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Summer Events 2024

Unpacking the V&A Wedgwood Collection

People, Portraits and Personalities

A new display about the celebrities and influencers captured in Wedgwood medallions, sharing the latest objects from the cataloguing project behind the scenes.

3rd July - 17th November

FREE Admission

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Unpacking the collection sign
Time, Space and Empire at the V&A Wedgwood collection

Join us for a series of events, discussions and installations exploring Staffordshire’s histories of slavery and abolition. Marking UNESCO’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. In partnership with Culture&.

23rd August - 6th September

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tea set by Jacqueline bishop
Future Fest

Our biggest event of the year is back!

Get ready for a day filled with live music acts, a DJ, immersive shows, activities for the kids, delicious street food,  Caribbean steel drums and so much more!

August 31st from 10 am until late.

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People
Joanne Watson 3 Day Portrait Course

Join Joanne for three full days of tuition and guidance to help you begin or improve your portrait skills. 

August 12th, 13th & 14th 

10 am until 4 pm

This workshop is suitable for all abilities.

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Portrait artist course

 

FOR FAMILIES

 

Clay Club | Potter's Wheel Class

A 30-minute potter's wheel session specifically for children to get hands-on with clay.

Recommended ages 4 -14 years

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Girl is sitting at a potters wheel with a blue apron and squashing down the clay on the wheel top
Clay Club | Factory Tours

A special tour for little potters to discover the secrets of the Wedgwood Factory.

Recommended ages 4 -14 years

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An image of the Wedgwood factory. In the center a Jasper wear piece sits on a factory trolley and behind you can see a busy factory filled with many varieties of pots.
Decorating Studio

School’s out, so we are opening our decorating studio for pottery painting fun every day of the week! 

Open 7 days a week for the Summer Holidays!

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Two boys at a white table wearing blue aprons, playing with paint.
Wedgwood Wednesdays

Drop in to the V&A Wedgwood Collection for family-friendly crafts, with special guest artists on selected days.

Every Wednesday in the Summer Holidays

FREE Drop-in

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Kids with wigs
Fun Fridays

FREE drop-in sessions every Friday between 24th July – 28th August for nature activities, animal talks and garden games! 

Hoglets will be joining us in the courtyard on  2nd, 9th, 16, & 30th August

Every Friday in the Summer Holidays

FREE Drop-in

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Hedgehog in flowers
Josiah & Co Drop-in crafts

Head to Josiah & Co to get creative and make a craft to take home!

29th July – 4th August

12th - 18th August 

26th August – 1st September 

10 am - 5 pm

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An image of someone using jewels to decorate an egg.

 

Past Events

 

Unpacking Wedgwood

Get behind the scenes and discover stories through objects from the V&A Wedgwood Collection's 'Unpacking' project to catalogue and rehouse the collection. This month's theme is 'Wearable Wedgwood'.

Friday 19th July 

11 am 

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Image of V&A team unpacking from the Wedgwood archives
Trent Valley Way Relay

This fun FREE Father's Day activity is open to anyone who would like to walk, run or jog through the city and discover more about the Trent Valley Way, a long-distance walking route that will follow the Trent Valley from source to sea.

The baton will arrive at the Bet 365 stadium around 11.30 am before it is passed to runners for the final 6 km leg to World of Wedgwood. 

Sunday 16 June

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Josi
Yoga & Breakfast Experience

Enjoy a moment of mindfulness with a yoga session hosted by local yoga instructor Helena Cornes.

Selected Dates

9.30 am

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People doing yoga on the grass
Josiah & Co Workshops

A selection of makers workshops held in the surrounds of Josiah & Co Store

This Summer

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People using their hands making clay