Events

Sheringham Museum Events 2025

5   April  Viking Festival Day Axe-making workshop for kids 10.30-4pm drop-in  3   May  Family History Day  10.30-12 & 2-3.30pm drop-in  17 May  Illustrated talk ‘Powder Monkey’ life at sea during Nelson’s time by author Paul Dowsell  12- midday Suitable for age 9-adult Running time 60 minutes 18 May  East Anglia Gansey Group offsite at Rescue Wooden Boats, Stiffkey All day 10-4.30pm 30 May ...

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Events 2024

17-19 May 2024 East Anglia Gansey Group – Demo and Display Off site demo and display at Cromer Crab and Lobster festival, Cromer 31 May 2024 Drop-in handling session Drop-in handling session with objects from the museum reserve collection- Mardling Area Ground Floor, 12.00 – 1.00pm. 8 June 2024 Worldwide Knit in Public Day Various locations around the museum, with a display of The Gansey of...

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Learn to Knit a Fisherman’s Gansey Course

Sheringham Museum & the East Anglia Gansey Group in conjunction with Rita Taylor, knitwear designer and author present: A ten-week Gansey knitting course with Rita Taylor, course tutor, who has over 30 years commercial gansey knitting experience. Based at Sheringham Museum during the autumn/winter of 2023 and spring 2024. This fortnightly course will have 1 month break over the festive...

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East Anglia Gansey Group 2023

EAGG presents a series of events for 2023. 21 - 29th July The Gansey of Inclusivity on display at Norwich Millenium Library 24 July 5.30pm the Gansey of Inclusivity Talk at Norwich Millenium Library Monday 28 July 12 midday Talk at Sheringham Museum Postcards of Women at Work, by Lynne Hurst 30th July until October 28th the Gansey of Inclusivity on display in Sheringham Museum 15th August...

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