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Museum Late: Candlelight Night

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 […]

Christmas Afternoon Tea

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 […]

Halloween Activities: October Half Term

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 […]

Museum Late: Thailand and Beyond

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 […]

Siam Exhibition Tours with Narisa Chakrabongse

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, […]

The Invention of Photography: The Collodion Revolution that transformed 19th century photography (Free, online)

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 […]

Wet-Plate Collodion Portrait Workshop with Peter Renn

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 […]

Talk: Paul Kidby in Conversation

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 […]

Sold Out: Lizzie, Kate & Louise: Three Remarkable Women Talk

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 […]