Events
Bruce Castle Museum
Admission is free for all events, unless specified.
- Opening hours
- Guided Historical Tours of Bruce Castle
- Free family art and craft activities
- Special Events
- Regular Events
- Exhibitions
- Munch and Listen: Lunchtime Talks
- Hear Here: Evening talks
Opening hours
- Museum
Wednesday to Sunday 1pm - 5pm- Visiting groups including schools may book to visit at other times
- Local History Archives Search-room
Wednesday and (alternate) Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday and Friday 9.30am - 5pm- It is advisable to book an appointment as we may not otherwise be able to accommodate your visit
- Please note: the Museum and Archives are always closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and the summer Bank Holidays
Free family art and craft activities
Drop-in Sundays - 2pm to 4pm and school holidays (dates will be provided below near to each holiday).
All children under eight must be accompanied by an adult. No adult admitted without an accompanying child.
Suitable for children 5-13 years.
At Home With the Romans
| Half Term | Activity |
|---|---|
| Sunday 26 May | Centurion: design a Roman shield |
| Wednesday 29 May | Mosaic: get crafty with Roman mosaics |
| Thursday 30 May | Pots: sculpt your own Roman pot |
| Friday 31 May | Gladiators: make a gladiatorial diorama |
Haringey's History
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Sunday 2 June | Barratt's Sweet Factory: design colourful sweets and posters for this world famous factory |
| Sunday 9 June | Do a Diggle: be inspired by Philip Diggle's art and make an expressive painting |
| Sunday 16 June | Brushstrokes: see Charles Holmans' paintings of Haringey and create your own landscape |
| Sunday 23 June | Tudor Towers: build your own Tudor tower |
| Sunday 30 June | Seven Sisters - Seven Trees: tell the tale of these seven trees with your own designs and stories |
Amazing Animals
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Sunday 7 July | Animal Disguises: hide behind your own animal mask or fun glasses |
| Sunday 14 July | Pop-up Animals: choose an animal and make a pop-up animal book |
| Sunday 21 July | Our Feathered Friends: what sort of bird house can you design? |
| Sunday 28 July | Beautiful Animals: use glass paints and create a shining stained-glass animal! |
Guided Historical Tours of Bruce Castle
If you're part of a community group or perhaps just a group of friends, why not book a tour of the magnificent Grade 1 listed Bruce Castle with one of the curators? See behind the scenes. Discover more about the history of the building and the people who lived here.
- Booking required. Please note: The tour requires standing throughout for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour
- Group tours of up to 25 people at a time
- £5 per head including tea/coffee and biscuits (A family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children: £15)
- Free for children under 5
Special Events
Handbags and Gladrags Vintage Fair at the Castle
Enjoy the fabulous vintage and vintage-inspired stalls
Our vintage cafe will be open!
Saturday 13 July 2013, 10.30am to 4.30pm
£1.50 admission - accompanied children free
Tel: 020 8808 8772
Email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk
Stalls: £25 per table
The Hoffmann Foundation for Autism Prize Competition 2013
The Hoffmann Foundation (external link) has its Art and Craft studios in Haringey.
Bruce Castle Museum will be the host venue to exhibit this year's competition entries.
For more information:
- Email art@hoffmannfoundation.org.uk
- Tel: The Hoffmann Foundation - 020 8881 8638
First Prize: £500; Second Prize £350; Third Prize: £150;
Included this year is the Harry Horne-Roberts prize of £100 for an animal picture.
Regular Events
Tell Me About It - Reminiscence Café
Topic: Remember the Lunch Hour?
Tuesday 21 May 2013, 2pm to 4pm
You could leave work, meet friends, eat a three course meal, go home for lunch... That hour was your own, now no more.
Tell us how it was for you and how it has changed.
Topic: Whatever the Weather
Tuesday 18 June 2013, 2pm to 4pm
Do you recall the extreme weather of the past? Real 'pea-soupers'; the flooding in Haringey; storms and droughts!
Look at our photographs. We would like to learn more - come and tell us.
Topic: Radio favourites
Tuesday 2 July 2013, 2pm to 4pm
What did you enjoy listening to on the wireless? Tell us about your favourite shows. What signature tunes do you remember?
|Back to topExhibitions
Landmarks of Haringey
An appreciation of our architectural history through a collection of drawings by popular local architectural artist Steve Amor.
Until the end of April 2013.
Location: Old Kitchen.
Changing Seasons - a View from the West Side
Generous and energetic applications of paint on canvas.
By Philip Diggle
12 April - 30 June 2013.
Runner up in the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize 2010, Haringey resident Philip Diggle lives and paints in the west of the borough.
Location: Compton Gallery
Charles Henry Holman - Haringey in Paint
12 April - 30 June 2013
An intimate collection of paintings, sketches and illustrations by Charles Holman (PDF, 123KB) depicting figures and views of Haringey.
Holman's work dates from the 1950s when training at Hornsey School of Art, and later as a school teacher in Hornsey.
Location: Coleraine Gallery
Haringey Heads
10 July - 29 September 2013
A stunning and unique photographic exhibition by Matt Salusbury of the ornamental heads not always noticed on buildings - from all over the borough.
Location: Old Kitchen
Munch and Listen lunchtime talks
Film: High Road
Monday 24 June, 12.15pm
Tottenham World Film Club bring you stories from the best-loved businesses on the High Road.
Our doors open 12noon for refreshments as usual.
Supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle.
Walk: Birds and Bees, Flowers and Trees
Explore the nature around Tottenham Cemetery, with local expert David Cottridge of the Friends of Tottenham Marshes
Monday 29 July, 12.15pm
Supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle.
Lunchtime talks take place for 10 months of the year except August and December.
|Back to topHear Here! Evening talks
Film: The Story of Barratt’s
Wednesday 29 May, 7.30pm
Doors open 7pm for refreshments
Back by popular demand. To book a seat please call 020 8808 8772.
A View of the New River
Wednesday 26 June, 7.30pm
Hear about its history from Rachael Macdonald of the New River Action Group.
Doors open 7pm for refreshments
Supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle
Other information
Untold London
Hidden histories of our diverse communities.
Click onto the link to this valuable resource in the external links section below to discover more about exhibitions, events and collections including material from Bruce Castle Museum.
Attached Files
| Filename | Filetype | Size |
|---|---|---|
Local History Publications For Sale  | Word | 101 KB |
| PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat reader. Please click here to download. | ||
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