Monday, 3 April 2023

Horniman Museum and Gardens - What's on in April

 

Exhibitions

Adult holding a toddler whilst pointing at a picture of Elmer

Elmer and Friends: The Colourful World of David McKee

Final Weeks
Ends Sunday 16 April 2023

Don’t miss your last chance to see original illustrations from the Elmer books by David McKee. Little ones can enjoy playful interactives as well as dressing up and reading areas.

Free for Members and Benefactors

A Polacanthus made using LEGO(R) bricks

Brick Dinos

Until Sunday 29 October 2023

Meet dinosaurs and other prehistoric giants face to face, each one masterfully built using LEGO® bricks. This family-friendly exhibition also features rarely seen dinosaur specimens from the Horniman’s Stores and lots of hands-on activities for children to enjoy.

Free for Members and Benefactors

Easter Holidays

A child's hand holding a small lizard

Habitat Heroes with Wild Fangs

3, 4 and 8 April, various times

Get close up and personal with crawly critters and fluffy friends, and learn lots of fun facts about the animals you meet.

Pablo Tejedor-GutiƩrrez holding a baroque cello

Hear it Live!

Thursday 13 April, 3.30pm

A free performance by Pablo Tejedor-GutiƩrrez (baroque cello) and Sonia Hrechorowicz (harpsichord) in the Music Gallery.

In the Gardens

A carved wooden walrus on the Urban Crazy golf course in the Gardens

Urbancrazy Golf

Opens Friday 7 April 

Glorious minigolf returns to the Horniman Gardens this April, with nine holes themed around your favourite Horniman attractions. 

Access and putters for wheelchair users, as well as putters for the kids.

Visitors at the Horniman Market on the Bandstand Terrace on a sunny day

Horniman Market: Second-hand Sunday

Sunday 30 April, 10am – 3pm

This month we're holding our first special Second-hand Sunday at the weekly Horniman Market. In addition to the usual Market offer there will be extra stalls selling previously loved clothes, books, toys and more.

A young child taking part in Outdoor Messy Play
 

Outdoor Messy Play

Every Wednesday from 5 April, 10am and 11.30am

Family-friendly sessions for young children and adults who want to play and learn together outdoors, getting as messy as they dare!

The Wild Escape

The Wild Escape is a major new project led by Art Fund uniting hundreds of museums with schools and families in a celebration of UK wildlife and creativity.

From 22 April, Earth Day 2023, look out for a free display of comic-book style artworks by local schoolchildren in the Gardens, and join us to make your own Wildlife Comic.

A child creating and drawing in a comic-book
 

Make a Wildlife Comic

Saturday 22 April, various times

Let your imagination go wild and design your own comic book inspired by the wildlife in our Museum and Collections, with help from illustrator Giulia Casarotto.

Suitable for children aged 7+.

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FORTNUM & MASON - Welcome to Our New 3rd Floor

 

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Imperial War Museums - Family Activities this Easter

 

IWM | IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS

Boys from Bethnal Green, London, prepare a vegetable patch on a bomb site, 1942
Rationing in the Second World War
In January 1940, a few months into the Second World War, the British government introduced food rationing.

The scheme, overseen by the Ministry of Food, was designed to ensure a fair share of food for all at a time of national shortage. Every man, woman and child was given a ration book with coupons. These were required before rationed goods could be purchased.

Basic foodstuffs such as sugar, meat, fats, bacon and cheese were directly rationed by an allowance of coupons. Shoppers had to register with particular retailers. Other items, such as tinned goods, cereals and biscuits, were rationed using a points system.

For these items, the number of points required changed according to availability and demand. Priority allowances of milk and eggs were given to those most in need, including children and expectant mothers.

As shortages increased, long queues became commonplace. It was common for someone to reach the front of a long queue, only to find out that the item they had been waiting for had just run out.

Chocolate and other sweet treats, when they could be obtained, became an important morale booster to many people. Trade routes were hazardous and ingredients sometimes had to change when in short supply.

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Family Activities at IWM this Easter
Daily activities can vary. Please check on arrival to see what’s running.
Story Seekers:
Chocolate Edition
Find out how chocolate helped power the nation and discover the strange ways people satisfied their sweet tooth in times of rationing.

Get hands on, explore our galleries and complete the activity to receive a chocolate reward! 

IWM London and IWM North - daily, 1 to 16 April*
Free entry.

IWM Duxford - daily, 1 to 16 April
Free with general admission. 

*excluding 7 to 10 April at IWM London 
 
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We Were There
Family Days

Hear an array of personal stories, recollections and powerful memories from those who have experienced conflict first-hand.

Meet eyewitnesses of conflict and gain a unique insight into the impact of war on people’s lives.

IWM London - 5 and 11 April
Free entry.

IWM North - 4, 6 and 11 April
Free entry.

IWM Duxford - 5 and 12 April
Free with general admission. 

 
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Find Your Sea Legs
Ahoy shipmates! Take charge of HMS Belfast in this interactive family activity and complete fun tasks around the ship.

Test how steady you’d be on rough seas. Figure out how to feed 950 men with limited rations and what supplies you’ll need along the way.

HMS Belfast - daily, 1 to 16 April
Free with general admission.
 
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Family Hub at IWM North
During the Second World War, a ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign was launched to encourage people to grow food at home.

Learn more about digging for victory and create your own poster inspired by designs from the Second World War.

IWM North - daily, 1 to 9 April
Free entry. 
 
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A bar of Cadbury's ration chocolate in its original wrapping
Not all foods were rationed. Fruit and vegetables were never rationed but were often scarce. The government encouraged people to grow vegetables in their own gardens. Many public parks were also used for this purpose. The scheme became better known as ‘Dig For Victory’.

Certain key commodities were also rationed – petrol in 1939, clothes in June 1941 and soap in February 1942. The end of the war saw additional cuts. Bread, which was never rationed during wartime, was put on the ration in July 1946.

One way to get rationed items without coupons, usually at greatly inflated prices, was on the black market. Shopkeepers sometimes kept special supplies 'behind the counter'.

‘Spivs’ - petty criminals - traded in goods often obtained by dubious means. By March 1941, 2,300 people had been prosecuted and severely penalised for fraud and dishonesty.

Between 1942 and 1946, more than 200 Ministry of Food short ‘Food Flash’ films were shown in British cinemas. The films were a way for the government to help people better understand rationing. 

It was not until the early 1950s that most commodities came ‘off the ration’. The scheme ended completely in 1954, nine years after the end of the war. 
 
 
Family Activities:
IWM Duxford
Daily, 1 to 16 April
Free with general admission. 

Join our Flight Academy, prepare for the big jump with Family Mission: D-Day Edition or discover what these chocolate can teach us about life during the Second World War.

Daily activities can vary. Please check on arrival to see what's running. 
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Museum of Brands - šŸ’«Are you our new Curator? šŸ° Book now for our Easter Egg Packaging Design Workshop

 

Easter Fun at the Museum - Kids go free 1 - 16 April
Bring the kids this Easter Holiday and challenge them to find all the Easter Egg brands hidden around the Museum. You can explore the Time Tunnel while they hunt for their favourite chocolate brands. 
Find them all to win a treat.

Sign up for our exciting Easter Egg Packaging Design Workshops. Analyse historic chocolate packaging, then research and design your own 3D Easter Egg Box.

Wednesday 5 April, 11am SOLD OUT

Wednesday 12 April, 2pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Workshop tickets are £3 per person (includes access to the Museum). All children must be accompanied by an adult, both children and accompanying adults must have a ticket to attend.

Can’t make it to the museum? Join us on social media for all things chocolate themed.

"Absolute gem of a place! This was actually our second visit - we first went in June 2022 and loved it so much it was always going to be on our list to go back to."  TripAdvisor Review, February 2023

"A fascinating look back at our habits, favourite brands and past-times, in a well presented "Time Tunnel" display. Well worth seeking out and visiting." Google Review, March 2023

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The Great Grocery Punch-Up

Discover Britain's Top 100 Brands of 2022 in our updated display, unveiling 25th March. It is formed around Britain’s Biggest Brands, The Grocer’s annual list, developed in association with NielsenIQ. 2021 saw five energy drinks in the top 10. What can we expect from this year?  Find out more on our website.

Free Carers Day Craft Workshop 

Visit us on 23 April, 11am - 4pm, for a free craft workshop. Create your own royal collage inspired by Robert Opie’s Royal Scrapbook just in time to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Give it to your loved ones or put it up on your wall! All carers are welcome, free entry to the Museum is also included. Email Sara for more information.

Brand Box - Brands at Home

We’re bringing brands to life through letterboxes! Our Living Brands programme have developed, in collaboration with DS Smith, a new Brand Box. The Box is a multi-sensory resource which has been carefully designed to support carers and those living with dementia to encourage brand memories through smell, touch, taste and sight.  There are 1,000 boxes available as part of a pilot. If you know of a someone living with dementia, or are a carer of someone who is, you can request a Brand Box from April. Call us or email sara@museumofbrands.com to request your free box.

Coronation Bank Holiday Weekend

Make the most of the Royal long weekend. See the new items brands have released in honour of His Majesty, as well as historic souvenirs dating back to the reign of Queen Victorian. Participate in activities including ‘Please Touch’ object handling sessions and create your own Royal Scrapbook, all included with Museum entry. 
Click here for more.

From Our Friends

Witches Walking Tour

For thousands of years, witches of all forms have walked the isles of Britain and been the topic of folklore and history.  On this tour led by Vincent Edward Manda from Wonders of London, you will discover more about the witches of London.  Come and see the city through different eyes! Click here for more info. 
 

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FORTNUM & MASON - Our Easter Egg Gift Guide

 

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