During this fun and easy-going workshop you will create a mosaic heart using mosaic glass tesserae and broken china. On Saturday our tutor Jane will guide you through all the skills and techniques required to create your mosaic, and on Sunday how to grout and finish it to a high standard. Suitable for all, beginners […]

Managing light is the essence of taking good photographs. In this course of tutorials we will be working with different light sources. You should ideally have a bridge or SLR camera and a tripod. You should be familiar with your camera settings. You may be able to download a copy of your camera manual if […]

The Oxfordshire Museum is hosting the Bird Photographer of the Year exhibition in the Garden Gallery. Photographers from all over the world entered more than 23,000 images into the competition. Photographers competed in 8 different categories in the adult competition: Best Portrait, Birds in the Environment, Bird Behaviour, Birds in Flight, Black and White, Urban […]

This 6 week course will teach you to hold poses (Asanas) as well as move with more awareness and connection to your mind and body, incorporating breathwork (Pranayama) and relaxation to leave you feeling grounded, balanced and refreshed.

Have fun while learning how to paint watercolour the right way! In this six week course, John will guide you through all the major and essential techniques to form a solid grounding to progress to producing successful and impressive paintings. All techniques will be demonstrated, and John will be on hand to guide you through […]

Start your Christmas decorating by joining us at the Oxfordshire Museum to create your very own door wreath. Oxfordshire florist and tutor Sandra will guide you in constructing the design using seasonal foliage, natural decorations, and materials. Make a sustainable wreath that your door will be proud of. Mulled wine and mince pies are included […]

Enjoy a day of creating a willow deer. All materials are provided in this exciting workshop. Lunch is also included. About the tutor - Rachel Harwood Drawing on my wildlife and nature experiences, I use British-grown willow from Somerset to create sculptures for the home and garden. Connecting with the natural environment is my passion, […]

Learn all the starter techniques to make your own leather goods at home and take home at least 3 items you make in the class. You will learn: Understanding which leather to use for a project Different Leather tools explained Traditional saddle stitch Marking, punching and cutting out leather Bevelling and finishing edges Setting snap […]

Enjoy a morning of sculpting a hedgehog in clay with ceramicist Ros Ingram. Clay and firing of work included in cost of workshop. About the tutor – Ros Ingram Born in Stratford upon Avon, Ros received a BA hon’s degree in ceramics from the university of Wolverhampton in 1999. She has exhibited throughout Europe, Dubai […]

Welcome to not just small beer, a show about women, brewsters and ale. Ale ­­– or small beer – was an important source of nutrition in the medieval world. Like bread, it was seen as being crucial to the social order. It was one of three main sources of grain in the diet at the […]