The Postal Museum - What's on this October at The Postal Museum

 

What's on this October October is packed full of unmissable events for all ages. Book on for one of our upcoming activities or special events below:  Tunnel Walks are available to book from 17 Oct - 19 Dec. Post and Play, under 5s play sessions are back from 12 - 19 Oct. Dressed to Deliver, our new exhibition opens on 18 Oct. Home Ed Self-Led visits take place on 20 Oct.  October Half Term family activities take place from 21 - 27 Oct.  Post Early: Relaxed Event occurs on 23 Oct. Book now New exhibition launching You can spot your postie by their brightly coloured get-up, but what’s the history of their uniform and how has it changed? From smartly dressed Victorians and their buffed buttons to modern posties and their all-weather active wear, take a closer look at postal uniforms in our brand-new exhibition opening on 18 October. Learn more October Half Term Channel your inner designer this October Half Term with an inventive family programme designed to unleash new ideas. Take part in a range of crafts, making and storytelling, inspired by the postal uniforms in our brand-new special exhibition, Dressed to Deliver. Have you visited within the past 12 months? Use your annual ticket to come and join the activities at no additional cost! Book now Chilean Coup 50 years on: Letters as a lifeline for exiles in the UK Septemeber 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the civic-military coup in Chile that overthrew the democratic and popular government of President Salvador Allende. Gloria Miqueles was forced to leave Chile during the 17-year coup of 1973. Read her story, in her own words. Read here P.S. From our friends The Mother & The Weaver  Foundling Museum, 22 September 2023 to 18 February 2024   This exhibition takes the unseen mother, a central part of the Foundling Museum’s story, as a point of departure to explore complex ideas around motherhood, childhood, love, loss, sexuality and identity. This exhibition will show over 40 works from the Ursula Hauser Collection, all by women artists, in conversation with objects from the Museum’s collection.   Find out more