Burrell Summer Holiday Programme

30 June, 

1 and 2 July

World Collage

Make a collage celebrating all the cultures of the world found in the collection

7 and 8 July

Medal Workshop

Make three medals to award to your favourite objects in the museum

9 July

Silk Road

Use clay to create pots and sculptures based on Islamic, Chinese and Central Asian pieces in the collection

14 July

Degas' Eyesight

Create works of art based on Degas using oil, pastels and watercolours

15 July

Who's that Girl?

Learn about the women in our collection and create portraits based on their stories

16 July

Handy badges

Make a badge of your name while learning basic BSL greetings and letters

21 July

Bioblitz / Citizen Science

Get hands on with nature and discover the plants and minibeasts of the park

22 and 23 July

Art Attack Landscapes

Use materials to recreate Burrell landscapes, on the ground from a bird’s eye view

28 July

Greek Mythologies

Create a Greek god or monster by playing the exquisite corps game

29 July

Egyptian Mythologies

Use hieroglyphics to create an ancient Egyptian scroll that tells the story of an Egyptian myth

30 July

Chinese Mythologies

Write your own superhero comic based on the eight Chinese figures in the Burrell

2, 3 and 4 August

Mini Commonwealth Games*

A series of sporting activities based on objects in the displays.