Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery

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Past Events

Here are the most recent events we had listed at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery, to give you a flavour of what goes on there

July 2016

Sun 17 Jul

Gala Screening - Bringing Up Baby

May 2016

Sat 21 May
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Sun 17 Jul

The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour: Rembrandt’s 'Self Portrait At The Age Of 63
Thu 5 May

Ed Drewitt
Thu 5 May

Curious Collectors

April 2016

Tue 26 Apr

Ed Drewitt
Wed 20 Apr

Ed Drewitt

February 2016

Sat 6 Feb
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Sun 7 Feb

Chinese New Year
Fri 5 Feb

Death Professionals In Conversation
Thu 4 Feb

Winter Lecture: Life On The Edge

January 2016

Sat 23 Jan
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Sun 13 Mar

Death: Is It Your Right To Choose?

November 2015

Sat 28 Nov

Looking At Things, Making Things Up
Sat 14 Nov

Behind the Scenes: Geology Stores

October 2015

Sat 31 Oct

Mexican Day of the Dead Discovery Day
Thu 29 Oct

The Big Draw: Them Bones!
Sat 24 Oct
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Sun 13 Mar

Death: The Human Experience
Thu 22 Oct

Family Discovery Day

September 2015

Sat 26 Sep

An Introduction To Prehistoric Objects
Sat 19 Sep
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Sun 3 Jan

Erdkunde: The Study Of The Earth

July 2015

Sat 4 Jul
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Sun 13 Sep

Karl Blossfeldt: Art Forms in Nature

May 2015

Sat 16 May
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Mon 31 Aug

William Hogarth: Painter & Printmaker
Sat 16 May

The Bad Taste of the Town

March 2015

Sat 28 Mar
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Sun 27 Sep

New York City: Apartment / Bristol

January 2015

Sat 17 Jan
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Mon 31 Aug

Modern Art In Britain: Reality Questioned

October 2014

Fri 31 Oct

Bristol's Family Arts Festival - Mexican Day Of The Dead Discovery Day
Sat 11 Oct
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Sun 4 Jan

Made In China: An Imperial Ming Vase

September 2014

Sat 20 Sep

Melodians Steel Orchestra

August 2014

Fri 15 Aug

Behind-The-Scenes: Natural Wonders

July 2014

Wed 30 Jul

Behind-The-Scenes: Dino Delights

June 2014

Thu 19 Jun

Little Green Museum
Thu 19 Jun

The (Greatness Of The Magnificence) Fantasy Orchestra
Sat 14 Jun

Introduction To Painting In Watercolour
Sat 7 Jun

An Introduction To Human Remains

May 2014

Sat 17 May

Ergo Phizmiz
Sat 17 May

An Introduction To Archaeological Illustration And Photography
Sat 3 May

Art And The Avon Gorge
Thu 1 May
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Sun 6 Jul

Turner: Watercolours From The West

April 2014

Wed 16 Apr

Let's Tesselate!
Tue 15 Apr

Museum Magic
Sat 12 Apr
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Sun 21 Sep

English Magic
Tue 8 Apr

Discover Papua New Guinea
Mon 7 Apr

Spring To Life!
Sun 6 Apr

Fingertip Explorers
Sat 5 Apr

Go Behind The Scenes

March 2014

Mon 24 Mar

Art Lecture: Henri Matisse - The Cut Outs
Sat 1 Mar

Behind The Scenes Tours: African Collections

February 2014

Sat 22 Feb

City lives - In Conversation With Anouk Mercier
Fri 21 Feb

North American Indians
Tue 18 Feb

Become A Roman Emperor!
Sun 16 Feb

Bristol Rocks!
Sat 15 Feb

City lives - In Conversation With Sarah Dobai
Sat 15 Feb

Behind The Scenes Tours: Pacific Collections
Wed 12 Feb

Eric Ravillious: Watercolour, Wood Engraving And Wedgewood
Thu 6 Feb

Europe’s Earliest Cave Paintings: Were Neanderthals Artists?
Sat 1 Feb
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Sun 2 Feb

Chinese New Year

December 2013

Sun 15 Dec

Winter Festivals Discovery Day
Wed 4 Dec
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Sat 7 Dec

Romans And Bristol Talk

November 2013

Wed 6 Nov
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Sat 9 Nov

Romans And Nature Talk

October 2013

Thu 31 Oct
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Sun 12 Jan

The Romans and Bristol
Wed 30 Oct

Remarkable Romans
Wed 16 Oct
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Sat 19 Oct

Free Talk: The Orpheus Mosaic

September 2013

Sat 21 Sep
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Sun 12 Jan

Roman Empire: Power And People
Sat 14 Sep

Bristol Doors Open Day 2013

July 2013

Sat 20 Jul

Exhibition Talk: Egypt And Science: The Life Of The Sacred Scarab
Wed 10 Jul

Exhibition Talk: Egypt And Science: The Life Of The Sacred Scarab

June 2013

Sat 29 Jun

Exhibition Talk: Egypt And Art
Sat 22 Jun

Egypt Store Tours
Wed 12 Jun

Exhibition Talk: Egypt And Art
Wed 5 Jun

Described Exhibition Tour: Pharaoh, King of Egypt

May 2013

Wed 29 May

Ancient Egypt Discovery Day
Sat 25 May

Exhibition Talk: Bristol Museum's Egypt Collection
Thu 16 May

Museums At Night: Egyptian Extravaganza!
Fri 10 May

Exhibition Talk: No Borders, 'Art, The Institution And The Archive'
Wed 8 May

Exhibition Talk: Bristol Museum's Egypt collection
Wed 1 May

BSL Exhibition Tour: Pharaoh, King of Egypt

April 2013

Sat 27 Apr

The Tomb Of Sety I
Fri 26 Apr

Art Beyond Borders Talk
Wed 24 Apr

The Tomb Of Sety I
Sat 20 Apr
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Sun 29 Sep

Pharaoh: Reborn
Sat 20 Apr

Explore Indian Paintings From The Collection

March 2013

Mon 18 Mar

Pharaoh: King Of Egypt Free Teacher Briefing
Sat 16 Mar
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Sun 21 Jul

Pharaoh: King of Egypt
Wed 13 Mar

Free Lunchtime Gallery Talk
Tue 12 Mar

Harvey Nichols Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Show
Tue 12 Mar

Free Seminar: Can We Separate Politics From Art?
Mon 11 Mar

Lecture: Ec/centric Experience: Woman, Art And Globalisation
Sat 9 Mar

Stitching & Thinking Free Presentation

February 2013

Sat 9 Feb

Chinese New Year Celebrations 2013
Wed 6 Feb

Tom Trevor

December 2012

Sat 15 Dec
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Sun 2 Jun

No Borders

November 2012

Sat 24 Nov
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Sun 17 Feb

Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
Sat 17 Nov
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Sun 7 Apr

Stitch & Think
Thu 15 Nov

Archaeology Discovery Day
Thu 1 Nov

The Mexican Day Of The Dead

October 2012

Sat 27 Oct

Hoochie Coochie Halloween Ball - Bristol Museum Takeover
Thu 25 Oct

Black History Month Discovery Days: Africa
Sun 21 Oct

Natural Science Discovery Day
Tue 16 Oct
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Sat 20 Oct

BBC Augmented Reality
Sat 6 Oct
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Sun 2 Dec

Art Fund International: History
Mon 1 Oct
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Sun 4 Nov

Take a Line For A Walk…

September 2012

Sat 15 Sep

Exhibition Tour: The Language Of The Gallery Space

Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery

Queens Road

Clifton

Bristol

BS8 1RL

Website:: bristol.gov.uk/museums
Enquiries:: 0117 922 3571