Filter
What’s On Collections Bar & Kitchen Venue Hire Our Shop Contact Donate About us Learning at The Whitaker Become a Volunteer Your Visit Exhibiting Blog Virtual Tour

Make a Donation

The Whitaker is a registered charity, which means all the money we make, goes back into running the building and delivering our activities.

Donate

Connect with us

Enter your email address to receive our newsletter

It’s a Spooky Day at the Museum!

It’s a Spooky Day at the Museum!

Follow the spiders around the museum, can you solve the spooky riddle? There’s a creepy prize waiting if you can!

Join artist Caroline to create your very own spooky bug!

Taking place at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm.
  • Dates
    Wednesday 26th October 2022
    10:30 am – 2:30 pm
  • Tickets

    £4 per child – includes all activities.

    Book a place per child only – siblings under 4 do not need to book a space.

This event has expired. Bookings are no longer being taken.

Additional notes:

  • Recommended age group is for guidance only if you have any questions on suitability please speak to one of our team members or email learning@thewhitaker.org
  • All activities are fully inclusive, please contact our team on learning@thewhitaker.org if you have any specific questions on accessibility
  • Unless otherwise stated, for family workshops you only need to book a ticket for each child attending. Accompanying adult is free
  • Activities can be booked via our website or by visiting our Welcome Desk
  • Whilst some activities are offered free due to our current funding from ACE and HLF, we have introduced ‘pay what you can’ for some events with a suggested donation. We appreciate donations to ensure we can keep activities running in the future
  • Our events cancellation policy can be accessed here.

What's On

Page 1 2 3

Family Activities

Early Years Studio: Winter 2023/24

This is a permanent event

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Guided Tour of the Museum

This is a permanent event

Free Entry

Pop-Up Handling Sessions

This is a permanent event

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

British Textile Biennial: Fragments of Our Time

Saturday 30th September 2023 – Sunday 10th December 2023

Family Activities

WINTERFEST at The Whitaker

Saturday 2nd December 2023 – Sunday 3rd December 2023

Family Activities

Visit Santa at The Whitaker!

Saturday 2nd December 2023 – Sunday 3rd December 2023

Family Activities

Winterfest at The Whitaker

Saturday 2nd December 2023 – Sunday 3rd December 2023

Films at The Whitaker

Hairspray

Thursday 7th December 2023

Ticketed

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Opening Event & Live Music Performance

Thursday 14th December 2023

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

New Graduate Award – Lucy Claire ‘Left for Ruins’

Thursday 14th December 2023 – Sunday 10th March 2024

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Ruby Tingle Afterlife

Thursday 14th December 2023 – Sunday 10th March 2024

Family Activities

Create with Caroline: Christmas Family Workshop

Saturday 16th December 2023

Films at The Whitaker

Christmas Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol

Saturday 23rd December 2023

Ticketed

Family Activities

Family Antics at the Museum

Saturday 6th January 2024

Films at The Whitaker

Verdi: La traviata

Thursday 18th January 2024

Ticketed

Workshops & Performances

Object Discussion – Taking inspiration from our current exhibition ‘Afterlife’

Saturday 20th January 2024

Family Activities

Goofus Theatre presents ‘Me, the Snow and Old Man Crow’

Saturday 20th January 2024

Workshops & Performances

Dr Annemarie McAllister ‘Taking the Pledge’ & Temperance Legacies

Thursday 25th January 2024

Films at The Whitaker

The Quiet Girl

Thursday 1st February 2024

Ticketed

Family Activities

Family Antics at the Museum

Saturday 3rd February 2024

Page 1 2 3

Family Activities

Early Years Studio: Winter 2023/24

This is a permanent event

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Guided Tour of the Museum

This is a permanent event

Free Entry

Pop-Up Handling Sessions

This is a permanent event

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

British Textile Biennial: Fragments of Our Time

Saturday 30th September 2023 – Sunday 10th December 2023

Family Activities

WINTERFEST at The Whitaker

Saturday 2nd December 2023 – Sunday 3rd December 2023

Family Activities

Visit Santa at The Whitaker!

Saturday 2nd December 2023 – Sunday 3rd December 2023

Family Activities

Winterfest at The Whitaker

Saturday 2nd December 2023 – Sunday 3rd December 2023

Films at The Whitaker

Hairspray

Thursday 7th December 2023

Ticketed

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Opening Event & Live Music Performance

Thursday 14th December 2023

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

New Graduate Award – Lucy Claire ‘Left for Ruins’

Thursday 14th December 2023 – Sunday 10th March 2024

Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Ruby Tingle Afterlife

Thursday 14th December 2023 – Sunday 10th March 2024

Family Activities

Create with Caroline: Christmas Family Workshop

Saturday 16th December 2023

Films at The Whitaker

Christmas Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol

Saturday 23rd December 2023

Ticketed

Family Activities

Family Antics at the Museum

Saturday 6th January 2024

Films at The Whitaker

Verdi: La traviata

Thursday 18th January 2024

Ticketed

Workshops & Performances

Object Discussion – Taking inspiration from our current exhibition ‘Afterlife’

Saturday 20th January 2024

Family Activities

Goofus Theatre presents ‘Me, the Snow and Old Man Crow’

Saturday 20th January 2024

Workshops & Performances

Dr Annemarie McAllister ‘Taking the Pledge’ & Temperance Legacies

Thursday 25th January 2024

Films at The Whitaker

The Quiet Girl

Thursday 1st February 2024

Ticketed

Family Activities

Family Antics at the Museum

Saturday 3rd February 2024

Connect with us

Enter your email address to receive our newsletter