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What´s on

Here are some of the exciting things we´ve got on over
the next few weeks. Click on each museum to find out more about what´s going on.

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Arty Explorers
11am–12pm & 2–3pm, 2nd August 2010

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Join us to discover stories and fun activities in the Fine Art Gallery. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Hands on Heritage
1.30–3.30pm, 3rd August 2010

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Hands on activities exploring the stories behind some of Preston’s industrial past. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Scent Bottle Treasure Hunt
2pm - 4pm, 4th August 2010

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Calling all arty detectives! Dress up as a treasure hunter and use torches and magnifying glasses to track down some very special scent bottles. Meet in the Ceramics & Glass Gallery. Suitable for children of all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Time for Tea
2 - 4pm, 5th August 2010

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Join us for an afternoon of special events and activities, inspired by a very special teapot from our ceramics collection. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Amazing Mosaics
10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm, 6th August 2010

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Create a fantastic mosaic design using real tiles. Suitable for ages 7–14 years. £1, booking essential  

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Harris in the Park
12–4pm, 7th August 2010

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Enjoy a weekend of leisure activities in Avenham Park inspired by our Industrial Revolutionaries exhibition. Victorian games and entertainments including live brass band, music and hands on heritage activities. Free, drop in!  

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Harris in the Park
12–4pm, 8th August 2010

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Enjoy a weekend of leisure activities in Avenham Park inspired by our Industrial Revolutionaries exhibition. Victorian games and entertainments including live brass band, music and hands on heritage activities. Free, drop in!  

Museum of Lancashire

Mobile Museum! Rossendale Mela
1pm - 6pm, 8th August 2010

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Come along to Rossendale Mela to find out what's happening with the redevelopment of the Museum of Lancashire. Talk to staff about the collection, how you can get involved and share your thoughts!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

What's in Store?
1.30–3.30pm, 9th August 2010

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Ever wondered what’s hidden away in the museum stores? If so, join us as we bring some unseen treasures up from the stores to the galleries. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Hands on Heritage
1.30–3.30pm, 10th August 2010

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Hands on activities exploring the stories behind some of Preston’s industrial past. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Arty Explorers
11am–12pm & 2–3pm, 11th August 2010

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Join us to discover stories and fun activities in the Fine Art Gallery. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Sew Cool Club
2pm - 4pm, 12th August 2010

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Have a go at textile crafts. Suitable for children of all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Animation Workshop: Lock-Out Cartoons
10.30am–1.30pm, 13th August 2010

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Take a closer look at the cartoons by cotton workers caught up in the Preston Lock-Out and Strike of 1853–4. Make them come alive using digital animation. Suitable for ages 10–14 years. £3, booking essential  

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Living History: Preston and the English Civil War
1–4pm , 16th August 2010

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Join us for a fun afternoon of living history and hands-on activities and discover more about Preston’s role in the English Civil War. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Hands on Heritage
1.30–3.30pm, 17th August 2010

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Hands on activities exploring the stories behind some of Preston’s industrial past. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Superb Sculptures
10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm, 19th August 2010

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Explore the Harris’s fantastic sculpture collection before making your own sculpture to take home. Suitable for ages 7–14 years. £1, booking essential.

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Sew Cool Club
2pm - 4pm, 20th August 2010

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Have a go at textile crafts. Suitable for children of all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Hands on at the Harris!
1.30–3.30pm, 21st August 2010

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Drop in activities suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!  

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Time for Tea
2pm - 4pm, 23rd August 2010

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Join us for an afternoon of special events and activities, inspired by a very special teapot from our ceramics collection. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Mrs Teapot's Playtime
2pm - 3pm, 23rd August 2010

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An exciting, interactive theatre play workshop with stories, rhymes and puppetry. Suitable for ages 2–6 years. £1, booking essential – tickets will be available to buy on the day of the event. Places are limited.

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Hands on Heritage
1.30–3.30pm, 24th August 2010

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Hands on activities exploring the stories behind some of Preston’s industrial past. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Snorri the Viking
11am–1pm, 2pm–4pm, 25th August 2010

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Join Snorri the Viking as he brings alive the world of the Viking settlers. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Sew Cool Club
2pm - 4pm, 26th August 2010

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Have a go at textile crafts. Suitable for children of all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Arty Explorers
11am–12pm & 2–3pm, 27th August 2010

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Join us to discover stories and fun activities in the Fine Art Gallery. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Scent Bottle Treasure Hunt
2pm - 4pm, 28th August 2010

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Calling all arty detectives! Dress up as a treasure hunter and use torches and magnifying glasses to track down some very special scent bottles.Meet in the Ceramics & Glass Gallery.Suitable for children of all ages. Free, drop in!  

Ribble Steam Railway

Friendly Engines Party Weekend
10.30am - 5pm, 28th August 2010

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A great family day out. Come and see the friendly engines plus G-WIZZ garden railway, miniature train rides, free face painting and a large train bouncy castle.ADULTS £5-50, CHILDREN £4-00 (UNDER 3 FREE), CONCESSIONS £3-50, FAMILY TICKET £15. Tickets are valid all day and on all train rides including entrance to the museum and shop.

Ribble Steam Railway

Friendly Engines Party Weekend
10.30am - 5pm, 29th August 2010

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A great family day out. Come and see the friendly engines plus G-WIZZ garden railway, miniature train rides, free face painting and a large train bouncy castle.ADULTS £5-50, CHILDREN £4-00 (UNDER 3 FREE), CONCESSIONS £3-50, FAMILY TICKET £15. Tickets are valid all day and on all train rides including entrance to the museum and shop.

Ribble Steam Railway

Friendly Engines Party Weekend
10.30am - 5pm, 30th August 2010

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A great family day out. Come and see the friendly engines plus G-WIZZ garden railway, miniature train rides, free face painting and a large train bouncy castle.ADULTS £5-50, CHILDREN £4-00 (UNDER 3 FREE), CONCESSIONS £3-50, FAMILY TICKET £15. Tickets are valid all day and on all train rides including entrance to the museum and shop.

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Arty Explorers
11am–12pm & 2–3pm, 31st August 2010

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Join us to discover stories and fun activities in the Fine Art Gallery. Suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!

Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Hands on at the Harris!
1.30–3.30pm, 18th September 2010

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Drop in activities suitable for all ages. Free, drop in!