St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery

St Bees Musical Adventures

Starts: October 4 - 10:00am
Ends: November 29 - 11:00am

Take your child on a magical sensory journey, inspired by the objects on display, through stories, songs, puppetry, baby sign, dance and creative play.

Weekly fun at the Museum for under 5s | Fridays 10-11am | 4 October to 29 November (excluding 1 November)

Pre-booking essential | Limited spaces PLEASE NOTE 4 OCTOBER IS NOW FULLY BOOKED | Bookings open for 11 October on 4 October phone 01590 676969 or via our volunteers at reception.

Attendance by donation - whatever you can afford.

Secret Life of Bats

Starts: October 30 - 10:30am
Ends: October 30 - 2:30pm

Two sessions: 10.30am-12.00pm & 1.30-2.30pm | Drop-In | FREE 

BUZZ DAY: Learn some interesting and quirky facts about bats, such as how do bats see in the dark, what vampire bats feed on and much more. The take home your own research project to impress your Science Teacher!

Please note, in order for the children to get the best from our activity places are limited to 10 children plus one adult per child - allocated on a first come first served basis. If all spaces are taken in the morning you will have the opportunity reserve a place for the afternoon session - however we will always keep some spaces available for drop-in.

St Barbe Bake Off: Halloween Competition

Starts: October 30 - 12:30pm
Ends: October 30 - 1:45pm

Entries at Reception 12.30-1pm | Winner announced at 1.45pm | FREE

The first, scariest and yummiest St Barbe Bake Off Competition with a Halloween theme! We challenge all children to bring in their scariest culinary creations. In order to participate one adult responsible for you must fill in the Registration Form, available HERE.

The Secret Life of Bats - part 2!

Starts: October 31 - 10:00am
Ends: October 31 - 1:30pm

BUZZ DAY: Artistic and creative challenges to test your creative talents.. about BATS. Create masks and bat decorations for your home.

Two sessions: 10-11.30am & 12-1.30pm | Drop-In | FREE

Please note, in order for the children to get the best from our activity places are limited to 10 children plus one adult per child - allocated on a first come first served basis. If all spaces are taken in the morning you will have the opportunity reserve a place for the afternoon session - however we will always keep some spaces available for drop-in.

MY Museum Children's Club (MC2)

Starts: November 17 - 11:00am
Ends: November 17 - 12:00pm

11.00-12.00 | Drop-In | £2.50

Speaker: Chris Marshall, Coastal Ranger NFPA. Creating a wave of change - without blue there is no green, Dr Sylvia Earle.

Looking up what really washes up on our local beaches, the shocking truth about what is lurking beneath the surface of our oceans and highlighting the impacts on our environment. Join Chris to explore ways we can make a wave of change to our global throwaway lifestyles.

For more information on our MC2 Club, click here

Christmas Decorations

Starts: November 29 - 4:00pm
Ends: November 29 - 6:00pm

Get ready for Christmas by making your own beautiful Christmas decorations.

Part of Lymington Late Night Shopping

MY Museum Children's Club (MC2)

Starts: December 15 - 11:00am
Ends: December 15 - 12:00pm

11am-12pm | Drop-in | £2.50

Speaker: Joe Doherty, Explorer. My South Pole In 2018-19 Joe became the first Scout in the world to ski to the South Pole and kite ski back to the edge of Antarctica. Over 2,000km across 66 days, in the harshest environment on the planet. Joe’s story is one of extreme determination and hard work.

For more information of our MC2 Club click here

New Year's Resolution Calendar

Starts: January 3 - 10:30am
Ends: January 3 - 1:00pm

10.30am-12.00pm and 12.30-2.00pm | Pre Book | FREE | BUZZ DAY!

Come and learn how to make your own personalised and unique New Year’s Resolution calendar. You will have lots of new things to try and learning in following 12 months. We will invite you back at Christmas 2020 to see how you got on!