Event type: Workshop

Follow the travels of porcelain objects from the fiery kilns of China to storm-tossed ships and curiosity cabinets in Tudor London.

Award-winning poet Sarah Howe and BBC New Generation Thinker Lauren Working will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the objects, history and ideas that inspired the museum’s immersive ‘I, too, am a survivor’ exhibition.

You will get the chance to visit the exhibition and gain special access to one of the museum’s most beloved porcelain objects. The workshop will end with a brief creative writing exercise, with Sarah leading you step-by-step through drafting a poem of your own.

Suitable for visitors aged 16+

Head along to this Halloween-inspired Workshop and learn how to make your own Autumnal Arrangement, from Professional Florist Fleur, from Booker Flowers and Gifts.

The workshop includes helpful tips on how to keep your flowers fresh. No previous experience needed, but booking essential.

Tickets are £50 for a 2-hour workshop.

Head along to this Handtied Workshop and learn how to make your own Front-Facing Handtied Bouquet, from Professional Florist Fleur, from Booker Flowers and Gifts.

The workshop includes helpful tips on how to keep your flowers fresh and how to wrap them in a water bubble. No previous experience needed, but booking essential.

Tickets are £50 for a 2-hour workshop.

Head along to this Summer Arrangement Workshop and learn how to make your own arrangement, from Professional Florist Fleur, from Booker Flowers and Gifts.

The workshop includes helpful tips on how to keep your flowers fresh. No previous experience needed, but booking essential.

Tickets are £50 for a 2-hour workshop.

Get even more out of your visit to Apollo Remastered with these out-of-this-world workshops for children and young people. There’s a variety of sessions covering all kinds of activities, so there’s sure to be something you’ll love!

Suitable for adults as well as children, the whole family can visit Apollo Remastered and build something new.

To-scale, lego-based recreations of Luna lander, Artemis Base Camp, Saturn V and Launch Tower will be starting points for exploring how the Apollo missions were carried out. Suitable for the whole family – parents and kids alike – Richard can answer any questions you have on the science and technologies which made travelling to the moon possible.

You’ll also be able make your own recreations of the Luna landers with Lego provided.

SPECIAL OFFER: Get 20% off a children’s Lunch Box from the Williamson Cafe with every booking.

Multi award winning physical comedy company Ugly Bucket, are launching a brand new clowning retreat which is more than just a workshop series…bucket’s more!

Enjoy three days of masterclasses that explore Ugly Bucket’s unique blend of clown, music and personal testimony, full catering with delicious shared meals and extra social events to unwind and connect with a new community.

Hosted in the scenic surroundings of Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre, you’ll come away with a deeper understanding of yourself and renewed passion for clowning.

Ugly Bucket are a multi-award-winning Liverpool-based company that strive to tackle taboo topics in the most outrageous ways they can. Their productions are funny, fast, physical, and hit audiences right in the gut. Critically acclaimed productions include Edinburgh Fringe sell-out productions Bost-Uni Plues; 2 Clowns 1 Cup; and Good Grief, which was the recipient of the Underbelly/New Diorama Theatre’s Untapped Award, was featured by BBC Stories and has completed two national tours.

Their latest and most ambitious production, STUFFED in association with Unity Theatre, partnered with UK food banks and Liverpool based food poverty organisations.

Learn more about Ugly Bucket and the retreat at https://www.uglybuckettheatre.co.uk/the-big-bucket-retreat

 

Head along and join the next Young Homotopia Creative Skills workshop on photography with Casey Orr.

Don’t worry if you haven’t done one before, these workshops are open to any LGBTQ+ people aged 16-25. This workshop is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about photography and build skills with an industry professional.

Casey Orr’s workshops are fun and on hands events where everyone has a chance to explore different aspects of photography including portraiture, the photographic studio, collaborative making and the powerful language of fashion. The colourful project is celebratory and joyful, giving voice and visibility to young creativity.