Last Chance to Visit
Archipelago: Take Part Queen’s Park Community Exhibition
Last Day to Visit: Sunday 12 June
Free Entry
This exhibition is a celebration of the vibrancy of Bedford’s Queen’s Park using film, embroidery and clay, curated by artist Caroline Wendling in collaboration with residents as part of the Take Part Queen’s Park project.
Take Part Queen’s Park is an art project both inspired by and created with the community of Queen’s Park in Bedford. Through engaging residents of all ages with the creative arts the project seeks to celebrate residents’ sense of place and community, and share that with the wider residents of Bedford.
Find out more on The Higgins Bedford website
Refugee Week Returns to The Higgins
Refugee Week (20-26 June) is a nationwide initiative that celebrates the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees, migrants and people seeking sanctuary to the UK and encourages better understanding between communities. This year we have in-person activities and online content to celebrate.
The Higgins Knitting and Crochet Group
Tuesday 21 June, 11am – 1pm
Free Entry – Booking Essential
Join the group to craft blue and yellow sunflowers and hearts as symbols of solidarity with Ukraine. You can join in-person at The Higgins Bedford or online. To book or to receive the Zoom login, please email gemma.hutton@bedford.gov.uk
Body & Soul Study Day
Saturday 25 June, 11am-4pm
£20 per person – Booking Essential
As part of the Body & Soul exhibition, the Study Day includes a fascinating talk by Dr Charlotte Grant, Senior Lecturer in English at NCH and granddaughter of the artist Martin Bloch. Dr Grant will share stories of the pioneering women in the Bloch family who escaped persecution in Nazi Germany, including her grandmother Charlotte whose portrait is on display in the exhibition. See the full programme of the day with talks and a guided tour.
Find more Refugee Week activities and online content on The Higgins Bedford website
New Morris Dancing Events
40 Years of Morris: Memories & Reflections
Saturday 9 July, 11am – 12:30pm
Free Entry – Booking Essential
Morris dancing is often viewed as a fixed and unchanging English tradition. Yet the past forty or so years has seen significant changes, particularly through the development of women’s Morris teams and a willingness to move away from the collected dances.
Led by Lydia Saul, Keeper of Social History, and Chas Leslie, curator of the Innovation and Tradition: 40 years of Morris display, hear from ex-members of Redbornstoke Morris and Bedfordshire Lace Morris in a panel discussion as they share memories of these changes and reflections of their experiences, followed by an audience Q & A.
Morris Dance – Children’s Workshop
Saturday 9 July, 2pm – 3:30pm
Free Entry – Booking Essential
Join members of Golden Hare Morris and learn some basic steps and put together a simple Morris dance. Afterwards, show off your Morris moves in a short performance for your families. This workshop is suitable for children aged 8-12 years old and children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please call 01234 718618 or email thehiggins@bedford.gov.uk to book your place.
Upcoming Events
The Higgins Tour
Wednesday 15 June, 11:30am – 12:30pm
£6.35, Concessions £5.10 – Booking Essential
Enjoy an introductory tour of the highlights at The Higgins Bedford, including collections relating to the history of Bedford and fine and decorative art. Book online or call the Box Office on 01234 718044
Talk & Draw
Friday 17 June, 12:30pm (Talk) – 4pm
Free Entry, Drop In – No Need to Book
Join in this relaxed discussion about the Bronze Age archer and handle some replica archaeological objects. Feel free to stay and sketch afterwards. Find out more on The Higgins Bedford website.
Saturday Wellbeing
Saturday 18 June, 12pm – 4:15pm
Free Entry, Drop In – No Need to Book
Come along and enjoy some down-time at Saturday Wellbeing with soundbath meditations, tea party poetry, table-top games and Aragon Lacemakers sharing their skills in Bedfordshire lacemaking. Find out more on The Higgins Bedford website.
Shopping at The Higgins Bedford
Looking for a new challenge? Have a go at these new 1000 piece jigsaws of artworks by Eric Ravilious and William de Morgan. They’re perfect gifts for puzzle fans and art lovers and an ideal activity on a rainy day. Available from The Higgins Bedford shop for £14.99.
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