Exhibitions and Events

Exhibitions

Broxtowe's Women Project: Change the Story

You can now visit the D.H. Lawrence Museum Exhibition room and find pieces created by survivors of Domestic Abuse that are inspired by the recent White Ribbon theme, ‘Change the Story’, and this years theme ‘It Starts with Men’. The exhibit is open during Museum opening hours and is free to all visitors.

Exhibit in our space

We host an exciting programme of ever changing exhibitions in our Gallery Space.  We love to promote our local community so if your group has an exhibition that you think would work well in our Gallery Space please contact us.

Events

A Victorian Christmas at the Museum

Experience the magic of a Victorian Christmas at the Museum on Saturday 7, 14 and 21 December in the run up to Christmas.

There will be costumed guides on-hand to guide you through the museum’s historic rooms and Christmas crafts for all ages to make and take away. Try your hand at creating a peg doll angel, paper chains and cornucopias.

You can also browse the unique items in the gift shop. Whether that’s a Lawrence-related item, one of the range of decorations, special jewellery, traditional toys or one of the other novel gifts, you’re sure to find that special something.

The magic of a Victorian Christmas will be  on Saturdays from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

The museum and gift shop are open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10.00am to 4.00pm until 21 December.

Deep Clean Conservation Tour (18 January 2025)

The D.H. Lawrence Museum will be closed for its annual deep clean between  22 December 2024 and 23 January 2025. Museum officers and volunteers will be cleaning over 2,000 items. The kitchen will also get its annual black lead polish, a job that was carried out weekly in D.H. Lawrence's time!

This year, for the first time we are offering a unique opportunity to experience behind the scenes of the D.H. Lawrence Museum Deep Clean. Gain experience with historic objects and learn about the importance of their conservation and even learn a few tricks to preserve your own treasures. The tour will be led from 11am by museum officer and D.H. Lawrence expert, Carolyn Melbourne.

Book your place here - https://bit.ly/4gqQqkE

Read more here - https://bit.ly/3DAb7Mq

Wellbeing Walks (Resuming March 2025!)

We offer a programme of monthly Wellbeing Walks focused on getting an hour of fresh air, exploring the local area and meeting people. On the walks you can enjoy Broxtowe’s beautiful countryside, whilst learning about local heritage, and of course, D.H. Lawrence.

Walks will resume again in 2025 on 4 March and will take place on the first Tuesday of each month thereafter, meeting at 10.00am at the Birthplace Museum on Victoria Street, Eastwood.

2025 dates will therefore be:

• 4 March
• 1 April
• 6 May
• 3 June
• 1 July
• 5 August
• 2 September
• 7 October
• 4 November
• 2 December