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What's on

We have a packed programme of online and in person events, workshops, talks and lectures.


Exhibitions


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Head of bearded man in bottom right of image. In the background two women stretch out their arms.

Elders Dance sessions

Photo of knitting and crochet

Knit and Knatter

Photo of group of people doing yoga

Immersive yoga


Portrait of Bassett Lowke

Notable Northamptonians

Round cylinder drum facing front on with colourful image of Northamptonshire Regiment and the words Talivera

Northamptonshire’s military heritage talks and tours

Black and white photograph showing a single story building with chimneys, decorative collumned porch and crenellated roof.

Museum mornings for the over 60s


Bowl of green images with green herbs scattered atop.

Vegan market at Abington Park Museum

Abington Park Museum Group Tour

Abington Park Museum tours

Dark black image with pale tiles featuring runic symbols

Runic trail for families


Yellow round plate depicting image of large rounded bird picked out in brown slipware. Repeat pattern to edge.

Beautiful bird trail for families

Image showing wood planks with a series of bird boxes in the foreground with pointed rooves and holes for the birds

Bird box builders family activity

Image with four symbols from top left two crossed axes, top right a curved viking ship, bottom left red round shield and bottom left gold curved horn

Here come the Vikings family activity


Lace making example from the collection

Lacemaking demonstrations for all ages

Bttle shaped white bird-feeder with rainbow markings and seed spilling from centre area. Hanging in green background with yellow and green and blue bird sitting to the left of the photograph.

Build a bird feeder family activity

Pale female face looking out of a dark background. Oil painting

An introduction to portrait painting in oils


A pair of matching shoes pointing to the left. The shoes are on white stilts with narrow bases and the shoes are embriodered blue and gree patterns

The stories behind the shoes talk series

Large flat rock in bottom right in a pebble beach landscape, Pebbles piled in a tower on top of the flat rock.

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Interventions in art

right arm and side on face of child to left of image. Table with crayons in the foreground

Mini museum explorers for toddlers


Lace making example from the collection

Beginner’s lacemaking workshop

Phorograph. Soil underneath the surface is exposed in th photograhk as part of an archeological excavation. There are a number of small human figures working on the site. The imaf=ge is framed by green grass at the front and houses at the back.

Latest research from Northampton excavations

Photo of group of people doing yoga

Morning yoga brunch event


Sepia coloured photographic image depicting buildings at the back and people and horses in a street in front.

Another look back at Northamptonshire film event

Yellow bird in top right with branch and pink flowers to left.

Vintage and craft fair

Lee Burrows painting

Painting the landscape workshop


Image with four symbols from top left two crossed axes, top right a curved viking ship, bottom left red round shield and bottom left gold curved horn

Viking mania for families

Photograph looking down on a child painting surrounded by paint and pots to the left and right

Try your hand at art workshops for children

One large brown chocolate egg surrounded by two smaller eggs either side. The background is of pink, yellow and white round sweets

Easter trail for families


Gold imange depicting folded out screen, Flying figure with white surround to left and smaller figure to right. Colourful depictions.

Inside the floating world art lectures

Two fluffy white pom pom sheep with black legs

Pom pom animal workshop for families


Northampton Museum galleries


Abington Park Museum galleries