Family Events 
Make your Mark for the Future – Big Draw Event
Saturday 9 October
10.30 – 12.30 and 1.30 – 3.30
Help us to create a giant paper patchwork of line drawings, inspired by the Art Gallery & Museum, inside and out, as a memento for when we are closed for redevelopment. Join us for this national Big Draw day or pick up a patchwork card during a visit the week before or after the event.
Free drop-in event for all ages.
Half-Term Fun
Secret Messages
Monday 25 October
10.30 – 12.30 and 1.30 – 3.30
Be an art detective and discover the secret messages hidden in paintings. Create your own coded picture, make flowers and objects with special meanings, crack some codes and find out why red really means danger!
Free family drop-in event.
Spooky Crafts
Tuesday 26 & Thursday 28 October
10.00 – 11.00, 11.00 – 12.00, 1.00 – 2.00
Halloween-inspired craft fun. Come in fancy dress and get a free badge! Numbers limited.
Children under 8 must be accompanied by a parent or carer.
Tickets £2.00*
Tots & Tales
First Wednesday of every month
10.30 – 11.15
Story time and activity for under 5s.
Free.
Arty Sundays
First Sunday of every month
10.30 – 12.30
Catch the art trolley in the galleries for simple art activities.
Free drop-in and join in!.
11 – 15 June - on display in the Dixton room
Come and see the tiger skin rug found in a carrier bag. Now discovered to have a Cheltenham story - a story of shooting, taxidermy, travel and trade.
Birthday ’Arties
Take your pick from our range of fun, child-friendly themes for your special little people's party. These include:
• Circus skills
• Dance
• Music Man
• Mini cinema
• Arts and crafts
Prices available on request, please contact Kate O’Keefe on 01242 775733.
Stay and Play Corner
From building clocks to tea sets, dinosaurs to dressing up, just stay and play!
Free
Please Note 
All workshops and drop-in events are subject to limited capacity. Drop-in events are on a first come, first served basis.
*Ticketed events: we recommend buying a ticket in advance to guarantee a place.
Tickets available from the museum shop, credit card bookings tel: 01242 775716