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Drop-in family events 2010
Friday 4th June
Wildlife Artists for the Day
Join artist Dan Powell on the Lymington and Keyhaven Nature Reserve to find inspiration among the amazing birdlife; then return to the museum to create your own 'inky washout'. All day event, please book, charge: £10 for one child plus one adult.
Saturday 12th June
How Manga Took Over the World
Join us for the opening of our fabulous Manga art exhibition. Turn yourself into your own Manga character with costume and face painting. Come dressed as your favourite Manga character for a chance to win a prize in our 'Cosplay' competition.
Saturday 19th June
Manga Comic Art for Beginners
Kev F will lead you through drawing Manga characters to help you create your own hero and story to take home and keep. Aimed at under-11s. There are limited places so please book. Half day sessions, 10am - 12pm, 1pm - 3pm: £3. Children can be left.
Saturday 3rd July
Manga Comic Art Workshop
A workshop aimed at older children and teenagers to help develop their ideas for characters and stories in Manga style.There are limited places so please book. Half day sessions, 10am - 12pm, 1pm - 3pm: £3. Children can be left.
Summer Holiday Activities
Trails and activities throughout the school holidays including a dress a wooden spoon competition: win a prize for the most imaginative doll. Will yours be traditional or a superhero or monster? Drop-in activity.
Thursday 29th - Friday 30th July
Cutting Edge
Join us for an activity exploring the world of silhouettes and Matisse-style cut-outs. Drop-in activity, 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm.
Thursday 26th - Friday 27th August
Mucky Clay Fun
Make a pot or tile in bronze age or medieval style. One of our most popular drop-in workshops. Drop-in activity, 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm.
Thursday 28th - Friday 29th October
Witches and Wizards
Masks, scary spiders on strings, hats and much more to make. Come dressed up for our creepy storytime (at 11am and 2pm each day). Drop-in event, 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm.
Tuesday 21st - Wednesday 22nd December
Creative Christmas Crafts
Following the success of our pre-Christmas crafts last year, drop in and enjoy painting glasses for presents, creating hand made cards and making all kinds of original and glittery decorations to treasure. Drop-in activity, 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm.
All events are included in the normal admission charge (free to Friends of St. Barbe Museum) unless otherwise noted.
Children must be accompanied by an adult, except where noted.
More information
For further information about our Family Events, Please phone 01590 676969, or email
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Artist-led Workshops 2010
Saturday 24th April
Introduction to Wood Engraving Workshop
Anne Desmet will lead this one day workshop, introducing participants to the materials and techniques of wood engraving.
All materials will be provided. The workshop is suitable for ages 14 and up. Workshop to run 11am - 5pm with a break for lunch and a chance to see Anne's Urban Evolution exhibition in the art galleries. Please bring your own lunch, tea and coffee supplied.
Price: £30 per person. Places are limited so please book in advance.
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Gallery Events 2010
More Gallery events to follow soon.
Booking
There is no need to book for drop in events. Otherwise please book in advance as places are limited. Prices are as shown above where they apply (free to gold pass holders).
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Friends of St. Barbe Museum meetings, with lectures and talks 2010
Non-members are welcome to attend Friends talks - admission £3 (unless shown otherwise).
Friday 28th May
Gallery talk: The Commoners' New Forest
Sally Fear will lead a viewing of her photographs in the art gallery and talk about her project The Commoners' New Forest. A chance to find out more about commoning and its vital role in the management and preservation of the New Forest Landscape.
St Barbe Museum, 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Friday 4th June
Talk: England's Lost Eden - The New Forest Shakers
Philip Hoare is author of a critically-acclaimed book about the religious sect founded by Mary Ann Girling, female messiah and mesmeric preacher. He will give a talk with the help of archive images about the amazing story of the New Forest Shakers.
Lymingon Community Centre - Refreshments 7:00 Talk 7:30pm
Fund raising event - Members £3 - Non-members £5
Sunday 13th June
Art and afternoon tea in the Garden
An opportunity to visit the attractive garden behind the 18th century Bellevue house, former family home of the St Barbe family and now Moore Blatch solicitors office in Lymington High Street. Enjoy afternoon tea and cakes in this charming garden, together with an exhibition of sculpture by local artist Trudi Lloyd Williams. Moore Blatch Solicitors Office 48 Lymington High Street - 2:00 to 5:00pm
Entrance with tea and cake - £4
Friday 3rd September
Talk: Peterson's Tower and mass concrete buildings
Paula Freeland is the Head of Environmental Services with the new Forest National Park Authority and has been responsible for building conservation in the New Forest, including Sway Tower, for the past 10 years. She will give an illustrated talk about the building of the tower and the other 14 early concrete listed buildings on the site. Paula will look at the conservation challenges that this 130 year old folly poses and how the tower and other concrete buildings have been used and been conserved.
Lymington Community Centre - Refreshments 7:00 Talk 7:30pm
Friday 8th October
Talk: Hampshire Treasures
Gill Arnott from Hampshire Museums and Archives Service will talk on the stories behind some of the objects in the exhibition. All these items, the beautiful, quirky and rare, have been selected for inclusion to showcase some of the best of the material held in trust by Hampshire Museums Service. Discover the perils and pitfalls of working with a wide range of shapes, sizes and materials, and the background to how some of this material ended up in the Museum Service's care.
Lymington Community Centre - Refreshments 7:00 Talk 7:30pm
Friday 12th November
Talk: Sway and Hordle Parishes
The villages of Sway, Hordle, Tiptoe, Wootton and Everton are the focus for this year's local history exhibition. Sarah Newman, the exhibition organiser, will share many of the new images which have been loaned to the museum for the project, exploring the history of the area and changes to lives and localities which have come to light during the exhibition.
Sway Village Hall (Note venue) - Refreshments 7:00 Talk 7:30pm
Friday 10th December
Friends Christmas Reception
As well as mulled wine and nibbles there will be an opportunity to view a selection of recent acquisitions. Steve Marshall, the Director, will give an update on developments in the museum and forthcoming events for 2011.
St Barbe Museum and Gallery - 6:00 to 8:00pm
Recommended donation - £5 at the door
Click here to find out more about Friends of St. Barbe Museum
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Community History Exhibitions
After last year's successful project on the history of New Milton and Barton-on-Sea, the museum aims to bring local history exhibitions into rural communities with a series of exhibitions on the history of Sway, Hordle, Tiptoe, Everton and Wootton, called Villages and Visionaries. The exhibitions will illustrate how these villages have been transformed from scattered agricultural hamlets to sizeable communities over the last hundred years. In addition, this area has been witness to the extraordinary stories of the Shakers of hordle and Peterson, the builder of Sway Tower, the world's tallest non-reinforced concrete building.
In June and July exhibitions in village halls will bring these stories to life with the help of images, objects and reminiscences from local families and the museum's collections. The museum hopes that many individuals will help with the historical research and organisation of the exhibition or join in with creative writing and arts projects which will enable them to explore aspects of their village's past, present and future. An extended exhibition will open at the museum in November.
Exhbition Dates
Sway Village Hall, Middle Road Sway
Friday 18th June, 11am - 4pm
Saturday 19th June, 10am - 4pm
Sunday 20th June, 10am - 4pm
Jireh Hall, Wootton Road, Tiptoe
Friday 2nd July, 11am - 4pm
Saturday 3rd July, 10am - 4pm
Sunday 4th July, 10am - 4pm
Hordle Scout Hut, Vaggs Lane, Hordle
Saturday 17th July, 11am - 4pm
Sunday 18th July, 10am - 4pm
Monday 19th July, 10am - 4pm
St Mary's Church Hall, Old Christchurch Road, Everton
Wednesday 28th July, 1pm - 7pm
Thursday 29th July, 10am - 4pm
Friday 30th July, 10am - 1pm
If you are interested in finding out more or getting involved, please contact Sarah Newman, Community Outreach and Exhibitions Officer.
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Events for Adults
21st April - Buckland Rings Walk
A guided walk around Lymington's most ancient monument looking at its archaeology, history and the management of the environment today.
10am - 12pm. FREE but places limited so please book in advance. Organized in partnership with Hampshire County Council Countryside Service.
24th April - River Walk
Join John Durnell of Hampshire Wildlife Trust for a guided walk on the upper stretches of the Lymington River through Royden Woods.
10am - 12pm. FREE but places limited so please book in advance. Details of parking and starting point will be provided nearer the time. Organized in partnership with Hampshire Wildlife Trust.
16th May - Salt Walk
A guided walk on the Lymington & Keyhaven Nature Reserve looking at the historic landscape, more recent developments and the environment today as a habitat for migrating birds.
10am - 12pm, meet at Salterns Sailing Club. FREE but places limited so please book in advance. Organized in partnership with Hampshire County Council Countryside Service.
5th June - Monoprint Workshop
Wildlife artist Bob Greenhalf will lead you through the process of creating a monoprint. The morning will be spent sketching and looking for inspiration on the Lymington marshes, the afternoon at the museum to work up the finished print. Price: £15 for the day, places limited so please book in advance.
26th November - Caring for your Family Treasures
An informal introduction to looking after your collectibles with Jackie Millard, Conservator.
10am - 1pm, drop-in, non need to book.
2nd December - Gallery Talk
Sarah Newman will lead a guided tour of the Sway and Hordle exhibition, looking at life in the villages and strange goings on among the Shakers and at Peterson's Tower.
2-3pm in the art galleries, FREE but please book.
9th December - Dating Old Photographs
Alison Carter, Senior Keeper of Art at Hampshire Museums Service, will help you date your family photographs using the fashions of the time. Alison will give an overview of the subject and then be available to look at individual photographs.
10am - 12pm at the museum, FREE drop-in event.
St. Barbe Museum's Community Room is available for hire - please contact the Curator, Steven Marshall, if your would like hire the room for your exhibitions, meetings or corporate events.
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