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Discover 3 fantastic museums: 🎨 Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum 🏰 County Museum at Hartlebury Castle 👑 The Commandery & 💫 Escape Room: Commandery Quest linktr.ee/museumsworcestershire

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National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Thunderbirds are go at museum's new exhibition via BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @museumsworcs.bsky.social
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Thunderbirds among TV puppets on show at new Worcester exhibition
The display includes original Lady Penelope and Captain Scarlet puppets, organisers say.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Summer exhibition 54321FAB! is ready for launch on Saturday 4 July at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum! 🚀 Thanks SLAP Mag www.slapmag.co.uk/54321-fab/
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Thunderbirds and Friends Land in Worcester This Summer - SLAP Mag
Fans of classic British television are in for a treat this summer as 54321 FAB! arrives at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The countdown is on... Thunderbirds and friends are coming to Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum! 🚀✨ Summer exhibition 54321FAB! is on from Saturday 4 July to Sunday 6 September. FREE ENTRY, donations welcome. Find out more & check out events ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/54321...
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Summer Exhibition | 54321FAB! - Museums Worcestershire
Explore Thunderbirds and classic 1960s TV shows with original puppets, models and memorabilia in Worcester.
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Penlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We were delighted to welcome artist Caroline Walker to Penlee House this morning to see her painting Bathroom, Room, 608 (2018), currently on show in the exhibition Making Her Marking. @artfund.bsky.social @museumsworcs.bsky.social
Two women stand smiling in an art gallery, surrounded by paintings. The setting is bright and welcoming, conveying a sense of appreciation for art.
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cmillerartlife.bsky.social @cmillerartlife.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Just started @museumsworcs.bsky.social David Cox is one of those artists who gets forgotten about amidst the domination of Turner-Constable. Looking forward to this www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/david...
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David Cox: The Art of Watercolour - Museums Worcestershire
Explore the art of David Cox, celebrating Worcester’s collection of works by one of Britain’s leading watercolourists. Free entry.
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cmillerartlife.bsky.social @cmillerartlife.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
An American In Worcestershire - great little exh about Sargent and the Broadway colony is currently on @museumsworcs.bsky.social There's also a display about them at Broadway Museum. Discover more @artukdotorg.bsky.social artuk.org/discover/sto...
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John Singer Sargent and the Broadway colony in Worcestershire
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cmillerartlife.bsky.social @cmillerartlife.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Very excited about this, just started at @penleehousegallery.bsky.social (and going to @museumsworcs.bsky.social and Kirkcaldy Galleries later this year - that's just what I think galleries should be doing). Women artists from Elizabeth Forbes to Tracey Emin penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/m...
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It's amazing the things you learn in an art gallery! @museumsworcs.bsky.social
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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We had a great session with Harborne Academy this week. They've finished their Yr 10 Medicine History topic and came to enhance what they'd done in the classroom. Find out what we can offer for your group including our new Leeches to Lister with The Commandery @museumsworcs.bsky.social
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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
We've had a lovely afternoon hearing the county's plans to mark 375 years since Worcester became the stage for the final clash of the English Civil Wars, shaping the future of the nation. We even had a go at mastering a canon! Thanks for the invite @museumsworcs.bsky.social
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Penlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
✨Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art✨ Discover a powerful new exhibition at Penlee House (30 April – 27 September 2026) celebrating the impact and legacy of women artists - over 50 remarkable works spanning from the 1850s to today. Find out more: penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/m...
Zandvoort Fishergirl (1884) by Elizabeth Adela Forbes – oil on canvas portrait of a young Dutch fisher girl standing indoors, holding a green basin with freshly caught fish. The girl wears a dark long-sleeve blouse and a light blue apron over a skirt, her hand resting on her hip. She has fair skin, brown hair parted at the centre and tied back, and a serious, contemplative expression. The background features a rustic interior with muted blue-grey tiled walls, soft natural window light, and warm terracotta floor tiles, creating a moody, realistic atmosphere: 19th-century European realism art, coastal life genre painting, traditional fishing culture portrait.
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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We had a great day with History students from Erdington Academy yesterday. They were our first groups to enjoy our new joint day with The Commandery @museumsworcs.bsky.social 'Leeches to Lister'!
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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Great to see this story resurfaced – have a read of 'Laura Knight: enduring expressions of British summertime' by @womensartbluesky.bsky.social 🌊
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
We're at Worcester Volunteer Expo at the Guildhall today! 🎉 Come and say hello to our brilliant volunteers and find out about what you can get involved with - from welcoming visitors at the museums to looking after the beautiful gardens at The Commandery. The expo is on until 2pm on Fri 6 June.
A photo showing a volunteer with a stall in the Guildhall with leaflets, gardening equipment and historical objects.A photo showing a volunteer speaking with members of the public in the Guildhall.
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
today is World Bee Day. not to be confused with World Bidet
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Buzz on over to Hartlebury Castle in the May half-term holiday to make your own bee hotel to take home - to help the bees where you live! 💛🖤 Make mini bee hotels from Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 May, 11am - 4pm. hartleburycastle.com/event/make-m...
A photo showing a bee hotel - a terracotta pot with bamboo and sticks - at Hartlebury Castle.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
There's just a week to go until we celebrate Oak Apple Day at The Commandery on Bank Holiday Monday 26 May! But what does the day have to do with pub names? 🍻 Have a read to find out... ➡ researchworcestershire.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/t...
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The Royal Oak
This stool from the Worcester City museum collection was made from a root of the Royal Oak in 1832, an English oak tree with a famous tale. The story goes that after Charles II fled from the Battle…
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Congratulations to Sophie and Andrew who got married at The Commandery last weekend! ❤️🎉
A photo showing Sophie and Andrew on their wedding day in The Commandery courtyard.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Did you catch social history curator David Nash talking about the history of gloving in Worcester on BBC Hereford & Worcester this morning? 🧤 Listen here (2:09) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Tammy Gooding - 13/05/2025 - BBC Sounds
Wake up with a smile, plus the news, sport, travel and weather you need to start the day.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Thanks everyone who came to the launch of new exhibition Your Worcester at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Saturday! ✨ www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2515379...
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New exhibit designed by and for the people of Worcester opens at city museum
A new exhibit at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum opened to visitors on Saturday (May 10)
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
In Worcester today? Pop into Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum to see this commemorative display marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day and Operation Varsity. See objects on temporary display in the Worcestershire Soldier Gallery, put together by the Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum. Free entry.
A photo showing a display of objects commemorating VE Day, including soldiers' uniform, maps, photos and more.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We’re taking part in Going Places, an @artfund.bsky.social programme made possible with generous support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Julia Rausing Trust. Working with 2 other museums, we’ll explore stories of women artists to create touring exhibitions during 2025-2030. ✨
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Prof Serena Trowbridge @serena-t.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Visiting the Elizabeth & Stanhope Forbes exhibition @museumsworcs.bsky.social and finding unexpected traces of #PreRaphaelitism #exhibition #womenartists serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/elizabeth-...
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Penlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
We are thrilled to announce that several of our cherished Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes paintings are currently on loan to @museumsworcs.bsky.social for their current exhibition, “Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art.” Running until 29 June 2025, this exhibition is a must-see!
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The new banners are up, a new exhibition is on its way 👀 Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art opens on Saturday 5 April! 📍 Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. More info and exhibition tickets ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/eliza...
A photo showing the front of Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum with the exhibition banner for Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art.
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jenniwaugh.bsky.social @jenniwaugh.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Have your say about the exciting relocation of The Worcestershire Soldier Gallery to The #Commandery! Tell the project team what you would like to see… LINK: form.typeform.com/to/v3M9DWrs @museumsworcs.bsky.social Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund #museum #militaryheritage #Worcester
Two glass exhibition cases show four dummies wearing tight fitting military jackets made from red fabric with gold braid decoration and one dummy wearing a black jacket with silver braid. There are also some tall hats and helmets decorated with braid, fur or feathers.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The Commandery features in @thehistoryguy.bsky.social's recent History Hit video! ✨ Hear from medical historian Kevin Goodman all about Battlefield Surgery in the Age of Gunpowder: the Gruesome History... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf56...
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Battlefield Surgery In The Age of Gunpowder: The Gruesome History
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Enjoy a great family day out at The Commandery or Hartlebury Castle on Mothers’ Day! 🌸 At both museums, mums get free entry with a ticket-paying child on Sunday 30 March. Plan your visit ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk
A family visiting Hartlebury Castle.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The Easter holidays are fast approaching! 🐣 Families can have a bunny-rilliant time at The Commandery, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle. See what's on ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/whats-on/eas...
A photo showing two children wearing bunny ear headbands.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
There's just over a week left to catch the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard! 🌟 Pop into Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum to see this beautiful treasure while it's here. Free to visit until Sunday 30 March.
A photo showing staff member Kate Potter-Farrant looking into a display case holding lots of silver coins from the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard.
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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
These 21 women artists names were lost, but are now found! Discover the women artists we've uncovered in UK museums and galleries 👉 buff.ly/pBZh2lI 👩‍🎨 (Frances) Maud Porter (1863–1942) 📷 Hastings Museum and Art Gallery #WomensHistoryMonth
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21 women artists we've uncovered in UK museums and galleries
Here are 21 female artists whose names were lost, but are now found!
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
A beautiful bit of blue sky for Bluesky 🙌💙 📍 The Commandery, Worcester.
A photo showing the exterior of The Commandery with blue sky.
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
look at this absolute unit
A very large Exmoor Horn ram, with a small yet noticeable smile.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Can you help us as an Audience Research Volunteer? ✨ This role involves carrying out face-to-face visitor research at the Art Gallery and Museum. If you're a good communicator, enthusiastic, and friendly, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/wp-content/u...
A photo showing a sign reading "Welcome to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum".
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
A thank you to everyone for contributing to the fundraising campaign for the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard from Chair of Trustees Caroline Naisbitt of Worcestershire Heritage, Art and Museums charity. youtu.be/n5U-B6rxWxA
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Thank you | Worcestershire Conquest Hoard fundraising campaign 2025
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It's the February half-term holiday! ✨ Check out what's on for families at the museums ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/whats-on/feb...
A photo showing Worcester Reenactors performing a musket-firing demonstration at The Commandery.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
And with the Mayor cutting a very big ribbon with some very big scissors, new exhibition Wyldgate Lane – A Walk Through Victorian Worcester is open! 🎉 📍 The Commandery. Plan your visit ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/exhib...
A photo showing the Mayor speaking before cutting the ribbon in The Commandery's new exhibition.A photo taken from above showing people looking in a display case in The Commandery's Victorians exhibition.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Did you know the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard was buried in a vessel, likely made locally? 🌳 Malvern has a rich history of pottery industry spanning back to the Iron Age (~800 BC). Read more about the vessel and Severn Valley Ware here ➡️ researchworcestershire.wordpress.com/2024/12/27/t...
A photo showing six of the 119 pieces of pottery found with the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard coins.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
We are continuing to practise our "steady hand for taking photos while loud guns are fired" skills. 🙌 Living History is back at The Commandery this February! ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/livin...
A photo showing reenactors performing a firing display in the gardens of the Commandery in 2024.
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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Worcestershire Conquest Hoard currently on display in @museumsworcs.bsky.social
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Adam B @adambcqx.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Coin of a Voter - issued 63 BC - enlarged image featured in the display of a horde of Roman coins at @museumsworcs.bsky.social
Photograph of a poster featuring a silver coin portraying a person casting their ballot into an urn
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Jack O’ Lantern 🎃 @muninnherself.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
HOARDS HOARDS HOARDS
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard is on temporary display for the first time from this weekend! ✨ 📍 Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Saturday 11 January to Sunday 30 March 2025. Free to visit ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/events/the-w...
A photo showing the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard exhibition. Silver coins are in a display case and large images of individual coins are on the walls.
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Planning a festive visit to the museums? There's plenty to enjoy - be sure to check opening times over the Christmas period! 🎄 ➡️ www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk
3 photos showing a Christmas tree at The Commandery, nutcracker soldier at Hartlebury Castle, and a girl drawing.
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Mel Roxby-Mackey @archaeoborders.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
How did I miss @museumsworcs.bsky.social on here? So glad I’ve found them now 👍
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Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Introducing the Worcestershire Conquest Hoard 🙌 Find out about one of the top archaeological finds in the county in the last 100 years and the campaign to keep it in Worcestershire ➡️ researchworcestershire.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/i...
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Introducing The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard
In Autumn 2023 a landowner was undertaking work in the parish of Leigh & Bransford when they noticed their bucket had something shiny in it. They realised that they had found a coin, and when t…
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Not a day for the queasy.
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