As visitors make their way round the year-long exhibition, Mansfield Museum in 389¼ Objects, they will encounter a variety of different arts and crafts, from portrait painting and pottery to wood-carving and photography via dress-making and metalwork.

In keeping with the museum’s aim of making Mansfield’s heritage as accessible and relevant as possible, it is offering visitors a chance to try their hand, on the most basic level, at some of the processes behind the eye-catching exhibits.

The full programme has yet to be finalised but already slated are pottery decorating, simple drawing skills and textile crafting.

They are:

Tuesday 26 April 10am–2pm
Textiles with Growing Bolder £2 per person

Tuesday 24 May 10am–2pm
Drawing Skills with Jonathan Annabel £2 per person

Tuesday 28 June 10am–2pm
Theme to be confirmed

Tuesday 26 July 10am–2pm
Workshop by Glazy Place (cost will depend on the pot you chose to decorate)

Tuesday 30 August 10am–2pm
Theme to be confirmed

Tuesday 27 September 10am–2pm
Theme to be confirmed

Tuesday 25 October 10am–2pm
Theme to be confirmed

For more information or to sign up for more details please contact Jodie Henshaw at Mansfield Museum 01623 463088 – [email protected]