Tag Archive for: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery

Season’s Greetings Review
An extended family combined with Christmas chaos, creates comedy gold in Season's Greetings at the New Vic theatre thanks to genius Alan Ayckbourn.
As Christmas Eve gets underway finishing touches to the decorations at Neville (Matt Addis)…

Titanic: Honour & Glory exhibition on way to The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Titanic: Honour & Glory - a brand-new exhibition exploring the legacy of the world’s most famous ship and includes genuine artefacts from the Titanic and her sister ships and memorabilia from the 1997 James Cameron movie, is heading to…

Street art wall brings colour and imagination to the city centre
Creatives have been bringing colour and imagination to the outside of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery with a new street art wall.
The wall has been created by local artists We Are Culla in collaboration with social impact developers…

City’s Spitfire and £5.4m new gallery to be unveiled as nation marks Battle of Britain Day
Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic Spitfire and its stunning new museum gallery will be unveiled on September 15 - the day which marks the RAF’s victory in the Battle of Britain.
A VIP launch event will be held at the Potteries Museum & Art…

As Coronavirus restrictions lift – find out how council services will work to protect customers and staff in Stoke-on-Trent
Public health leaders in Stoke-on-Trent are urging residents to be cautious and to consider continuing to wear face coverings and socially distance, especially in busy places, as national coronavirus restrictions lifted.
It comes as Stoke-on-Trent…

Spitfire returning Home
Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic Spitfire is set to return to the city next month, it can be revealed – as work on its stunning new home nears completion.
The city’s Spitfire – RW388 – has been in a workshop at an airfield 200 miles away…

Fun activities for half-term
Chinese New Year celebrations, bottle oven building challenges and live storytelling sessions are among a host of free online activities available for Stoke-on-Trent families over the half term break.
The city’s museums, libraries and other…

Stunning images of China taken by Victorian photography icon at city museum
An internationally-acclaimed photography exhibition - which reveals rare images of 19th century China - has arrived at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
China: Through The Lens Of John Thomson (1868-1872) has attracted almost one million…

Potteries Museum and Art Gallery welcomes back vistors
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery is welcoming back visitors following its temporary closure due to national coronavirus restrictions.
The museum is preparing to open from 10am on Monday, September 28.
Following national guidance and…

Steelwork flying up at new Spitfire gallery
Work on the stunning new glass gallery that is set to become home to the Stoke-on-Trent's Spitfire has hit new heights.
Large sections of steelwork on the £6.5 million museum extension can now be seen rising above the hoardings next to the…

Museums and Leisure Centres providing online activities
Stoke-on-Trent museums and leisure centres have adapted their services to provide more online content during the pandemic.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery has a series of blogs and vlogs, with lots of information about the site’s collections…