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Discover - Make And Create, Handle And Discuss Objects

Kelvingrove's Discover - Make And Create, Handle And Discuss Objects weekly sessions offer free hands-on fun designed for families with children!

Discover - Make And Create, Handle And Discuss Objects

About Discover - Make And Create, Handle And Discuss Objects

22nd February 2025
1st March 2025
8th March 2025
plus 41 more date(s), see below for more info
1.30pm - 4pm
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Argyle Street, Glasgow West End G3 8AG
This is a free event
Event organiser/part of Glasgow Museums
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Come along and Discover all that Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums has inside with our Discover events!

It's an opportunity to explore and learn from the museum collection, a chance to make and create, or handle and discuss objects.

Our Discover events are different every week and we use different spaces and galleries each session, so ask a member of staff where we are located this week and join in the Discover fun!

Our sessions run every Saturday from 1.30 - 4pm. They are free, drop in, and there's no need to book.

Our Discover sessions are for 5-11 year olds, accompanied by an adult. What will you Discover at Kelvingrove?

Additional Dates: 01 March 2025, 08 March 2025, 15 March 2025, 22 March 2025, 29 March 2025, 05 April 2025, 12 April 2025, 19 April 2025, 26 April 2025, 03 May 2025, 10 May 2025, 17 May 2025, 24 May 2025, 31 May 2025, 07 June 2025, 14 June 2025, 21 June 2025, 28 June 2025, 05 July 2025, 12 July 2025, 19 July 2025, 26 July 2025, 02 August 2025, 09 August 2025, 16 August 2025, 23 August 2025, 30 August 2025, 06 September 2025, 13 September 2025, 20 September 2025, 27 September 2025, 04 October 2025, 11 October 2025, 18 October 2025, 25 October 2025, 01 November 2025, 08 November 2025, 15 November 2025, 22 November 2025, 29 November 2025, 06 December 2025, 13 December 2025, 20 December 2025

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