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D-DAY 75: THE STORY OF OPERATION OVERLORD IN SOUTH DEVON

Fri 22 Nov 2019 to Fri 31 Jan 2020 (2 months)

D-DAY 75: THE STORY OF OPERATION OVERLORD IN SOUTH DEVON

Date: 28 September 2019 - 31 January 2020 This exhibition brings to life the dramatic events leading up to D-Day, the part played by the people of South Devon in this historic military operation, and the direct impact.....Read more

DEVON FLORA

Tue 26 Nov 2019

DEVON FLORA

Date: 26 November 2019 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Bob Hodgson 10.45am - 12 Noon The history of the previous and current floras of Devon will be brought to life by Bob, followed by a tour of the highlight.....Read more

FREDERICK DOUGLASS IN DEVON

Wed 27 Nov 2019

FREDERICK DOUGLASS IN DEVON

Date: 27 November 2019 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Dr Richard Bradbury 10.45am - 12 Noon After escaping from slavery, Douglass became one of the most eloquent advocates of abolition. He toured the length .....Read more

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - ROMAN HOLIDAY

Thu 28 Nov 2019

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - ROMAN HOLIDAY

Date: 28 November 2019 Roman Holiday 2pm £4 for the film £9 for the film and lunch combined Torquay Museum continues its Autumn/Winter season of Classic Film Club movies with the romantic comedy, Roman Holiday, .....Read more

PRESIDENT’S LECTURE: THE ARCHAEOASTRONOMY OF MEGALITHIC GÖBEKLI

Tue 03 Dec to Sun 03 Nov 2019 (-29 days)

PRESIDENT’S LECTURE: THE ARCHAEOASTRONOMY OF MEGALITHIC GÖBEKLI

Date: 3 December 2019 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By David Wills 10.45am - 12 Noon Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its construction dates back almost 12,.....Read more

THE BLACKSHIRTS IN DEVON

Wed 04 to Tue 03 Dec 2019 (0 days)

THE BLACKSHIRTS IN DEVON

Date: 4 December 2019 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Dr Todd Gray 10.45am - 12 Noon A history of the rise of fascism, with particular attention paid to Torbay in the 1920s and 1930s. Lectures are free of .....Read more

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - REAR WINDOW

Thu 05 Dec 2019

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - REAR WINDOW

Date: 5 December 2019 Rear Window 2pm £4 for the film £9 for the film and lunch combined Torquay Museum continues its Autumn/Winter season of Classic Film Club movies with the Hitchcock thriller, Rear Window, st.....Read more

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - SOME LIKE IT HOT

Thu 12 Dec 2019

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - SOME LIKE IT HOT

Date: 12 December 2019 Some Like it Hot 2pm £4 for the film £9 for the film and lunch combined Torquay Museum continues its Autumn/Winter season of Classic Film Club movies with the romantic comedy, Some Like it.....Read more

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - WHITE CHRISTMAS

Thu 19 Dec 2019

CLASSIC FILM CLUB - WHITE CHRISTMAS

Date: 19 December 2019 White Christmas 2pm £4 for the film £9 for the film and lunch combined Torquay Museum wraps up its Autumn/Winter season of Classic Film Club movies with the romantic comedy musical classic.....Read more

Romans In Devon

Tue 07 to Mon 06 Jan 2020 (0 days)

Romans In Devon

Date: 7 January 2020 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Owen Fullarton 10.45am - 12 Noon A closer look at the relationship between Rome and the province of Britannia through the actions of the various emperors w.....Read more

ARTHUR RANSOME

Tue 08 Jan 2019

ARTHUR RANSOME

Date: 8 January 2020 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Julian Lovelock 10.45am - 12 Noon A left-wing journalist and Bolshevik sympathiser, Ransome also worked for MI6. How do we reconcile this with the author o.....Read more

THE SOMERSET LEVELS

Mon 14 Jan 2019

THE SOMERSET LEVELS

THE SOMERSET LEVELS Date: 14 January 2020 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Peter Exley 10.45am - 12 Noon One of England’s greatest wetlands, the Somerset Levels form a landscape rich in wildlife, history, arc.....Read more

BOTANISING THE FOOTPATHS OF TORQUAY

Tue 15 Jan 2019

BOTANISING THE FOOTPATHS OF TORQUAY

BOTANISING THE FOOTPATHS OF TORQUAY Date: 15 January 2020 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Anne Swithinbank 10.45am - 12 Noon Torquay is blessed with intriguing walkways and steps, colonised by a range of pla.....Read more

THE TORQUAY HISTORICAL PAGEANT OF 1924

Mon 21 Jan 2019

THE TORQUAY HISTORICAL PAGEANT OF 1924

Date: 21 January 2020 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By David Hinchliffe 10.45am - 12 Noon In June 1924 around 2,000 local people took part in a pageant that entertained over 25,000 spectators with scenes from .....Read more

THE ITALIAN GARDEN AT GREAT AMBROOK

Wed 22 Jan 2020

THE ITALIAN GARDEN AT GREAT AMBROOK

Date: 22 January 2020 Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Angela Dodd-Crompton 10.45am - 12 Noon The garden’s volunteer historian since 2005, Angela explores the magic and mysteries of this unique Grade-II listed.....Read more

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