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Guernsey Museums & Galleries
(Castle Cornet, Fort Grey and Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery)
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Guernsey Museums and Galleries Photography Competition - Remember
In conjunction with the recently-launched Guernsey Photography Festival, we are offering a chance to win a day out with a Guernsey Press photographer, plus many more exciting prizes kindly donated by Guernsey Photographics and local photographer Karl Taylor.
The theme of the competition is “Remember”. More...
Easter Festival of Living History
(Guernsey History In Action Company)
Dead Good - Living History! Step into Guernsey's past with stories, costumed characters, games and demonstrations in Castle Cornet's Hatton Gallery over the Easter weekend. View program...
For further information please contact Guernsey Museum: +44 (0) 1481 726518 or download the flyer here...
Mediaeval horseplay at the 2004 Festival of Living History
3rd – 29th May 2010
Tuesday-Friday, 9a.m.-2p.m.
Holy Trinity Church
The Occupation and Liberation of Guernsey, World War II.
The museum service holds an extensive archive of photographs documenting many aspects of Guernsey life since the 19th century. We are delighted to be able to show a selection of key photographs from our German Occupation archive as part of the first Guernsey Photographic Festival in May 2010. This also coincides with the 65th anniversary of Guernsey's Liberation from occcupation.
Visitors are are invited to sit in the church pews and watch the slide-show which lasts for approximately 15 minutes.
Entry is FREE OF CHARGE.
Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery
Museums at Night / La Nuit Des Musées
Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery will again be supporting this pan-European initiative by opening during the evening for a programme of tours and talks by museum staff, including a look at some of the collection not usually seen by the public. The winners of our "Remember" photographic competition will also be announced during the course of the evening. Watch local media for details.
Details available from the Museum +44 (0) 1481 726518 or the Guernsey Information Centre +44 (0) 1481 723552 in May.
Social History Curator Matt Harvey showed weapons from the museum collection to appreciative on-lookers at our 2009 event
THE BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
FREE ENTRY TO GUERNSEY MUSEUMS
To mark the official birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, Castle Cornet, Fort Grey and Guernsey Museum will be opening their doors without charge on this day.
For further details please contact Guernsey Information Centre on +44 (0)1481 723552
HM Queen Elizabeth II at Castle Cornet in 2001, to open the 201 Squadron RAF Museum
16th, 23rd, 30th July & 6th August 2010
Castle Cornet
KPMG Castle Nights
Castle Nights are back with sponsorship from KPMG for a series of four Friday evenings with free admission to Castle Cornet and a varied programme of musical entertainment. Why not bring a picnic and soak up the atmosphere. More information to be released nearer to the time. Contact Jane Livermore Absolute Marketing +44 (0) 1481 243667
Contact the Museum on +44 (0) 1481 726518
Castle Cornet, Guernsey; oblique aerial view looking south
Mon 26th July - Fri 27th August 2010
Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery
Museum Summer Activities
Inventive craft activities held at Guernsey Museum, 2 p.m.every weekday between the indicated dates.
(On some days there will be a living history performance. All childeren must be accompanied & normal admission charges apply).
For further information please contact Guernsey Museum on +44 (0) 1481 726518
Rocquaine Regatta
The Rocquaine Regatta has a long and distinguished reputation for fun. A full day (and evening) of free entertainment and activities for both the young and young at heart, including beach and stage events, sandcastles, inshore swimming and sailing, as well as raft races, 5-a-side football and volleyball and even a mini-macho contest. Held on Guernsey’s beautiful southwest coast, there is also free entry to Fort Grey, Maritime Museum.
Rocquaine Bay, Guernsey, oblique aerial view from the south
Sun 22nd August 2010
Castle Cornet
Castle Cornet Summer Festival
Historical fun for all the family. Demonstrations and activities include:
- Sword fights
- 'Wound' make up
- History in Action
- Live music
- Costumed tours
- Dressing up
- Children's crafts
Normal admission charges apply; free entry for (accompanied) children under 7.
Sat 27th November - Fri 31st December 2010
Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery - Lukis Room
A Victorian Christmas
Featuring Victorian themed Christmas displays and activities for all the family set in a reproduction Victorian parlour.