half of the 20th century. This exhibition focuses on his work during Weston-super-Mare’s post-war heyday, when people flocked to the British seaside for their summer holiday.

Craft Café
2025-01-21 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-01-28 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-02-04 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-02-11 10:30 - 12:30 | 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!

CANCELLED Transport Sand Art Workshop
2025-01-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
🚁 Rainbow Sands presents our Transport Sand Art Workshop! 🚌
Prepare for a colourful and sand-filled time as we dive into a variety of themed activities. Join us for a fun-filled workshop where you’ll get the chance to take part in 4 separate activities that ignite your imagination.
Workshop Times:
10:00 – 10:45
11:00 – 11:45
12:00 – 12:45
Cost:
£9.00 per person
🏡 Take your activities home: Once your creations are all complete, it’s time to take them home with you! Arms loaded full of activities, you can proudly show them off to your family and friends. Activities include: sand art picture, hot air balloon sand art magnet, paint a kite suncatcher for your window and colouring in! Please note that activities may be subject to change.
🎟️ Limited spots available: Due to the popularity of our Sand Art Workshops, 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-lqmama

🛍️ Monthly Market 🩷
2025-01-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
🛍️ Come along to our Monthly Market, and support your local small businesses! 🩷
🗓️ We will be joined by a wonderful bunch of local businesses and makers on the last Saturday of every month (excluding December) in our wonderful and atmospheric Courtyard!
🧡 With our wide and wonderful range of local stallholders and businesses, we’re sure you’ll find the perfect gift for a loved one (or yourself!). Our stallholders also change regularly, meaning every month has a unique mix of stalls!
🍴 Clara’s Café will have its usual tempting treats, alongside some occasional seasonal specialities!
🎟️ Entry to the Monthly Market is FREE, FREE, FREE!
❓ Looking to be a stallholder at our Monthly Markets ❓ Please fill out the registration form here: https://forms.gle/wGkoxPTQmBfoqJHF9 and we will be in touch in 5 working days!

Love Pick and Mix Crafts Workshop
2025-02-08 10:00 - 12:45 | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
🖍️ Unleash your creativity with Art in Mind: Love Pick and Mix Crafts Workshop! ✂️
Unleash your inner artist and join us for a delightful workshop where we’ll have a wide range of love-themed activities to choose from, for you to have full choice on what 2 activities you want to do! All the necessary equipment will be provided – all you need to bring is yourself!
Workshop Times:
10:00 – 10:45
11:00 – 11:45
12:00 – 12:45
Cost:
£5.00 per person
🌈 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 in this crafty journey of artistic expression!
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/love-pick-and-mix-craft-workshop/e-koxaqg

SOLD OUT Mamma Mia! Sing Along
2025-02-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT
🌊 Mamma Mia, here we go again! 🐚
We’re joined again by Lucy Anna Taylor, singing a range of songs from fan-favourite Mamma Mia! Singalongs are absolutely encouraged, even welcomed!
Whether you come by yourself, or in a group, you’re guaranteed to have a wonderful time! Seating is completely casual.
Times:
doors open 19:00
starts 19:30
ends 22:00
Cost:
£8.50 per person
Ticket Link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/westonmuseum/t-eadgjrd
🎟️ Limited Spaces Available: We have limited spaces available. Reserve your spot today to secure your place!

Civic Society – The Greek Community in Weston-super-Mare
2025-02-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
Join the Civic Society for their monthly talk. This month’s speaker is NSC Councillor Mike Solomon.
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.

Amazing Artefacts - Home Educators Monthly Sessions
2025-02-12 10:30 - 13:00 | Weston Museum, Burlington Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1PR, United Kingdom
Welcome to the Winter 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 Winter Season will be ‘Object Focus – The Banksy Pinwheel’. We will do a deep dive into exploring the art installation created by Banksy that now resides in our Courtyard. We will explore Street Art and stencilling in our first session, followed by exploring pin wheels, windmills and power generation in our second session.
Dates and Times
Winter season dates and times are as follows:
Wednesday 8th January (10:30-11:30 Juniors, 12-1 Seniors)
Wednesday 12th February (10:30-11:30 Juniors, 12-1 Seniors)
(this is a 2 month season, rather than the usual 3 months, due to our Christmas party in December)
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 younger/less confident children or those in need of a bit more support if grown ups stay and join in with activities. Whereas for older or more confident 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 £12 per child for the 2 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 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 the sessions it doesn’t prohibit you from enjoying the others and we advise still booking the season. It does work out cheaper per session to book all together rather than paying for 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.
