From Ghosts and Demons to Training Samurais - New Season of Events Announced!

With our exciting exhibitions and events you're sure to find something to brighten even the darkest of winter days. Pick up a copy in the museum, in arts boxes around Derby, or view here

Arriving in February is Process and Progress: The Creative Journeys of Ronald Pope and the Artists of the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award. Process and Progress explores the journeys of modernist sculptor Ronald Pope (1920-1997) and a series of artists who have all won the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award in the last 19 years.

Find out more here: https://www.derbymuseums.org/whats-on/process-and-progress-the-creative-journeys-of-ronald-pope-and-the-artists-of-the-jonathan-vickers-fine-art-award

You've heard of Greenwich Mean Time, but what about Derby Mean Time? Don't miss the latest exhibition at Pickford's House, where artist Tim Shore looks at the legacy of John Flamstead (1646-1719), the first Astronomer Royal.

Find out more here: https://www.derbymuseums.org/whats-on/derby-mean-time

October saw the launch of two fantastic new exhibitions for the Japanese Season of Culture, Japanese Ghosts and Demons: Woodblock Prints from the Ashmolean Museum and Powerful Nature: Inspiring Japanese Art and Culture. Displaying everything from dancing skeletons to a rare suit of Samurai armour, you won't want to miss these stunning exhibitions, both on until 26 January.

Find out more here: https://www.derbymuseums.org/whats-on/topic/japanese-season-of-culture

Alongside our exhibitions is a programme of fantastic events. Learn the true way of the Samurai in sessions for adults and children. Follow our Pharaohs' Treasure Trail, watch a triple bill of ghost stories, or join us for a Hidden History of Women in Art for International Women's Day.

Find out more here: https://www.derbymuseums.org/whats-on