Days Out in Derby

I Do Wedding Exhibitions

Featuring an amazing range of wedding suppliers including cake makers, bridal wear, wedding venues, grooms wear, jewellers, venue stylists, photographers, weddi…

Pride Park, Derby

The Year of Wright: Life Drawing at Derby Museum and Art Gallery

As part of The Year of Wright, our popular Life Drawing Classes return to The Wardwick at Derby Museum and Art Gallery, a celebration of all bodies and the huma…

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

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The Craft & Making Summer Club - Making Mosaics

In this session, you will learn the basics of Mosaic making, creating a piece of work that you can take home with you!

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Paper Making

In this session, you will use the galleries as inspiration and make sheets of paper from recycled materials.

The Museum of Making, Derby

Derby Fake Festival

The Derby Fake Festival returns to Markeaton Park on Saturday August 22nd 2026 with Fake Bands to Queen (Flash), Arctic Monkeys (Antarctic Monkeys), Blur (Blur2…

Markeaton Park, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Blacksmithing

In this session, you will learn the basics of forgery and create a metal piece that you can take home with you!

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Ceramics AM

In this session, you will learn the basics of ceramics - from creating and modelling your own piece to glazing a pre-fired work.

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Ceramics PM

In this session, you will learn the basics of ceramics - from creating and modelling your own piece to glazing a pre-fired work.

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Learn to Sew and Embroider

In this session, you will learn the basics of Sewing- you will be taught basic sewing tools and taught simple methods for a creating a successful embroidery art…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Learn to Sew

In this session, you will learn the basics of Sewing- you will be taught basic sewing tools and taught simple methods for a creating a successful embroidery art…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Electro-Embroidery

In this session, you will learn how to sew using conductive thread - through the skilful process of e-textiles, you will be able to design and make a sampler wi…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Willow Weaving

In this session, you will learn the basics of Willow Weaving, creating a piece of work that you can take home with you!

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Lino Printing

In this session, you will learn the basics of Lino Cut Ink Printing- you will gain inspiration from the galleries and create a lino printing block that can be u…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Discover the Collections: Make a Diorama

In this session, you will explore our title exhibition 'From The Shadows', featuring the works of Derby's very own Joseph Wright; makers will analyse artworks i…

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Discover the Collections: Still Life Drawing

In this session, you will explore our newly refurbished Unearthed galleries, learning about the history and wonders of the collections pieces on display.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Jewellery Making

In this session, you will learn the basics of Jewellery making- you will be taught about the creative process of using your personal story to create body adornm…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Cyanotypes

In this session, you will learn the basics of Cyanotypes- you will be taught about the creative and chemical process of cyanotypes.

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Stained Glass

In this session, you will learn the basics of Stained Glass- you will use small pieces of glass and inspiration from the galleries to create a piece of glass ar…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Character Design

In this session, you will learn the basics of Character Design- you develop a character using inspiration from our temporary exhibition at Pickford's House, bas…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Toy Theatres

In this session, you will design your own miniature theatre- you develop a concept and design for a theatre set using inspiration from our Toy Theatre collectio…

Pickford's House Museum, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Character Design

In this session, you will learn the basics of Character Design- you develop a character using inspiration from our temporary exhibition at Pickford's House, bas…

Pickford's House Museum, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Toy Theatres

In this session, you will design your own miniature theatre- you develop a concept and design for a theatre set using inspiration from our Toy Theatre collectio…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Woodwork Frames

In this session, you will learn the basics of woodworking - you will use vintage and modern woodworking tools and techniques to create a bespoke frame completel…

The Museum of Making, Derby

The Craft & Making Summer Club - Tinsmithing

In this session, you will learn the basics of Tin smithing - you will use vintage and modern woodworking tools and techniques to create a bespoke tin smithed pi…

The Museum of Making, Derby

Museum Matinees: Against the National Interest with Elaine Pritchard

Author and playwright Elaine Pritchard tells the story of Vale Rawlings, a World War One conscientious objector from Burton-on-Trent in this talk with dramatic,…

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

Museum Lates: Drink and Draw

Inspired by The Year of Wright, join Derby Museums for a special after-hours addition of our popular Life Drawing class, complete with a glass of wine on arriva…

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

An Evening of Enlightenment: The Year of Wright Finale

Join us for a special evening celebrating the conclusion of Derby Museums' Year of Wright. Set within the inspiring surroundings of the Joseph Wright Gallery at…

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

Seeking The Saxon Shore with Dr Maxwell Craven

In the later third century AD, the outer reaches of the Roman empire were being threatened on all sides by hostile powers.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby