Winter and early spring - activities at Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery

Visit our site pages for general visiting information

Please note we are re-dsiplaying some of the galleries so we are open for half term activities only and special groups. 

Dementia Café. Third Tuesday of the month 10.30pm-12.30pm. Connecting memories, one cup at a time. This is not a drop-in group. For more information call 0121 437 0033 or email info@ageuksandwell.org.uk

The Amazing Mr Hackwood. Saturday 14 June, 12pm (museum open 11am-2pm) This is a brand new play about the Wednesbury author Frederick Hackwood by local writer Adrian Johnson performed by Grusha's Theatre Company. "It's nearly Christmas 1918 and Wednesbury's greatest writer and teacher, Frederick Hackwood, is confined to bed while his mother, wife and daughter come together and recall, with laughter, Frederick's' amazing life and times. Change, Suffragettes, sngs, celebrations, and thoughts about leaving home are considered, but will Frederick ever agree?" Suitable for adults and ages 12 years and over. Booking required via ticketsource, £5 per ticket

Half Term dance week! 

Half Term crafts -  Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29. 11am-3pm. Have a go at our springtime crafts. small charge

ME Dance Workshop
Wednesday 28 May 11.15am-12.15pm7-11yrs,  12.45pm-1.45pm 12+ 
Marcia Edwards, Artistic Director of ME Dance will deliver workshops to lift your energy and give you experience of a range of dance styles including Contemporary, African, Jazz and Commercial. Everyone welcome no need to have experience, just come and join in! The creative performance workshop will give you the opportunity to be part of the performance curtain raiser. Booking essential at ticketsource. All workshops £5.50 per participant

ME Dance Creative Performance Workshop. Thursday 29 May 11.15pm – 12.15pm
Marcia Edwards, Artistic Director of ME Dance will deliver workshops to lift your energy and give you experience of a range of dance styles including Contemporary, African, Jazz and Commercial. No need to have previous experience just come and join in and have a go.  The creative performance workshop will give you the opportunity to be part of the performance curtain raiser. Booking essential at ticketsource.
All workshops £5.50 per participant

ME Dance “UNIFIED” Live Dance Performance. Saturday 31 May 12pm. A presentation of dance works created ME Dance Youth and Graduate Company, and showcasing a new work in progress piece by Marcia Edwards.  Plus curtain raiser performance by workshop participants. Booking essential at ticketsource
Pay what you can – suggested amount £3.50

Local history talks coming up this year!

Thursday 8 May 11.30am – Homefront in Sandwell - VE Day commemorations
"What did you do in the war Grandad?"   We look at how the people of Sandwell coped during WW11.    Examining entries from school log books, to see how they managed at the beginning of the war, looking at extracts from nursery schools to find out what happened when children were evacuated.   We also look at entries in diaries of local people as well as photos from Sandwell Archives collection.  We find out how people coped with rationing and bombings, yet managed to carry on their daily lives.

Thursday 5 June 11.30am West Bromwich in Old Photos
Take a nostalgic tour around West Bromwich looking at old photos from Sandwell Archives collection

Thursday 3 July 11.30am  – When the Chance Brother came to Smethwick - The extraordinary, ordinary
Chance Brothers Ltd were glass produces based in Smethwick, they were the leaders in the manufacturing of all things glass, including lighthouses.  This talk not only looks at the beginnings of the firm in Smethwick, the different types of glass and glass objects produced, it also looks at some interesting little side stories.  The talk also looks at how the records finally came to be with Sandwell Archives from Pilkington’s the firm who took over Chance Brothers.

Thursday 11 September 11.30am – Challis. The extraordinary, ordinary
Discover the life and work of Henry Challis who painting scenes of Oldbury and Smethwick in the 1800s. You can see some of his work in our exhibition.

Thursday 9 October 11.30am – Workhouse to Hospital
What happened when you were ill before the NHS?  This talk takes you from the workhouse at West Bromwich where it all began, through to present day, looking at healthcare provision and how it developed in Sandwell.

Thursday 13 November 11.30am – Ruskin - The extraordinary, ordinary
Discover our fantastic Ruskin Pottery collection and the fascainting story of the workforce. You can then explore the pottery in our Ruskin gallery