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Geo-Painting: Holiday Activity

Fri 03 Jun 2016

Geo-Painting: Holiday Activity

Explore painting with egg-tempera and discover the different rocks and natural materials that make so many of the colours we use every day. In celebration of our amazing English Riviera Global Geopark, you'll be mixing u.....Read more

Sun 05 Jun 2016

Chin Up!

For one day only! The Chin Up project will transport us back in time to explore war-time entertainment with performers from Promenade Productions and Doorstep Theatre. Explore the exhibition in their immersive performanc.....Read more

Sublime Symmetry Exhibition: William De Morgan

Sat 10 Sep to Sun 04 Dec 2016 (3 months)

Sublime Symmetry Exhibition: William De Morgan

Date: 10 September 2016 - 4 December 2016 The mathematics behind William De Morgan's ceramic designs A new national touring exhibition for 2016 The Sublime Symmetry exhibition showcases the work of William De .....Read more

Heritage Open Days

Sat 10 to Sun 11 Sep 2016 (2 days)

Heritage Open Days

Torre Abbey throws opens it's doors for two days, with free entry across the site! As part of Heritage Open Days, we invite everyone to discover the richness of local history, architecture and culture on your doorstep an.....Read more

Fri 18 Nov 2016

Takeover Day

Takeover Day is a celebration of children and young people’s contributions to museums, galleries, arts organisations, archives and heritage sites. It’s a day on which children and young people take on meaningful roles, w.....Read more

Fossil Fossicking: Talk and Tour

Wed 01 to Thu 02 Jun 2016 (2 days)

Fossil Fossicking: Talk and Tour

Join Dee Martin for a tour around Torre Abbey's buildings and ruins with a particular theme in mind ... seeking out fossils and geology in unexpected places. Learn about the fabric of the building and the local geologica.....Read more

Exploring Form & Colour: Creative Course for Adults

Tue 21 Jun to Tue 19 Jul 2016 (1 month)

Exploring Form & Colour: Creative Course for Adults

A relaxed and informal course over five sessions exploring drawing & painting for adults. Whether you are a beginner or improver, you can work at your own pace and our experienced tutor will help to you explore drawing a.....Read more

They Shall Not Grow Old: WW1 Exhibition

Fri 01 Jul to Sat 10 Sep 2016 (2 months)

They Shall Not Grow Old: WW1 Exhibition

What happened in 1916 that changed the lives of the Cary family forever? How did the great war affect every family in the country who had loved ones fighting at the front? What horrors did our soldiers face in the .....Read more

Stick Insects: Free Drop-in Activities

Mon 25 Jul 2016

Stick Insects: Free Drop-in Activities

Meet the Stick Insects living in our palm house and let them walk over your hands ... gently now ... We'll also be making our own little stick insect models and finding out about the adventures of Stick Man! FREE......Read more

Beehive Builder

Mon 25 to Fri 29 Jul 2016 (5 days)

Beehive Builder

Help us build our own beehive display with artist Jackie Bufton and Torre Abbey's brilliant volunteers. Paint two little bees, one to take home and one to add to our beehive as it grows with children's contributions over.....Read more

Sculpture Challenge: Creative family workshops

Mon 25 Jul 2016

Sculpture Challenge: Creative family workshops

Join our Sculpture challenge, working together with artist Gaby Lovatt to create giant sculptural creatures insects! Have fun working in teams using simple materials from our Mystery Materials boxes to build three-dimens.....Read more

Book Making: Creative Family Workshops

Tue 26 Jul 2016

Book Making: Creative Family Workshops

Create your own beautiful books to take home, using imaginative, decorative covers and simple sewn bindings inspired by Japanese book-binding. Take inspiration from patterns and objects in Torre Abbey's collections and e.....Read more

Mini Beast Hotels: Creative Family Activities

Tue 26 Jul 2016

Mini Beast Hotels: Creative Family Activities

Join our garden team to create a new mini-beast hotel to encourage even more insects and little visitors to live in Torre Abbey gardens! Learn about which habitats different creatures perfer and why. Make your own little.....Read more

Wed 27 Jul 2016

Make a Wiggly Wormery

Join us for mucky activities in the garden, making wormeries with soil, gravel and compost. Then add your own worms and watch them wriggle! Throughout the day in the garden. Then join our Bug Hunt Bingo trail and Snai.....Read more

Portraits and Paintings: Creative Family Workshops

Wed 27 Jul 2016

Portraits and Paintings: Creative Family Workshops

Take inspiration from portraits in Torre Abbey's art collection and see what the painting tells you about the person. The draw yourselves or each other, learning tricks about how to proportion the head and our facial fea.....Read more

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