Activities and events
Wycombe Museum has a packed calendar of hands-on activities, excitement and learning for all the family.
You can download a listing of our Activities and Events in the 'What's on' leaflet at the bottom of the page.
Wycombe Leisure Card (WLC) - where this appears, a ten per cent discount is available on production of a valid WLC at the time of booking.
Arts Award supporter
Wycombe Museum is an Arts Award supporter. We welcome schools and young people doing Arts Award and we offer:
- Visits to exhibitions and events
- Access to collections including 'behind the scenes tours' of our chair store
- Workshops for primary schools, adult talks and courses and family workshops
- Use of our learning room to create work related to your arts award with the assistance of your advisors
- A chance to write reviews of exhibitions and share them with us on our Facebook page
- We are also keen to partner with existing art award centres or support organisations wanting to achieve Arts Award or Artsmark
All the above are subject to availability - contact the Museum for our current programme of exhibitions and events or to discuss ideas you may have as to how the Museum can support you.
Events diary up to April 2013
May
24 - Tiny Talk Time: The Hungry caterpillar
28 & 30 - Drop-in: Mosaic madness
29 - Bodger the Mascot and Friends
June
2 - Frank Adams Talk - A Wycombe Wanderers Icon - additional event due to popularity
8 - 16 - Bucks Open Studios
14 - Tiny Talk Time: Goal!
22 - Go wild about Nature
28 - Tiny talk Time: Wheels on the Bus
July
6 - Hands-on Archaeology
6 - Risborough Festival: Music Through the Ages
12 - Tiny Talk Time: Going on a Bear Hunt
13 - Wycombe Walks - Town Centre
20 - Wycombe Walks - Town Centre
25 - Wycombe Wanderers 125 Family Day
27 - Wycombe Walks - Town Centre
29 - Drama Workshop
30 - Drop-in:Puppet Fun
August
1 - Drop-in: Puppet Fun
1 - Dead on Arrival - Cemetery Tour
6 & 8 - Drop-in: Butterflies, Bugs and Bees T-Shirt Painting
7 - The Big Summer Bug Hunt and Bee Watch
9 - Flackwell heath Community Library: The Romans
13 & 15 - Drop-in: Aviation Antics
15 - Micklefield Library: finger Football Fun
17 & 18 - Basket Making Workshop
19 - Groovy Greeks Workshop
20 & 22 - Drop-in: Farmyard fun in Clay
23 - Batty about Bats
27 & 29 - Drop-in: Carnival Style Flying Birds
31 - Woodland Crafts and Wildlife Day
September
13 - Tiny Talk Time: The Three Little Pigs
Football trivia trail £1.50
May
Tiny Talk Time
The Hungry Caterpillar
The morning sessions are repeated in the afternoons.
Date: 24 May
Time: 10.30 to 11.30am and 1.15 to 2.15pm
Cost: £2 per child to be paid in advance with the booking. Sorry no refunds.
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Suitable for: Under 5's
Please book as there are limited places.
A special time at Wycombe Museum for the under fives. Enjoy stories, trails and craft activities, inspired by the Museum collection and gardens. Not run during the school holidays. Children to be accompanied by an adult
Half Term Holiday Activities
Drop-in - Mosaic Madness
Date: Tuesday 28 & Thursday 30 May
Time: See below
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £2.50 - no booking required
Suitable For: 4 - 12 years
Design and make your own amazing coaster using colourful, glass mosaic tiles.
All holiday activities are for approximately 45 mins and are on a first come first served basis (max 15 per session). The sessions are at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. All children are to be accompanied by an adult
All drop-in sessions are £2.50
Bodger the Mascot and Friends
Date: Wednesday 29 May
Time: 10.30 - 12 noon
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: Free Drop-in
Suitable For: 5+ years
Join Bodger the Mascot for some fun, games and photo opportunities
June
Frank Adams - A Wycombe Wanderers icon
Date: Sunday 2 June
Time: 2.30 - 3.30pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £4. Please book WLC
Suitable For: Adults
In words and images, Mike Dewey will describe the life of Frank Adams, a true 'Rags to Riches' story. Combine the talk with a viewing of the special exhibition on the Museum celebrating Wycombe Wanderers 125 years.
Bucks Open Studios
Date: From Saturday 8 to Sunday 16 June
Suitable For: All
A variety of artists will be displaying their work at Wycombe Museum and talking to visitors about what inspires them to create art. This is the first time Wycombe Museum has been part of the Buckinghamshire wide Open Studios FREE event in which 500 artists will be showing their work to the public. For more information visit www.wycombe.gov.uk/council-services/leisure-and-culture/arts/opportunities.aspx or www.bucksopenstudios.org.uk
Tiny Talk Time
Goal!
The morning sessions are repeated in the afternoons.
Date: 14 June
Time: 10.30 to 11.30am and 1.15 to 2.15pm
Cost: £2 per child to be paid in advance with the booking. Sorry no refunds.
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Suitable for: Under 5's
Please book as there are limited places.
A special time at Wycombe Museum for the under fives. Enjoy stories, trails and craft activities, inspired by the Museum collection and gardens. Not run during the school holidays. Children to be accompanied by an adult
Go Wild About Nature
Date: Saturday 22 June
Time: 10 - 12 noon
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £4 drop-in
Suitable For: 7+ years
Are you wild about nature? Would you be interested in regular fun activity sessions at the Museum investigating and finding out about wildlife and nature? Come along to find out more.
Tiny Talk Time
Wheels on the Bus
The morning sessions are repeated in the afternoons.
Date: 28 June
Time: 10.30 to 11.30am and 1.15 to 2.15pm
Cost: £2 per child to be paid in advance with the booking. Sorry no refunds.
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Suitable for: Under 5's
Please book as there are limited places.
A special time at Wycombe Museum for the under fives. Enjoy stories, trails and craft activities, inspired by the Museum collection and gardens. Not run during the school holidays. Children to be accompanied by an adult
July
Hands-On Archaeology
Date: Saturday 6 July
Time: 2 - 4pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: Free. Drop-in
Suitable For: For all
Meet archaeologist Jill Eyers, as seen on BBC's 'Digging for Britain', Ros Tyrell from the Portable Antiquities Scheme and other local archaeologists. Handle and identify archaeological finds - flint arrow heads, hand axes and Roman treasures, to name a few -all found locally. Find out about local digs and how to be an archaeologist at this special event to celebrate the British Festival of Archaeology.
Risborough Festival: Music Through the Ages
Date: Saturday 6 July
Time: 10 - 12.30
Venue: Princes Risborough Information Centre, Tower Court, Horns Lane, Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27 OAJ
Cost: Free. Drop-in
Suitable For: All
Join Wycombe Museum for some festival art and craft fun. Make your own musical instrument to take home and discover musical links to Wycombe District through images and artefacts from the Museum collection.
Tiny Talk Time
Going on a Bear Hunt
The morning sessions are repeated in the afternoons.
Date: 12 July
Time: 10.30 to 11.30am and 1.15 to 2.15pm
Cost: £2 per child to be paid in advance with the booking. Sorry no refunds.
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Suitable for: Under 5's
Please book as there are limited places.
A special time at Wycombe Museum for the under fives. Enjoy stories, trails and craft activities, inspired by the Museum collection and gardens. Not run during the school holidays. Children to be accompanied by an adult
Wycombe Walks
Date: Saturday 13, 20 or 27 July
Time: 10.30 - 11.30am
Venue: Outside The Falcon Pub, High Street, HP11 2AX
Cost: £3. Book place at Wycombe Museum - places limited
Suitable For: Adults
Take a stroll through Wycombe with Museum volunteer, Peter Perdoni, and discover the rich history and heritage that surrounds you. (This walk ends at Wycombe Museum with an optional free guided tour of the Museum after the walk.) Refreshments available at the Museum.
Wycombe Wanderers 125 Family Day
'Proud to support our local team'
Date: Thursday 25 July
Time: 1 - 4pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: Free - small charge for some activities
Suitable For: For All
Get behind your local football team and support this event at the Museum to celebrate 125 years of Wycombe Wanderers. A fun packed afternoon of activities includes face painting, badge making, football skills, craft activities, football trail, photo opportunities with special guests and Bodger the Mascot. Visit the amazing Wycombe Wanderers 125 exhibition and take part in a free prize draw on the day.
(Check the website for more information nearer to the date.)
Drama Workshop
Date: Monday 29 July
Time: 11 - 12 noon or 1 - 2pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: Free. Please book
Suitable For: 7+ years
Enjoy a fun filled drama workshop based on Roald Dahl's 'George's Marvellous Medicine'. Led by Explore Learning.
Summer Holiday Activities
Drop-in - Puppet Fun
Date: Tuesday 30 & Thursday 1 August
Time: See below
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £2.50 - no booking required
Suitable For: 4 - 12 years
Make your own amazing hand or spoon puppet.
All holiday activities are for approximately 45 mins and are on a first come first served basis (max 15 per session). The sessions are at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. All children are to be accompanied by an adult
All drop-in sessions are £2.50
August
Dead on Arrival
Date: Thursday 1 August
Time: 7 - 8.30pm
Venue: Meet at Cemetery Entrance
Cost: £4. Please book. WLC
Suitable For: Adults - not suitable for children under 12 years
Join Sally Scagell and the Lost the Plot team for another informative tour of High Wycombe Cemetery. Learn about Victorian health, widely used remedies of the time and old wives' tales. Sally will be revisiting some familiar Wycombe names but also adding several more to her ever popular tours of the older part of the Cemetery. Wear suitable clothing and footwear - it can get chilly in the evening and the ground can be wet or rough underfoot.
Summer Holiday Activities
Drop-in - Butterflies, Bugs and Bees T-shirt Painting
Date: Tuesday 6 & Thursday 8 August
Time: See below
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £2.50 - no booking required
Suitable For: 4 - 12 years
Decorate your own megabugs t shirt with fabric paints and pens.
You will need to bring your own plain white or light coloured t-shirt.
All holiday activities are for approximately 45 mins and are on a first come first served basis (max 15 per session).
The sessions are at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. All children are to be accompanied by an adult
All drop-in sessions are £2.50
The Big Summer Bug Hunt and Bee Watch
Date: Wednesday 7 August
Time: 1 - 4pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: FREE. Drop-in
Suitable For: All
Explore the Museum gardens on a minibeast safari with a wildlife expert and discover what lurks beneath the undergrowth. Bug viewers supplied. Also meet Wycombe beekeepers and find out about the wonderful world of bees. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Flackwell Heath Community Library: The Romans
Date: Friday 9 August
Time: 2.30 - 4pm
Venue: Flackwell Heath Community Library, Chapel Road, HP10 9AA
Cost: FREE. Drop-in
Suitable For: 6+ years
Discover some fascinating facts about the Romans and make your own laurel leaf crown and 'Roman style' jewellery to take home.
Drop-in - Aviation Antics
Date: Tuesday 13 & Thursday 15 August
Time: See below
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £2.50
Suitable For: 4 - 12years
Investigate the science of flight and make perfect paper planes. Will yours loop the loop?
All holiday activities are for approximately 45 mins and are on a first come first served basis (max 15 per session). The sessions are at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. All children are to be accompanied by an adult
Micklefield Library: Finger Football Fun
Date: Thursday 15 August
Time: 2.30 - 4pm
Venue: Micklefield Library, Micklefield Road, HP13 7HU
Cost: FREE. Drop-in
Suitable For: 6+ years
Discover some fascinating facts about Wycombe Wanderers with staff and volunteers from Wycombe Museum and make your own finger football game to take home.
Basket Making Workshop - NEW
Date: Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 August - weekend course
Time: 10 - 4.30pm (Sat) & 1.30 - 4pm (Sun)
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £50. Please book WLC
Suitable For: Adults
Join Christine Brewster, contemporary basket maker, for this 2 day workshop and make your own willow frame basket. You will make a quality basket that you can use in the years to come. No previous experience required. (This workshop explores different techniques to courses previously held at the Museum and is also suitable as a follow on course.) All materials included. Tea and coffee provided. Bring your own lunch.
Groovy Greeks Workshop
Date: Monday 19 August
Time: 11 - 12 or 1 - 2pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: FREE. Please book
Suitable For: 7+ years
Travel to mythical ancient Greece in this interactive workshop. Learn all about the gods and what the Ancient Greeks did for us. Led by Explore Learning.
Drop-in - Farmyard Fun in Clay
Date: Tuesday 20 & Thursday 22 August
Time: See below
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £2.50
Suitable For: 4 - 12years
Create your own cute family of pigs and piglets from clay
All holiday activities are for approximately 45 mins and are on a first come first served basis (max 15 per session). The sessions are at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. All children are to be accompanied by an adult
Batty about Bats
Date: Friday 23 August
Time: 7.30 - 9pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £3 adults. £2 children
Suitable For: All
Join bat enthusiast, Julie Hopton, for an enlightening talk about bats and try out bat detectors in the Museum grounds.
Drop-in - Carnival Style Flying Birds
Date: Tuesday 27 & Thursday 29 August
Time: See below
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: £2.50
Suitable For: 4 - 12years
Make a weird and wonderful 'carnival style' bird with flapping wings.
All holiday activities are for approximately 45 mins and are on a first come first served basis (max 15 per session). The sessions are at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm. All children are to be accompanied by an adult
Woodland Crafts and Wildlife Day
Date: Saturday 31 August
Time: 12 - 4pm
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Cost: FREE
Suitable For: All
Enjoy an afternoon inspired by Woodlands - see 'bodgers' at work demonstrating 'log to leg', basket makers and willow weaving, wildlife artists, chair making talks and guided tours. Discover woodland walks and information on woodland wildlife from local wildlife groups and meet some live woodland animals. Some traditional crafted products will be available to buy and 'have a go' craft activities may incur a small charge. Refreshments available.
September
Tiny Talk Time
The Three Little Pigs
The morning sessions are repeated in the afternoons.
Date: 13 September
Time: 10.30 to 11.30am and 1.15 to 2.15pm
Cost: £2 per child to be paid in advance with the booking. Sorry no refunds.
Venue: Wycombe Museum
Suitable for: Under 5's
Please book as there are limited places.
A special time at Wycombe Museum for the under fives. Enjoy stories, trails and craft activities, inspired by the Museum collection and gardens. Not run during the school holidays. Children to be accompanied by an adult
Exhibitions
Free admission to all exhibitions
Now showing
Wycombe Wanderers - 125 years of the Chair Boys
Help us celebrate Wycombe Wanderers 125th Anniversary with this exhibition of fantastic footballing fun. There's plenty to do for all ages and lots to learn about the history of our local team. Why do they have a reputation as Giant Killers, how do they train and why are they known as 'the Chair Boys'? Find out the answers to these and lots of other quirky facts. There's also plenty to get your hands (and feet) on. In partnership with Wycombe Wanderers Football trust.
Exhibitions from you
We have a range of changing community exhibitions on our first floor. If you are interested in putting together an exhibition for this space please contact us.