Events in July 2012

• High Fell - The Cumbria Landscape Story

  Date : 31st March 2012 - 1st July 2012
  Time : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

  The exhibition links to Cumbria Wildlife Trust's High Fell project which captures local people's memories of the Lakeland landscape since World War II. It explores the changing landscape and how this has affected the county's wildlife. Memories of changes in farming, forestry, recreation and...

• Georgian Carlisle

  Date : 23rd June 2012 - 9th September 2012
  Time : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This major exhibition will explore Carlisle's development during the Georgian period (1714 - 1836) and analyse a period of immense social change that transformed Carlisle from a medieval to a modern city. Visitors will also be able to see the national context of a period that brought the industrial...

• Georgian Carlisle

  Date : 3rd July 2012
  Time : 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  The talk will provide a flavour of life in Georgian Carlisle and look at key episodes in this era.   Ed Rutherford, Curator of Social History will discuss the Jacobite Rising of 1745, political unrest of the 1820s, and the arrival of industry. It will also explore some of the key Georgian...

• Sensational Clay

  Date : 7th July 2012 - 23rd September 2012

  This summer we're laying on a sensory feast for all the family to enjoy. This striking, hands-on exhibition of ceramics by Hereford-based maker, Jon Williams, has been inspired by the five senses: touch, taste, sound, smell and sight. From tiny handheld items to huge musical pots, visitors can...

• Festival of British Archaeology - Recent Finds in Cumbria

  Date : 24th July 2012
  Time : 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  Join us for a special lunchtime talk from Oxford Archaeology North and our resident archaeology curator, Tim Padley. As part of the annual Festival of British Archaeology, OAN and Tim will be discussing recent finds in Cumbria

• Festival of British Archaeology - Drop In

  Date : 24th July 2012
  Time : 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  Join the Tullie House team for a special afternoon on 24th July celebrating the Festival of British Archaeology! Handle real objects, use your best detective skills to solve our historical mystery and have fun trying our archaeology themed craft activities. The event is a drop-in session in the...

• Love Parks Week - Al Fresco Art!

  Date : 27th July 2012
  Time : 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  Al Fresco Art - A summer sunprint! Make a summer sunprint in the gardens of Tullie House. use special paper that changes colour when exposed to sunlight and create an image by blending science and art! Place twigs, leaves and flowers on photo sensitive paper and let is sunbathe for a couple of...