Heritage
Festival of Archaeology 2023
FREE
DATES
Sat 15 Jul 2023 - Sun 30 Jul 2023
Festival of Archaeology 2023: 15 – 30 July
The theme for this year’s Festival of Archaeology is ‘Archaeology and Creativity’. Archaeology at its heart is a creative process. It’s about exploration and imagination, its visual stimulation and inspiration; it’s the process by which we create memory and meaning. By drawing on innovative technologies and using a wide range of tools archaeology helps us think about the world we live in. Archaeology is about storytelling and archaeologists use creative practices such as art, music, creative writing, poetry and theatre to bring to life the material we uncover and the stories of the places and people around us. So come and join us for the 2023 Festival of Archaeology and show us how creative you are!
Programme of events
15 – 30 July: Gallery Trail
Pick up a Gallery Tail from one of our friendly Front of House staff and see how many of the objects you can find throughout the museum galleries. Family-friendly aged 7+.
Saturday 15 July, 1-3pm: Viking Ships
Join us for our free archaeology-themed drop-in craft activities for kids. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 3 +.
Sunday 16 July, 12.30-2pm: Going Potty Over Pots!
Join local ceramics artist Deborah Podmore for a family-friendly hands-on session exploring some of the historic manufacturing and decorating techniques used by early potters from Britain’s ancient past. Booking essential.
Friday 21 July, 11am-12.30pm: ‘History of the Bridgewater Canal’.
A talk by archaeologist Dr MIke Nevell. Booking essential.
Saturday 22 July, 1-3pm: Roman Mosaics
Join us for our free archaeology-themed drop-in craft activities for kids. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 3 +.
Saturday 22 July, 11am-2pm: Meet the Portable Antiquities Scheme
Heather Beeton from the Portable Antiquities Scheme at National Museums Liverpool will be visiting the museum to talk about how they go about recording archaeological finds recovered by metal detectorists and the importance of recording the finds to allow further archaeological research to take place.
Free, family-friendly event. Drop-in between 11am – 2pm (no need to book)
Wednesday 26 July, 10am-3pm: Cave Paintings
Join us for our free archaeology-themed drop-in craft activities for kids. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 3 +.
Friday 28 July, 10am-3pm: Dinorama
Join us for our free archaeology-themed drop-in craft activities for kids. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 3 +.
Saturday 29 July, 1-3pm: Round Houses
Join us for our free archaeology-themed drop-in craft activities for kids. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 3 +.
DATES
Sat 15 Jul 2023 - Sun 30 Jul 2023
