SEASONAL TRAILS

HAVE FUN saturday 4 april – sunday 19 april EGGSTRAORDINARY EASTER TRAIL WITH THE Eggsplore the museums with an eggciting egg-hunters trail! Available during opening hours. FAMILY  museum of natural history and pitt rivers museum

saturday 4 april – sunday 19 april EASTER TRAIL: STORIES IN THE MUSEUM Follow clues around the museum and discover links within the collection to children’s storytelling past and present. A season of surprises awaits you Did some of our objects inspire Philip Pullman? And how is the museum in Oxford University’s Gardens, linked with Lord of the Rings and Alice Libraries & Museums. So what in Wonderland? are you waiting for? Let’s go!  history of science museum

Things are about to get interesting... Here’s a quick guide STICK to all the stickers you can collect on your adventures. Remember, once you’ve collected any three stickers it’s AROUND! time for a treat!

PITT RIVERS ASHMOLEAN BOTANIC MUSEUM MUSEUM GARDEN HARCOURT ARBORETUM BODLEIAN LIBRARIES MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY We’ve collected some extraordinary things over the centuries and we’d love to share some of these wonders with you. Pick up your HISTORY OF SCIENCE Wonder Trail Pass at any of our venues, then follow the trail and MUSEUM pick up your stickers along the way. Once you’ve collected three stickers, you can claim a prize.

GOOD STUFF TO GRAB WEEK-IN WEEK-OUT

Go and grab your explorer packs from HARCOURT ARBORETUM every saturday, 11.30am–3.30pm every sunday, 2–4pm any of our information desks on site! Pick up an explorer’s backpack from the HANDS-ON COINS 7+ FAMILY-FRIENDLY ticket office and use it to help you explore Hold a piece of history in your hand as SUNDAYS ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM the 130-acre site. you discover coins from Ancient Greece Trails, crafts, backpacks and more – Begin your Ashmolean adventure at to Victorian England. all provided by museum volunteers. the information desk, where you can HISTORY OF SCIENCE MUSEUM  ashmolean museum  museum of natural history borrow an Ashventure activity pack Help yourself to family-friendly trails about Ancient Rome, or Anglo-Saxons every saturday, 11am–1pm every thursday in term time, in the entrance gallery. Ages 5+. 10.30–11.15am and Vikings (ages 6+) or an Explorer OBJECT HANDLING 6+ Toolkit (under 5s). Fantastic family Discover more about wonderful LITTLE ASHMOLES trails and sketching materials also MUSEUM OF Explore, play and learn together in this NATURAL HISTORY and fascinating objects from the available at all times. museum's collection. fun gallery activity for the under 5s. Pick up one of our family-friendly trails at  ashmolean museum the family trolley to explore the museum  pitt rivers museum BOTANIC GARDEN together. Family explorer backpacks every friday in term time, Why not pick up a botanic backpack available on Sunday afternoons, 2–4pm. 10.30 –11.30am to take with you to explore the garden? BABY ASHMOLES Backpacks contain a selection of activi- PITT RIVERS MUSEUM Singing and sensory play for babies plus ties and are packed full of ideas to help a talk for grown-ups. Booking essential: you get the most from your visit. Borrow a torch to discover the hidden wonders in the nooks and crannies of www.ashmolean.org/tickets the museum (£2 deposit).  ashmolean museum

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