Diary of Events – 2008
To book any event please contact Guildford Museum using the contact details at the bottom of this page.
February 2008
February 28 2008
Medieval Windsor: Castle, Town or Something more? (RHUL Lecture Series)
Presented by David Lewis
7.30pm in the Guildhall, High Street, Guildford
Tickets £6 including a glass of wine
March 2008
March 8 2008
Literary Surrey
A talk by Jacqueline Bannerjee to mark World Book Day and the Women's Festival. 2.30pm in the Museum Classroom. Tickets £3.
March 10 2008
Guildford Group Meeting - ‘Medieval Woking’
An illustrated talk by Richard Savage on recent research in Woking. 7.30pm in the Jubilee Room, United Reform Church, Guildford
Entrance fee £2 for non-members.
March 27 2008
Mughal India (RHUL Lecture Series)
Presented by Francis Robinson
7.30pm in the Guildhall, High Street, Guildford
Tickets £6 including a glass of wine
April 2008
April 12 2008
Miniature Textiles Exhibition, staged by the Guild of Miniature Needle Arts
Examples of micro-stitchery by the Guild, continues until June 7.
Open 11am - 5pm Mon - Sat Admission free.
April 5 - 20 2008
Easter 'White Rabbit' Hunt - Museum Treasure Hunt for the school holidays with clues and prizes.
April 19 2008
The Museum Needlework Collection - a talk by Dr Mary Alexander in the Museum Classroom at 2pm. Admission free but booking essential due to limited space.
May 2008
Miniature Textiles Exhibition Continues until June 7.
May 12 2008
Guildford Group Meeting - ‘Anglo Saxons’
An illustrated lecture by Paul Hill, a return of his popular lecture on his book of last year. 7.30pm in the Jubilee Room, United Reform Church, Guildford. Entrance fee £2 for non-members.
May 17 2008
Pastfinders ‘Codex’ event. Junior Museum Club meeting, please contact the museum for details.
May 17 2008
Night at the Museum Event for Museums and Galleries Month.
Film showing of Wallace and Gromit in ‘The Wrong Trousers’ plus treasure hunt and refreshments. Start 5pm, Adult £5, child £3, family ticket £14 available from the museum.
May 26 2008
County Show - Come and see Guildford Museum’s exhibit at the County Show in Stoke Park.
May 31 2008
‘Songs for a Medieval Wine Cellar’ - Songs about wine and church bells from the Middle Ages to modern times on Lute and Hurdy Gurdy. 7pm in the Undercroft on the High Street. Tickets £8 from the Museum.
June 2008
Miniature Textiles Exhibition continues until June 7.
June 7 2008
Pastfinders Visit to Butser Ancient Farm. Junior Museum Club outing, please contact the museum for details.
June 21 2008
Living Memory: The changing face of Guildford 1962 – 1973 Exhibition
Guildford in the 1960s incorporating an Oral History project. People’s memories of this important decade of change. Continues until August 25.
Open 11am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, admission free.
June 28 2008
Guildford in the Swinging Sixties, a talk by Matthew Alexander in the Museum Classroom at 2pm. Admission free but booking essential due to limited space.
July 2008
Summer Festival: Guildford Museum will have a craft stall on the High Street.
Living Memory: The changing face of Guildford 1962 – 1973 Exhibition continues until August 25. Open 11am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, admission free
July 5 2008
Pastfinders event ‘Were the Victorians Really Vile?’ Junior Museum Club Meeting, please contact the museum for details.
August 2008
Living Memory: The changing face of Guildford 1962 – 1973 Exhibition continues until August 25. Open 11am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, admission free.
August 1 - 31 2008
'Find the Lost Sheep' - Museum treasure hunt for the school holidays with clues and prize.
Guildford Museum
Castle Arch
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3SX
Tel: 01483 444750
Email: museum@guildford.gov.uk