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Drop into the King's Own Royal Regimental gallery at Lancaster City Museum for hands-on 'show & tell' sessions with equipment from different eras.

These sessions are included with standard museum admission.

Upcoming events:

• Tuesday 18 August - WW2 Home Front equipment - marking the 86th anniversary of 'The Hardest Day' during the Battle of Britain.
• Saturday 3 October - Great War Society special event - WW1 equipment.

NEW DATES ADDED!

UPDATE: Tickets are still available for the session at 1:30 pm on Thursday 20 August ONLY. All others are now fully booked.

Join the brilliant Chas Jacobs for a fun Lancaster Landscape art workshop. Sessions last 90 minutes. Price includes your own watercolour paint set, brush and sketchbook to take home!

• Thursday 13 August - 10:30am & 1:30pm - SOLD OUT
• Thursday 20 August - 10:30am - SOLD OUT & 1:30pm - AVAILABLE
• Monday 24 August - 10:30am & 1:30pm - SOLD OUT

Suitable for adults, teens, and children from age 7+. Child ticket holders can be accompanied by an adult at no extra cost (younger children MUST be accompanied), but space is limited so please let us know at the time of booking if you wish to do this.

Tickets £12.50  -  BOOK ONLINE NOW (for 1:30pm on 20 August ONLY) or get your advance tickets at Lancaster City Museum.

These workshops are held in the Education Room at Lancaster City Museum. Please use the ENTRANCE ON NEW STREET, opposite the Journey Social cafe. (The Museum doesn't open on Thursdays so the front doors will be closed.) 

We hope to run this workshop again next year. If you can't make any of the above dates, please email historydetectives@lancaster.gov.uk to register your interest for future sessions.

Did you know that thousands of archaeological objects are discovered by ordinary people every year? 

Have you found something while metal detecting, beach-combing, mudlarking, or just gardening or walking the dog? The Portable Antiquities Scheme can help to identify and record your finds. 

Finds Liaison Officers will be visiting Lancaster City Museum several times in 2026:

• Friday 13 March
• Friday 12 June
• Friday 11 September
• Friday 11 December

Book your appointment now:  Eventbrite  |  Lancashire & Cumbria Finds Liaison Days

Or find out more about meeting with a Finds Liaison Officer on the PAS website.

England’s largest festival of history and culture takes place every September!

Hundreds of venues across the country organise special events or offer free admission. Our museums have taken part in various ways over the years. The theme for 2026 is Everyday Lives, so you can expect our little Cottage Museum to be the star of the show this autumn.

Heritage Open Days will return 11-20 September 2026.

Find out more on the Heritage Open Days website.