Silhouettes & Shadows 2022 has finished for another year. Check our what’s on pages to see what’s happening at the museum today.
The nights are drawing in and the shadows are taking over. Come and join us for a spooky half term this October!
Shivery Timbers
Monday 24 – Friday 28 October, 11am, 1pm & 3pm.
Ghost ships gliding on the foggy seas, a whale with a greedy appetite for pesky pirates and a menacing skeleton crew who lure unsuspecting sailors aboard their ship with … sausage sandwiches?!
This October half term take to the spooky high seas for eerie songs and ghostly shadow puppet stories in the Museum’s Main Hall.
Performed by Star Box Shadows, ARTiculate Collective and Wilderness Music.
Make & Take
Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October, 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Make a spooky shadow puppet and create your own shadow puppet stories together.
Museum Trail
Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October
How many hidden shadows will you find on the Museum Trail? Find as many as you can and claim your prize.
What else is here
Explore 15 galleries over four floors, jump aboard boats, climb the 100-foot Lookout Tower, watch boat-building, go underwater in the Tidal Zone, discover stories of ocean adventures and survival, and sail miniature boats on the waterfront boat pool.
It’s free!
The Silhouettes & Shadows October half term activities are FREE as part of the Museum’s annual admission fee. Pay once and get in free for a year.
Halloween at the Museum
There’s a whole day planned of spooky family fun, including storytelling, after dark trick or treating and craft workshops. Perfect for families. Find out more about Halloween at the Museum.
