September 25, 2023
Join us for a special festive, candlelit late opening on Thursday 14 December & Thursday 21 December 2023, 5-8pm An evening by candlelight at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum… Enjoy the magical atmosphere of the museum at night, with all the delight and decoration of a sumptuous Victorian Christmas. With music, the decorated historic […]
September 22, 2023
Christmas Afternoon Tea If you’re coming to see our decorations why not treat yourself – or spoil someone special – by pre-booking a festively delicious Christmas Afternoon Tea. From November 21 2023 we are offering Christmas-themed Afternoon Teas, with festive sandwich fillings, Christmassy cakes and an option to have mulled wine or prosecco! Please let […]
September 21, 2023
It’s Halloween and things are starting to get a bit spooky! Join us for Halloween themed craft activities this October Half Term. There will also be a children’s trail available in the historic house. Halloween crafts £3 per child Wednesday 24, Thursday 25 & Friday 26 October 2023, 10.30am-1.30pm No need to book, just show […]
September 21, 2023
In connection with our new exhibition Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson this month’s Museum Late will travel to Thailand and Beyond. We will take a look at Victorian travellers to the East, along with activities, drop-in chats and object handling from the collection. Standard admission charges apply, visit Admission Prices for further details. Cafe closes […]
September 19, 2023
Siam Exhibition Tours with Narisa Chakrabongse, curator and member of the Thai Royal Family Experience our new exhibition through the eyes of curator and member of the Thai Royal Family, Narisa Chakrabongse. Journey through time as you witness these magnificent photographs of 19th century Thailand and Cambodia, by John Thomson. Learn about the places pictures, […]
September 19, 2023
The Collodion Revolution: The process that transformed 19th century photography This talk is in connection with our exhibition Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson. For more information click here Little more than a decade after Daguerre’s and Fox Talbot’s announcements of the first viable photographic processes, Frederick Scott-Archer published a new method which revolutionised […]
September 19, 2023
Wet-Plate Collodion at Russell-Cotes This workshop is in connection with our exhibition Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson. For more information click here A hands-on opportunity to explore the nineteenth century Wet-Plate Collodion process. Using an original Victorian plate camera and period equipment, participants will have the opportunity to make actual tintype or ambrotype […]
August 15, 2023
Talk: Paul Kidby in Conversation Thursday 30 November 6.30 – 8pm £15 (Friends of Russell-Cotes Price: £12.50) Join our curator Duncan Walker in conversation with esteemed illustrator Paul Kidby. Learn about his career, life and infamous illustration for Sir Terry Pratchett’s renowned Discworld series of 41 novels. There will be a chance to ask questions at […]
May 24, 2023
This event has now sold out. Lizzie, Kate & Louise: Three Remarkable Women Talk Lizzie Siddal, Kate Perugini (née Dickens) and Princess Louise were all talented artists and celebrities of the 19th-century artistic world. Their lives and careers reveal a very fascinatingly different story from our usual preconceptions about Victorian women. Lucinda Hawksley has written biographies […]
April 17, 2023
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £98,500 to the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum to fund the costs to enable it to become a fully independent charitable trust. In order to thank National Lottery players for their support the Russell-Cotes will allow Lottery players free entry on two days per year, on production of […]