March 2016 – September 2016
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Main Gallery
Blake’s Outsiders
Saturday 13th February to Saturday 14th May
Outsider Art comes to Worthing with the combined
talents and ideas of a number of contemporary artists all
celebrating the work of William Blake:
“In his old age, Blake’s revolutionary views made him
an outsider. A republican and an anarchist, he could
hardly feel at home in Tory England.”
William Blake Visionary Anarchist by Peter Marshall
The following artists present works that are their own
visions and interpretations on being an ‘outsider’ at this
time in history. We welcome Christine Binnie, Jennifer
Binnie, Karen Constance ,Damian Le Bas, Delaine Le
Bas, Cathy Lomax, Amanda Cubillio Milligan, Alex Michon,
Jason Williams, Marcus P Ripley, Philip Osborne and James
Coleman.
Please see our website or ask museum staff about the
programme of music, performance and film related events.
Main Gallery
Sussex Guild
Saturday 4th June to Saturday 13th August
Up to thirty contemporary makers exhibit a wide variety of decorative
arts and traditional crafts of outstanding quality. Including prints, glass,
ceramics, metal and jewellery.
The Sussex Guild are a group of highlyskilled designer makers living in and
around Sussex. Their aim is to inspire
and encourage public appreciation of
fine craftsmanship.
Although the Sussex Guild has changed
and grown over the years since its
foundation in 1970 the original spirit
still remains.
Norwood
Exhibition Live
Saturday 26th March to Saturday 25th June
A collaborative project between artist, students and curator
documented live by Northbrook students.
An exciting exhibition selected by artists Delaine Le Bas and Damien
Le Bas from the museum’s collections documented and publicised
through the eyes of Northbrook College graphic design students.
Landing exhibition space
As part of Worthing WOW 2016 Worthing
Museum will proudly host an exhibition of film
equipment from the early days of film-making
and film screening. In 1896 film was shown
for the first time in Sussex, one of the
earliest screenings taking place on
Worthing pier, and so it is that we
are celebrating 120 years of
film, with events, exhibitions
and workshops taking
place in both Shoreham
and Worthing. Many
thanks to Heritage Lottery
Fund for supporting
Storytelling on Film: 120
years of film in Sussex.
© Lucian Freud estate 2016
exhibitions coming soon
Freud, Friends & Family
Starting on Saturday 6th August
Our Nature: from poetic to grotesque
Saturday 3rd September – Saturday 5th November
Open 2016/17
November – March 2017
At long last! Worthing’s much loved and
anticipated Open exhibition returns.
If you want to receive an email version of the Entry
Form as soon as it is released in the Summer then
email curator
[email protected] to get your
details added to the list. Otherwise hard copies
will be available from various locations and
downloadable from our website later this year.
Screening the latest in Exhibitions, Theatre, Ballet and Opera
from around the world.
Sign up to our weekly film email at worthingtheatres.co.uk/e-shot
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The Studio
Starting this Spring there will be
a rotating exhibition programme
in the Studio by local artists
and community groups. Pop in
every month to see the work
on display including paintings,
prints, sculpture and textiles. In
June 2016 the Studio will be an
official venue for the Worthing
Artists Open Houses trail, see the
Museum website for more details.
From late August there will be
stunning sculptures by Charles
Walker Hazzard, see the front
cover.
The Secret Garden
Saturday 19th March to Saturday 2nd July 2016
Walk into the garden to discover the unexpected
as wonderful sculptures and installations emerge
from the plants and trees. The artworks are made
by students and graduates from Northbrook College,
Creative Industries.
Image from 2014 Northbrook Garden display featuring work by Traci Moss and Stuart Slade
The Museum Garden
easter half term kids Workshops
Pop up Easter Cards
Saturday 26th March | 10:30am-12noon | All Ages | £5
Come and make your own pop up card for Easter!
Easter Hats and Bonnets
Tuesday 29th March | 10:30am-12noon
5 - 9 years | £5
Inspired by our hats and bonnets, make your own
stylish Easter hat!
Worthing Museum Eco Tapestry
Thursday 31st March | 10:30am-12noon
8 - 12 years | £5
Come and ‘make’ history! Learn new techniques with
recycled plastic to tell our local history.
Family Art Friday: Outsider Art
Friday 1st April | 10:30am-3pm | All Ages | £2.50 | Drop-In
Come make your own piece of ‘Outsider’ Art with a range of
activities such as lino cutting, fabric printing, sculpture and
collage.
Green Man Masks
Wednesday 6th April | 10:30am-12noon | 5 - 12 years | £5
Come and learn about West Sussex folklore and create your
own Green Man Mask!
Teddy Bears Picnic
Thursday 7th April | 10:30am-12noon | 3 - 7 years | £5
Bring your favourite teddy bear for a picnic at the Museum with
some fun and exciting craft activities.
Make your own Local Wildlife!
Friday 8th April | 10:30am till 3pm | All Ages | £2.50
Come and make some local wildlife using a variety or
materials.
may half term kids Workshops
Jewellery Making
Tuesday 31st May | 10:30am-12noon
8 - 14 years | £5
Come and make own jewellery inspired by our
wonderful costume and victorian jewellery collection.
Fascinating Fossils
Wednesday 1st June | 10:30am-12noon
5 - 11 years | £5
Use a fossil from the Museum collection to create your
very own fossil cast!
Victorian Toys and Games
Thursday 2nd June | 10:30am-12noon
4 - 9 years | £5
Handle our collection of Victorian Toys and Games and
create your own to take home.
Family Art Friday: Summer Solstice
Friday 3rd June | 10:30am-3pm | All Ages | £2.50 | Drop-In
Celebrate Summer solstice and learn about local folklore with
a range of activities.
Greetings!
I am Montgomery,
look out for me and
my chums!
summer holiday kids Workshops
Marvellous Mini Beasts!
Wednesday 27th July | 10:30am-12noon | 4 - 9 years | £5
Come and make your amazing mini creature out of recycled materials.
Secret Garden
Friday 29th July | 10:30am-12noon | 5 - 9 years | £5
Make your very own garden from paper based materials.
Wacky Weaving
Tuesday 2nd August | 10:30am-12noon | 7 - 12 years | £5
Weave wonderful wacky patterns with bright coloured materials.
Art Attack!
Wednesday 3rd August | 10:30am-12noon | under 5 years | £5
Have fun with messy making at the Museum!
Worthing Museum Eco Tapestry
Thursday 4th August | 10:30am-12noon | 8 -12 years | £5
Come and ‘make’ history! Learn new techniques with recycled plastic
to tell our local history.
Family art Friday: Beside the Seaside
Friday 5th August | 10:30 till 3pm | all ages | £2.50 | Drop-In
Come and make all things seasidy: Puppets, trick ice-cream
cones and build your own sand castle.
Where I live’ T-Shirts
Tuesday 9th August | 10:30am-12noon | 5 - 11 years | £5
Bring your own T-Shirt and design and print a theme of
‘where I live’ looking at different textile techniques.
Make your own finger puppets!
Thursday 11th August | 10:30am-12noon
under 5 years | £5
Come and make your own fun finger puppets.
Children under the age of 8 must be
accompanied by an adult.
Be a Curator
Friday 12th August | 10:30am-3pm | 8 - 14 years | £10
Your chance to become a curator for the day with the theme
of sports: See behind the scenes and create your own
Museum display.
On Track
Tuesday 16th August | 10:30am-12noon
5 - 9 years | £5
Come join us for crafty train activities.
Birdman
Thursday 18th August | 10:30am-12noon
5 - 12 years | £5
Make all things Birdman.
Family Art Friday: Drop in Dinosaurs
Friday 19th August | 10:30 till 3pm | all ages | £2.50 | Drop-In
Immerse yourself in all things dinosaur!
Pirates and Smugglers
Wednesday 24th August | 10:30am-12noon | 3 - 7 years | £5
Become a pirate or smuggler by making a hat, a patch and a hook and come and
walk the plank! Oo aghh!
Planes and Gliders
Friday 26th August | 10:30am-12noon | 5 - 11 years | £5
Using recycled materials make planes and
gliders and take off!
October Half Term Children Workshops
Spooky Paper Mache Masks!
Tuesday 25th October | 10:30am-12pm | 5 - 11 years | £5
Scary Halloween mask making.
All things Gothic
Wednesday 26th October | 10:30am-12pm | 7 - 14 years | £5
Come celebrate all things gothic and make some spooky accessories.
Worthing Museum Eco Tapestry
Thursday 27th October | 10:30am-12pm | 8 - 12 years | £5
Come and ‘make’ history! Learn new techniques with recycled plastic to tell
our local history.
Things that go Bump
Thursday 27th October | 6pm-9pm | 5 - 9 years | £10
Put on your scariest costume and come and experience the ghoulish goings on
after dark at Halloween in the Museum. Supper included.
Family art Friday: Creepy Crafts
Friday 28th October | 10:30 till 3pm | all ages | £2.50 | Drop-In
Come and make your own creepy crafts.
Project
Oggbots
A UFO has crashed over Worthing and
your help is needed to save them from
the Agents In Black.
Expect robots, aliens and mystery in an
interactive outdoor adventure for
7 to 11 year olds.
This sell out, award winning show comes
to Worthing during School Summer Half
Term in collaboration with MakerClub.
Tuesday 31st May and
Wednesday 1st June
Every 15 minutes from 10am to 3pm
(not 12.15pm to 1.15pm)
To book: 01903 206 206
Adult Workshops & Talks
Lino Printing for beginners
Saturday 19th March | 10:30am-12:30pm | £7.50 plus £2.50 materials | Workshop
Come and explore a new way to create art! Inspired by the Lino Prints in the
Museum collection.
Neolithic Worthing
Saturday 9th April | 10.30am-12.30pm | £10 | Talk
Join our resident archaeologist James for a series of talks on the archaeology and
history of the local area in April 2016. Back by popular demand! The series begins with a return to the nationally
significant flint mines of the Worthing Downs. Excavated using red deer antlers and
by hand, hundreds of mines were sunk into the chalk in the search for valuable flint
to make into beautiful tools. Aurochs, bears and wolves still roamed the wooded
landscape, whilst the inhabitants began to farm the soil for the first time. We will
also look at the investigations undertaken over a 40 year career by the great local
archaeologist John Pull, with the chance to handle dozens of beautiful flint tools
from the area. Refreshments included.
Sussex in the Iron Age
Saturday 23rd April
10.30am-12.30pm | £10 | Talk
The second talk in the series will focus
on the Iron Age in the Worthing area
and Sussex. This was a time when the
great hill forts were constructed and
tribal confederacies began to form
across the land. We will look at the
transition from the age of Bronze into
the age of Iron, the significant cultural
changes over the period, through the
migrations of the Belgae and finishing
with investigating the relationship
between the people in Sussex and the
Roman Empire across the channel.
Wonderful objects from the period will
be available for handling after the talk.
Refreshments included.
Roman Sussex
Saturday 30th April | 10.30am-15.00pm | £25 | Talk
ROMAN DAY! The third talk in the series will focus
on the Roman period in the Worthing area and
Sussex. Our resident archaeologist James
will conduct a talk and object handling
session on the broader archaeological
and historical changes throughout the
period, with particular focus on the villas
and settlements in the local area. After
lunch we have a special talk conducted
by Rob Wallace, Director of the Culver
Project, who will discuss the fantastic
Roman landscape he has revealed north
of Lewes, including a recently discovered
Roman town and the Barcombe villa. Lunch and
refreshments included.
Adult Workshops & Talks
The Wartime Defence of Sussex
Saturday 6th August | 10.30am-12.30pm | £10 | Talk
Join our resident archaeologist and
historian James for an in-depth look at
the defences of Sussex during WWII.
Sussex was on the frontline during the
Battle of Britain – if the RAF had failed
and the Wehrmacht had invaded, the
area would have been of major strategic
importance to both sides. We will look at
the defences themselves - the pillboxes,
anti-tank ditches and heavy guns sited on
the Downs, along with aerial photographs
taken by the Luftwaffe whilst planning
their invasion. Eye-witness accounts from
the period will form a part of the talk,
and there will be a selection of objects to
handle, much of which has been found
on the Downs left over from the military
training exercises of the time.
Refreshments included.
History of Sportwear
Saturday 18th June | 10:30am-12noon
£10 | Talk
In the spirt of this years 2016 Olympics we
are exploring the history of sportswear with
an illustrative talk led by Suzanne Rowland.
Refreshments included.
Duo Brush Ink Pens for all
abilities
Saturday 2nd July | 10:30am-12.30pm
£7.50 plus £2.50 materials | Workshop
Explore sketching with a duo ended brush
ink pen. Learn techniques and sketch
artefacts from the Museum collection.
Fashion of the 1920’s and 1930’s
Saturday 17th September | 10:30am-12noon | £10 | Talk
In this illustrative talk, learn about the age of glamour looking
back at 1920’s to 1930’s fashions. Refreshments included.
Booking is required on all family, children and adult events due to limited
places and availability. To book call Worthing Museum on 01903 221448
or email [email protected]
Gift Shop
The shop with a
difference
A wonderfully presented and
inspiring gift shop located
in the Museum. Traditional
games and pocket money
toys, a varying range of locally
produced postcards, cards
and prints, artisan toiletries
and locally made preserves.
You will also find a specifically
selected range of historical
books, DVDs, CDs and other
Museum memorabilia. There
is something for everyone to
buy, whether you are looking
for a gift, card or something to
remind you of your visit
to Worthing.
If you are a local supplier and
are interested in selling some
of your items in the museum
shop, please contact us.
01903 206 206
worthingtheatres.co.uk
Enjoy Worthing’s cultural offer with a dramatic programme of vibrant and exciting
performances and shows, at the Assembly Hall, Connaught Theatre, Studio &
Cinema and Pavilion Theatre.
LUCY WORSLEY
THE FIRST GEORGIANS
Lucy Worsley takes you
on a journey through
the weird world of
the Georgian court
by telling the story of
her favourite queen,
Caroline.
2 APRIL
7.30PM
CONNAUGHT THEATRE
£20, fwt £16
Groups 10+ £14
100 MINS
an audience with
KATE WILLIAMS
Kate Williams examines
the remarkable reign of
Queen Elizabeth II as
she heads for her 90th
birthday this year.
7 JUNE
7.30PM
CONNAUGHT THEATRE
£20, concs £18
fwt £16
Groups 10+ £14
110 MINS. AGES 14+
TESSA DUNLOP AND
THE BLETCHLEY GIRLS
Bletchley Park is
famous as Britain’s
unprecedented codebreaking organisation
and a key factor in
victory during World
War II.
22 sepT
7.30PM
CONNAUGHT THEATRE
£18.50, concs £16.50
fwt £14
Groups 10+ £12
Where are we?
We are located on Chapel Road next to the Library and Town Hall and a 10
minute walk from the Railway Station. Buses including the Pulse and the
700 from Brighton and Portsmouth stop nearby. Parking (with disabled
bays) is available in nearby Union Place.
Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HP
Open 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
worthingmuseum.co.uk | 01903 221448
For more information about the events and exhibitions featured in
this brochure, email: [email protected]
Support Us
Friends of Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Become a ‘friend’ and enjoy a number of benefits, including monthly
lectures, invitations to exhibition previews and behind the scenes tours,
whilst helping to support the Museum and its collections. To become a
member, download the application form on the Museum website, or pick up
an application form from the Museum.
Room Hire
The Education Room located in the South East corner of the Museum
is available to hire for private events and meetings during evenings and
weekends. Arrangements can be made for the room to be booked during
weekdays, but space is limited due to school group bookings during this
period. The education room has Wi-Fi connection, projector and screen and
can seat up to 60 people. If you are interested in booking this room, please
email [email protected] for further information and costs.
Visitor Information Point
(V.I.P.)
Visitor information points at
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
and The Denton.
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery is
the joint home of Worthing’s Visitor
Information Point. Pick up your local
leaflets, event information and travel
timetables here. Fully trained staff are
on hand to help with any enquiries
and to offer further information.
March 2016
September 2016
worthingmuseum.co.uk
01903 221448
Worthing Museum & Art Gallery
@worthingmuseum
[email protected]
Chapel Road, Worthing
West Sussex, BN11 1HP
Open 10am to 5pm
Tuesday to Saturday