Visit St Albans Museum + Gallery and Verulamium Museum during the Summer Holidays for activities and events for all the family!
St Albans Museum + Gallery
Art and craft workshops for families:
- Tuesday 28th July | Family Craft Workshop: Sausage Dogs and Other Creatures
- Make a colourful polymer clay model inspired by storybook characters
- Tuesday 4th August | Family Workshop: Papercraft Garden Scene
- Combine pre-cut paper shapes with other craft materials for a colourful garden scene
- Tuesday 11th August | Family Craft Workshop: At the Bottom of the Garden
- Create a colourful polymer clay model of any creature, real or magical, that could be hiding in the garden
- Tuesday 18th August | Family Craft Workshop: Ceramic Tile Painting
- Decorate a tile using porcelain paints and pens
- Tuesday 25th August | Family Craft Workshop: Sausage Dogs and Other Creatures
- Make a colourful polymer clay model inspired by storybook characters
- Tuesday 1st September | Family Craft Workshop: Play with Clay
- A final holiday activity before going back to school
Bookable activities can be booked in advance using the links. Visit the event pages for more details.
Verulamium Museum
- Wednesday 29th July, Wednesdays 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th August | Archaeology for Families
- Learn how archaeologists record what they find in the ground by analysing genuine finds.
Visit the event page for more details
For Hertfordshire families who receive free school meals you can apply for the Herts Card for £1 entry to Verulamium Museum (and many other Hertfordshire attractions) during school holidays.
For families who like to visit regularly why not consider becoming a Friend and explore our Friends Membership options
At both museums you can pick up trails, try artefact handling and dressing up and for younger visitors there are explorer buckets.
And don't forget we also have our regular programme for families:
- For under 5s there's Messy Monday Mornings and Museum Minis at St Albans Museum + Gallery and Tots Tales at Verulamium Museum.
- For families with children aged 5-11 our Sunday Crafternoons takes place weekly at St Albans Museum + Gallery.
We look forward to welcoming you during the Summer Holidays!
