Dales Countryside Museum

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Art Workshop - Old Hand knitters of the Dales

Join Artist Anji Timlin at the museum for 2 hour workshop using Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby's book 'Old Hand Knitters of the Dales' as inspiration to make a painting or drawing in ink in response to quotes from this inspiring book. This workshops is designed to create  a lovely fact file with drawings and information about a precious object. The current exhibition Love Tokens, Sittings And Song is about the collection of knitting sheaths held by the museum, donated by John Dixon. It's these beautiful objects that we’ll be looking at in the museum to make our fact files. You can bring your own materials if you like, I’d suggest coloured pencils, markers, inks or watercolour, but we will have some material  available. Workshops are free but with a £10 suggested donation. Online Workshop If you can’t make it to the Dales Museum in person, then join us on Zoom to make a personal fact file about a special object from your house. Pick something you love, grab some art materials and some paper and let's make a fact file about your precious object. Watch Anji at work in these 5 minute videos on our YouTube channel here: Anji Timlin workshop video - sketchbooking in Swaledale Anji Timlin workhop video - Anji working in the studio

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Late-Night Christmas Shopping

Come and join us for a late-night Christmas shopping event at Hawes National Park Centre and the Dales Countryside Museum. Our shop features Distinctly Dales products created by local artists and producers which would make excellent Christmas gifts. Includes free entry to the museum.

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Mother Christmas

Come and meet Mother Christmas who will have a gift for you in her grotto in the museum, write a letter to Santa and post it on our twinkly trail. Hot chocolate is included in the price and children's crafts will be available. £8 per child. Booking Essential.

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