Monthly Talk

9th January:  The little Black Dress, the Headscarf and the Veil. Social Anthropologist Mary Searle Chatterjee returns to discuss the multiple meanings of garments in a historical and cross-cultural perspective.

Poisonous Pattern and Deadly Tastes: a glimpse into the wondrous wall coverings of the Victorian Era. A talk by Claire Williams, artist and designer.

A talk on a subject to be announced. The talk will last approximately one hour and refreshments will be served after the talk.

These free craft sessions are drop-in and are unsupervised by Museum staff. They are aimed at children from toddler age to 12 years. All children must be supervised by an adult. The crafts will take about 20-30 minutes and the children can take home whatever craft they make. *Covid 19 update: We will continue to keep our tables at least […]

A talk on the Life and Death in a Northern Mill Town, Excavations at St Peter’s Graveyard. Headland Archaeology’s 2015 investigation of the St Peter’s Church, Blackburn early 19th century burial ground.The talk will last approximately one hour and refreshments will be served after the talk.

A talk by Museum staff on a subject to be announced. The talk will last approximately one hour and refreshments will be served after the talk.

Three Museum Friends, John Turkington, Paul Mason & Janine Monaghan, will talk about some of the paintings on show in the Victorian Gallery. The talk will last approximately one hour and refreshments will be served after the talk.

A talk by Jeff Cooper on ‘The Cave of the Golden Calf’.  The talk will last approximately one hour and refreshments will be served after the talk.