Gladstone Pottery Museum Please Turn Over for the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Information

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Gladstone Pottery Museum Please turn over for The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery information

Exhibitions, Events and Activities January - April 2016

Have a go at throwing a pot, Tuesdays - Saturdays

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Gladstone Pottery Museum, Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 1PQ Telephone: 01782 237777

@GladstoneMuseum Did you know we offer a 12 month annual pass for less than the cost of two visits? Ask us for details and prices.

Gladstone is the only complete Victorian pottery factory from the days when coal burning ovens made the world’s finest bone china. Traditional skills, original workshops, the cobbled yard and huge bottle ovens transport visitors back in time. Visit the gift shop and tea room and have a go at throwing a pot, making a china flower or decorating pottery. Please allow two to three hours for your visit. The shop and tea room, which serves a selection of drinks and light lunches, are open to non-museum visitors.

Access: If you are a wheelchair user or have a pushchair, please contact us for access information.

Our opening times are Tuesdays - Saturdays and Bank Holidays October - March: 10am - 4pm. Tea room: 11am - 3:30pm April - September: 10am - 5pm. Tea room: 11am - 4pm

Please check our website or call us for up to date admission prices.

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Ongoing Events

Demonstrations of Pottery Skills Tuesdays - Saturdays and Bank Holidays Skilled professionals demonstrate bone china flower making, pot throwing, casting and decorating daily. Free with admission.

Have-a-go Activities Tuesday - Saturday and Bank Holidays At Gladstone you can try your hand at pottery skills and create your own masterpiece. From £1 plus admission.

Toddler Thursday - Fun for the Under 5s See events and activities listings for more details.

Exhibition Resonance - Reflections on the Great War through artworks inspired by Staffordshirecollections Tuesdays - Saturdays from 6 - 24 Februar y Resonance is an artistic response to collections of First World War objects, documents and archives. The exhibition features new ceramic work by Stephen Dixon, with complimentary photography and film by Johnny Magee. Collectively, the works look at the ways in which the Great War affected the Staffordshire home front. They examine themes of absence, loss, individual heroism and shared humanity, and consider how these themes resonate within the material objects found in the collections. Stephen has been particularly inspired by the many examples of Crested China, a popular form of Staffordshire souvenir-ware, which was at the height of its popularity during the Great War. Johnny has taken a look at postcards, letters and documents, re-interpreting them using digital film and photographic processes. Normal admission applies. whats on december2015_Layout 1 15/12/2015 14:01 Page 13

Events & Activities

Circus Trail Tuesdays - Saturdays during January

Follow the clues to solve the puzzle. Free gift and entry into a prize draw for everyone who takes part. £1 plus admission.

Toddler Thursday - Fun for the Under 5s Thursday 21 January

Learn, play and explore in our sessions especially for under 5s and their parents or carers. £1 per child but normal admission applies if you wish to visit the rest of the museum. Please call 01782 237777 to book. 10.30 - 11.30am.

Bone China Flower Making Workshop Saturday 23 January

Find out how our beautiful china blooms are made from our expert flowermaker and make your own to take home with you in this 1.5 hour session. 11am, £10 - includes museum admission. Please call 01782 237777 to book.

Circus Saturday Saturday 30 January

Roll up! Roll up! Have some fun and join our drop-in circus skills workshop. Learn a variety of circus skills from professionals. 11am - 3pm, included with admission.

Wizard Trail Tuesdays - Saturdays and Bank Holidays during February

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Half Term Pottery Painting Tuesday 16 February - Saturday 20 February

Paint a piece of pottery to take home as a unique souvenir of your visit to Gladstone, from £1 plus admission. Choose from mini bottle ovens, animals and a special themed witch and wizard range.

Half Term Craft Activity - Make a Peg Witch/Wizard Tuesday 16 February

Make your very own peg witch or wizard! 11am - 3pm, this activity is included in admission.

Birds of Prey and Owls Wednesday 17 February

Meet the team from Kingsley Falconry Centre and their birds of prey and owls. Visitors can get up close to the birds in a static display and watch flying displays during the day. This event is included in admission.

Wizard and Witch Storytelling Thursday 18 February

Join our storyteller to hear some magical stories about spells, witches and wizards. Drop in 11am - 3pm, included in admission.

Toddler Thursday - Fun for the Under 5s Thursday 25 February

Learn, play and explore in our sessions especially for under 5s and their parents or carers. £1 per child but normal admission applies if you wish to visit the rest of the museum. Call 01782 237777 to book. 10.30 - 11.30am.

Shopping Discount Thursday 25, Friday 26 and Saturday 27 February Save 15% when you spend £5 or more in the shop. Choose from gifts, cards, books and ceramics made or decorated on site. Admission tickets not included. The shop and café welcome non-museum visitors. whats on december2015_Layout 1 15/12/2015 14:01 Page 11

Superhero Saturday Saturday 12 March Free admission to the museum for every visitor dressed as a superhero! Visit our drop in craft workshop and make your own superhero or super-villain mask from 11am – 3pm, this activity is included in admission.

Super-potters Saturday 12 March

Our factory needs your help! Create a superhero to help make our pottery. Superheroes with super speed, laser eyes, flying skills and fire ball making welcome. 11am - 12.30pm and 1.15 - 3pm, £1 plus admission.

Easter Trail Tuesdays - Saturdays and Bank Holidays during March and April

Find the clues hiding around our site and you could win a prize! £1 plus admission, free gift and entry into a prize draw for all participants.

Toddler Thursday - Fun for the Under 5s Thursday 24 March

Easter Craft Activity – Make a Faberge Egg Tuesday 29 March and Tuesday 5 April

Decorate your own jewelled egg in our drop in craft workshop. 11am - 3pm, included in admission.

Easter Fun Day Wednesday 30 March

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Wildlife Day Thursday 31 March

Find out about our local wildlife with the Staffordshire Wildlife Trusts team and take part in spring themed craft activities. 11am - 3pm, included in admission.

Easter Storytelling Friday 1 April and Tuesday 5 April Join our storyteller to hear some Easter stories. Drop in 11am - 3pm, included in admission.

Bone China Flower Making Workshop Saturday 16 April

Fortyfied Film Showing Saturday 23 April

Celebrate the museum’s birthday by watching the film made of 2015’s ‘Fortyfied’ day, where 40 pottery demonstrations were enjoyed by over 1000 visitors to the museum. The event won Silver in the Tourism Event of the Year category at the Staffordshire Tourism Awards. 1pm, this event is free - normal admission applies to the rest of the museum.

Toddler Thursday - Fun for the Under 5s Thursday 28 April

Victorian Day Saturday 30 April

Visit the museum and travel back in time to the Victorian era. Join ‘Toby Jugg’, our costumed storyteller, and hear his tales about working in our bottle ovens. Normal admission applies.

Time for tea! Saturday 30 April

Victorians loved drinking tea and their beautiful tea sets. Make your own decorative mini teacup, saucer and jug. Drop in 11am - 3pm, £1 plus admission.

Shopping at the Museums

At Gladstone Pottery Museum decorated in our Decorating and The Potteries Museum & Shop. The Potteries Museum Art Gallery there are shops & Art Gallery Shop stocks a selling a wide range of unusual range of items inspired by the gifts to suit all budgets - from Staffordshire Hoard including pocket money gifts for younger jewellery, books and ceramics. visitors to works of art by local designers and makers. There Both shops hold regular are books on ceramics and discount events and have local history and unique items changing displays from local you won’t find on the high craftspeople. The shop at street. Gladstone welcomes non museum visitors. The Gladstone Shop sells a range of items made and decorated on site, including bone china flowers produced by our skilled flowermakers and

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