We are looking at a painting of St Liphardus - a 6th-century lawyer, hermit and abbot in Meung-sur-Loire near Orléans, France. He is wearing bishops clothing including a surplus and mitre and is holding a crook. On a lead is a small knee high green and blue dragon.
We’re very sorry sir but you cannot bring your emotional support dragon in here.
We've got lots happening at the Museum next month!
Highlights include:
✨ Talk: 42, The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams
✨ Exhibition: Richard Croft: Life and Designs
✨ Family activities during May half term
Head to our website for full details: buff.ly/MFLDUm6
Travel back in time and discover the Anglo-Saxons!
Meet costumed re-enactors, hear stories from the past, and make something to take home. With hands-on activities and fascinating demonstrations, there’s something for all ages.
📆 Sunday 26 April, 10am to 4pm
🎟 Free, donations welcome
⭐️ Crafted Connections presents: Cut & Create ⭐️
In this relaxed creative workshop discover collage. Rummage through the collection of books, magazines and pre-cut supplies to find something that inspires you to create an amazing piece of art
🗓️ Wednesday 22 April, 7pm
🎟️ £10
💻️ buff.ly/5BUrtdn
We need to do a new video now it's full, but for now you'll just need to marvel over this. 🤩
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For our talk this May, we're being joined by Kevin Jon Davies, a television and video director and the author of '42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams', a Sunday Times number one bestseller drawn from Adams’ own papers.
📆 Wednesday 20 May
🎟 £10
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📸 Andy Hollingworth
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Whydale sold the paintings to raise money for the local Homecoming Fund. Such funds were set up all over the UK at the end of the Second World War to support returning veterans. Whydale's work shows how art can be used to cultivate and support your community.
Today is #WorldArtDay. As this year's theme explores cultivating community through art, we've chosen E.H. Whydale's Homecoming Fund. Collection of 4 paintings in a different style to his usual work; only this one is part of the Museum's collection.
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Did anyone else see this message in the clouds this morning? #LookUpAtTheSkyDay
Gorgeous Mulberry Court, Royston, Hertfordshire 🤩
The flag's official use ended in 1801, when the Acts of Union 1800 created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The St Patrick's Cross was added to create the current Union Jack flag.
The flag pictured was made in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
On 12 April 1606, the first Union Flag was adopted by royal decree of King James VI & I. The flag combined the English and Scottish flags and was intended for maritime use. 101 years later, the flag became the national flag of the unified Kingdom of Great Britain, following the Acts of Union 1707.
Travel back in time and discover the Anglo-Saxons!
Meet costumed re-enactors, hear stories from the past, and make something to take home. With hands-on activities and fascinating demonstrations, there’s something for all ages.
📆 Sunday 26 April, 10am to 4pm
🎟 Free, donations welcome
🎨 Affordable art, by local artists. 🎨
Our newest exhibition includes over 100 framed and unframed pieces by Royston Arts Society. Pop down during our normal opening hours to see their work for yourself.
On 9 April 1537, Royston Priory was dissolved following Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy. The Priory's possessions were all sold and much of the estate dismantled. This 14th century carving of a knight, believed to to one of the founders of the Priory, can still be seen in Royston Parish Church.
⭐️ Crafted Connections presents: Cut & Create ⭐️
In this relaxed creative workshop discover collage. Rummage through the collection of books, magazines and pre-cut supplies to find something that inspires you to create an amazing piece of art
🗓️ Wednesday 22 April, 7pm
🎟️ £10
💻️ buff.ly/5BUrtdn
Why is Aylesbury the county town?
Our Spark! sessions are a great place for young creatives to meet up and do something creative together. You can follow the task, or make what you want, it’s your art club! You can always ask Rhi how to make a book; she loves that.
📆 Thursday 9 April, 4pm
🎟 Free (ages 8–13)
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#OnThisDay in 1982, the Royston Bypass opened.
Costing £8 million, the 4 mile stretch of road ran from Baldock Road to Newmarket Road, diverting traffic from the centre of town. Dr Nicolls in his vintage Argyle was the first person to drive down the bypass.
Unleash your imagination at Come and Create! Get hands-on with crafts and creative activities. From colourful collages to quirky inventions, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
📆 Thurs 9 to Sun 12 April, 10am to 4pm
🎟️ £3.50 per child
🎟️ Booking recommended: buff.ly/K1t0hcf
Join Crafted Connections at the Museum this Easter for fun hands-on art sessions for children aged 7 to 12.
Awesome animal art
🗓️ Saturday 4 April, 1pm and 2:30pm
🎟️ £7.50
Egg-cellent plant creations.
🗓️ Friday 10 April, 1pm and 2:30pm
🎟️ £7.50
Book online: buff.ly/sZy6oPf
We've got lots happening at the Museum this month! Highlights include:
✨ Easter holiday activities and workshops
✨Anglo-Saxon day on Sunday 26 April
Head to our website for full details: buff.ly/1hDCBFl
Unleash your imagination at Come and Create! Get hands-on with crafts and creative activities. From colourful collages to quirky inventions, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
📆 Thurs 2 to Sun 5 and Thurs 9 to Sun 12 April, 10am to 4pm
🎟️ £3.50 per child
🎟️ Booking recommended: buff.ly/K1t0hcf
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Our Spark! sessions are a great place for young creatives to meet up and do something creative together. You can follow the task, or make what you want, it’s your art club! You can always ask Rhi how to make a book; she loves that.
📆 Thursday 9 April, 4pm
🎟 Free (ages 8–13)
💻 buff.ly/kznC0xd
