Carisbrooke Castle Museum – Winter Talks

Posted by Admin on 25 October 2013, 11:07 pm

CARISBROOKE CASTLE MUSEUM

WINTER TALKS

Programme for Winter 2013-14
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Illustrated talks giving opportunities to find out more about the Museum and its collections, with complimentary refreshments in the medieval Great Hall.
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For further details and to book your places
please ring 01983 523112
or e-mail info@carisbrookecastlemuseum.org.uk
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BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL as places are limited.
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Toys from the Past
Revisit your childhood through our exhibition of toys and games from the past. View the treasures of earlier generations of children. Try your skill with some reproduction traditional toys. Talk and demonstration by Rosemary Cooper, former Curator.
Tuesday 3rd December 2 – 4pm £8.00 a ticket
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A Georgian Tour of the Isle of Wight
Find out about travel for visitors in Georgian times, and view watercolour paintings from this period by John Nixon not currently on display. Talk by Bob Longton, Museum Custodian.
Tuesday 21st January 2 – 4pm £8.00 a ticket
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Princess Beatrice: Royal Governor
View the former apartments of Princess Beatrice, youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, and discover more about the life of this royal governor of the Isle of Wight. Talk and tour by Sarah Lang, our Curator.
Wednesday 26th February 2 – 4pm £8.00 a ticket
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King Charles I: Royal Prisoner
View the King’s prison apartments, find out about his life as a captive, see his secret correspondence and hear about his escape plans. Talk and tour by Rosemary Cooper, former Curator.
Tuesday 18th March 2 – 4pm £8.00 a ticket