Come and join talented Beano artist Laura Howell for this introduction to bringing Beano comic characters – and others - to life on the page. Starting with simple drawings and character design, in this 60-minute workshop Laura will guide you through the basics of cartooning, as well as sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how a Beano page is created, from script to the finished comic in your hand. Ages 8+. Please be aware all children must be accompanied by an…

Hear a story from our Story Leaders, and then learn the moves! All activities can be adapted for a range of needs; please chat to us in advance if you have accessibility requirements. Saturday 5 November: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Saturday 21 January: Stories of the Chinese Zodiac Saturday 25 February: Robin Hood Saturday 18 March: Sinbad the Sailor For ages 5-8. Free adult with each child ticket. Each session starts at 2:00pm and lasts for 90 minutes.

As a registered charity, all proceeds from our box office, shop and café go towards supporting our work to enrich lives through stories. We rely on charitable support to help us keep our ticket prices affordable but we're also aware that for some people price is still a barrier. That's why we're introducing 'Pay what you can Sundays'*. On these days, we're inviting people to pay what they can for entry to the Galleries, Small Worlds and City of Stories.…

Our three day holiday course for comic lovers! Book individual days or come for all three! Spend the morning making a comic with an awesome professional comic artist, then work with Story Leaders to role play your story in the afternoon. All you need is your imagination, a packed lunch and some clothes that you don't mind getting messy in! Tuesday 14 February: Ramzee Hassan Wednesday 15 February: Sue Cheung Thursday 16 February: Aaron Blecha Early collection and late drop…

Make your own comic characters in this interactive draw-along event with artist Ramzee Hassan. Adults must accompany children for the event and all audience members must have a ticket. Join award winning storyteller and cartoonist Ramzee Hassan in this draw-along where you can create your own comic characters. Followed by book signing. Ages 8+

Join author and illustrator Sue Cheung for an interactive draw-along event. Please be aware all children must be accompanied by an adult and all audience members must have a ticket. Author and illustrator Sue Cheung leads an interactive event exploring the themes of her hilarious new book Maddy Yip's Guide to Holidays. Come along and create your own comic character cartoons featuring you and your life! Followed by book signing. Ages 8+.

Interactive draw-along event creating weird and wonderful creatures with artist and author Aaron Blecha. Please note adults must accompany children at this event and all audience members must have a ticket. Explore the weird world of Aliens, Zombies and Monsters with Aaron Blecha in this unique draw-along event. Learn the secrets of creating weird and wonderful characters and then make your own story. Followed by book signing. Ages 8+.

Calling all young engineers, architects and inventors! Build a story with LEGO! Master Builders Club will be providing 1000s of LEGO bricks that will transform the museum space into a LEGO fans paradise. Sessions are designed as a creative adventure that incorporates a playful learning experience whilst nurturing young minds. Suitable for all abilities of “Brickie” aged 5+. Friday 17 February - Awesome Amazon Adventure Master Builder and his intrepid team are off to the Amazon rainforest. The team of…