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Museums at Night
Night owls enjoyed a weekend of nocturnal goings-on from Friday 14 May to Sunday 16 May as Norwich's museums and heritage attractions unlocked their doors for Museums at Night 2010.
Norwich HEART coordinated the city's events, which were part of the nationwide Museums at Night, organised by Culture24 and funded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
This is the first time Norwich has taken part in Museums at Night on such a grand scale - several venues, including five of the Norwich 12 buildings, were open after hours as part of the national campaign, which aimed to capture people's imaginations and encourage audiences to do something different with their evening.
Visitors to Museums at Night events were offered a range of experiences, including an installation, moonlit tours, ghost stories and children's sleepovers - details of the events held at Norwich 12 buildings are below. If you didn't get a chance to attend any events this year make sure you don't miss Museums at Night 2011 from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 May!
Museums at Night events at Norwich 12 buildings
The Guildhall
Event: Night at the Guildhall
Date: Saturday 15th May
Time: 7pm - 9am
Price and booking details: £20 per child. Due to space in the Guildhall, we can accommodate up to 24 children. Booking is essential - please call (01603) 599577.
Norwich HEART is giving children the chance to experience Norwich's medieval Guildhall after the lights go out! On Saturday 15 May children aged 7-14 will be able to explore the building after dark, witness a mock trial in the old court room, listen to a spooky story and indulge in a midnight feast before spending the night in the Sword Room or Council Chamber. The experience costs £20 per head and also includes a delicious breakfast in the morning.
Unfortunately, due to the Guildhall's medieval layout, the event is unsuitable for wheelchair users or those with serious mobility issues. However, if you have a mobility issue and would like to attend, please call to discuss your requirements.
Norwich Cathedral
Event: Moonlight Labyrinth and Ghost Stories
Date: Friday 14th May
Time: 8 - 10pm
Price and booking details: £2.50 per child, adults free. Maximum of 15 children aged 8 upwards with an accompanying adult. To book a place please call Juliet Corbett, Schools Officer, on (01603) 218 320, or Gudrun Warren, Librarian, on (01603) 218 327.
Come to the Cathedral library for some soup and scary stories, then visit the cloister and labyrinth to take an unusual and unforgettable journey in the dark.
Dragon Hall
Event: Magic, Witches, Ghosts and Ghouls
Date: Friday 14th May
Time: 8 - 10pm
Price and booking details: £7 adults / £5 concessions, children & members of The Norfolk & Norwich Heritage Trust. Not suitable for under 5s but older children welcome at parents' discretion. To book a place please call (01603) 663922.
Twilight creeps through the ancient stones of Dragon Hall. Its gnarled fingers unlock secrets of dark deeds that lie entombed behind crumbling walls. It whispers into the shadowy recesses of a forgotten part of Norwich, disturbing the sleep of the long departed, and the most haunted hall in the City of the Dead stirs once more into ghostly, ethereal life.
Witness tales of the phantoms of Dragon Hall and then go on a terrifying tour of the haunted undercroft and hidden chambers below ground...but only if you are brave enough to meet the undead of this classically haunted medieval place.
Enjoy an evening of spectral tales and tours of Dragon Hall hosted by one of the best known ghost hunters in England, Norwich's own 'Man in Black' who will be telling stories not just of the ghosts of Dragon Hall but also of spirits from the seriously haunted streets of Norwich.
The Cathedral of St John the Baptist
Event: Twilight Tower Tour and Refreshments
Date: Friday 14th May
Time: 6-9pm
Price and booking details: £3 per person. To reserve a place please contact narthex@sjbcathedral.org.uk or telephone (01603) 728936.
Experience one of the finest examples of Victorian Gothic architecture in England AND a fantastic view of the city by twilight by joining our special Museums at Night tower tour.
Participants will be met in the Narthex and taken on one of our popular guided tours of the tower, before enjoying delicious homemade refreshments in the Narthex or Garden (weather dependent). Tours will start at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm.
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