📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes | Tuesday | 10.30am 🧶 Create and Craft Café | Tuesday | 10.30am 🎮 Home Ed Gamers Meet Ups | Tuesday | 1pm 🦊 NEW! Curious Creatures, Stones and Bones | From Saturday 🪸 NEW! Beneath the Waves | From Saturday https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

To celebrate our summer exhibitions, we'll be hosting a Dinosaur Discovery Day on Saturday 25 July 🎉 🦕 🦖 Meet & greet dinosaurs throughout the day 🐚 Visit our three summer exhibitions 🍃 Drop in to our natural history–inspired craft activities https://ow.ly/iWPg50ZkF0y

🎉 We're #HIRING at CV Life: 🎨 Culture Coventry Board of Directors (Trustee) 📝 Executive Support Officer Find out more and apply now: https://ow.ly/qphF50ZhcTL

As part of the Godiva in the City, we will be extending our opening hours this weekend 🎉 📆 Saturday | 10am - 5pm 📆 Sunday | 12pm - 5pm 🎟️ Tickets to the Herbert can be purchased online or at our front desk on the day. https://ow.ly/bLc150Zk48s

We're thrilled to announce our next exhibition, Curious Creatures, Stones and Bones will open on Saturday 11 July 2026 🦋 Explore incredible specimens from our natural sciences collection and discover fascinating facts about them 🦊 https://ow.ly/Kn0250ZjY2B

FINAL CALL | Freelancer Callout 🌻 HAF Workshops 🌳 Create workshops that help children and young people to feel more closely connected to nature ☀️ Workshops to be held in late July and August 📆 Closing Date: Friday 3 July 2026, 4pm Find out more: https://ow.ly/bSes50Zh9MY

Night of the Shadows 👻 Ghost Hunt Join us for a spooky ghost hunt in the Herbert's Undercroft! 🔦 Explore the medieval undercroft by torchlight 👻 Conduct EVP and spirit communication experiments 📚 Hear local legends stories 🎟️ £47 per person https://ow.ly/Oiwe50ZjzCA

📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes Tuesday | 10.30am-11am | £1.50 🖌️ Mini Makers: Messy Play Thursday | 10.30am-12pm | £2.50 🎨 NEW EXHIBITION! TWO LIONESSES Open until 18 July 🎨 NEW EXHIBITION! Lou Blakeway: Painting Herstories Open until 18 July https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

🎉 We're #HIRING at CV Life: 🎨 Culture Coventry Board of Directors (Trustee) 🌊 Duty Manager | The Wave Waterpark Find out more and apply now: https://ow.ly/F1vJ50ZhcTQ

Freelancer Callout 🌻 HAF Workshops This summer, we're seeking artists to deliver workshops for children in July and August along the theme of Nature Makers 🍃 📆 Closing Date: Friday 3 July 2026, 4pm Find out more and apply now: https://ow.ly/pU4J50Zh9N0

☠️ Spooky Jo will be back tomorrow for Blood, Bandages & Barber Surgeons! Delve into the gruesome world of medieval medicine and the barber surgeons who practised it with our dark history talks. 📅 Thursday 25 June | 11am - 12pm 🎟️ £10.50 | For ages 10+ https://ow.ly/zTYH50XQHfN

Book your Doze Under Dippy now and enjoy a new Wave waterpark offer! 🌊 For just £5 extra per person, you can enjoy a session at The Wave anytime for up to one month after the sleepover 🎉 Tickets are limited, so secure yours now! https://ow.ly/QrNY50Z818M

Join us this Saturday for this month's Pastime Playtimes♟️ Beat the heat and enjoy a nostalgic trip at our Pastime Playtimes sessions - drop in and enjoy games such as Scrabble, Monopoly, Operation and more! 🎟️ Saturday 27 June | Drop in from 10am https://ow.ly/Sgfr50ZfRIU

Our Early Years exhibition is back for 2026 - and it's bigger and better than ever! 🎉 Beneath the Waves — an immersive, sensory-rich experience inspired by the wonders and mysteries of ocean life opens on Saturday 11 July 2026, 10am 🐠 https://ow.ly/Tu7V50ZfRlI

📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes Tuesday | 10.30am 🎨 NEW EXHIBITION! TWO LIONESSES From Tuesday | Available during opening hours ☠️ Dark History Talks | Blood, Bandages & Barber Surgeons Thursday | 11am ♟️ Pastime Playtimes! Saturday | 10am-3pm https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

☀️ Happy Summerween! 🎃 It's the summer version of Halloween and we're showcasing our upcoming Dark History Talks hosted by Dark History UK: ✂️ Thursday 25 June | Blood, Bandages & Barber Surgeons 🕰️ Thursday 23 July | The Grim Fate of the Marys https://ow.ly/YYxo50Zfj97

☠️ Have you booked your tickets yet? These Dark History informative talks are back to highlight the dark, grim, ghostly and occasionally funny historic tales. ⌛ Thursday 25 June | 11am | Blood, Bandages & Barber Surgeons 🎟️ £10.50 | 🧒 For ages 10+ https://ow.ly/zTYH50XQHfN

FINAL CALL | We're #HIRING 🧒 Learning and Engagement Manager 👉 Lead on the event programme delivery 👉 Coordinate projects and events, and ensure activities run smoothly 👉 Line management of various team members Closing Date: Sunday 21 June https://ow.ly/oWCR50Z5vsR

We're #HIRING 📝 Culture Coventry Board of Directors (Trustee) - Voluntary role 👉 Support the development and delivery of strategic objectives and long-term strate 👉 Help ensure strong governance, transparency and accountability 📆 Closes: Friday 10 July 2026 https://ow.ly/1uAv50Zexwi

Culture Coventry are part of this summer's HAF Holiday programme 🎉 Bookings go live TOMORROW at 4pm for sessions from 21 July to 1 September 2026. Choose from: 🦕 Doze Under Dippy 🛞 Kids Club ⚔️ Lunt Roman Fort Festival 🎮 Gamers Kids Clubs & more! https://eequ.org/culturecoventry

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK 🦊 Learn more about the natural world in our new interactive talks, hosted by local naturalist, Simon Watts, featuring stunning visuals and beautifully captured sound. 📆 Wednesday 17 June, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person | Book online https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes Tuesday | 10.30am-11am 🦊 Warwickshire Wildlife Talks with Simon Watts Wednesday | 1pm-2pm 🎨 NEW EXHIBITION! Queer Monumentality From Wednesday | Available during opening hours https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

Don’t forget to book your ticket 🎟️ Warwickshire Wildlife talk with Simon Watts. These fun and interactive talks are perfect for those that would like to know more about Warwickshire’s natural landscape. 📆 Wednesday 17 June, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

For a limited time only, we're offering a 25% discount on bookings for our summer Home Ed Gamers Meet Ups 🎉 🕹️ Social gaming sessions for 11 - 16 year olds 📅 Tuesdays | 7 July & 4 August 2026, 1pm-3pm https://ow.ly/kS8x50Z49MK #coventry #HomeEd #coventryevents

🎨 Highlights Tours Tuesday-Sunday 📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes Tuesday | 10.30am 🖌️ NEW EXHIBITION! Queer Monumentality From Wednesday 🦖 EXHIBITION Unearth the Palaeoverse: Dig Into the Dawn of Time | Until 31 Aug 2026 https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

This summer, enjoy a talk by local naturalist, Simon Watts and discover more about nature and wildlife. 📆 Wednesday 17 June or Tuesday 14 July, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person | Book online https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

☠️ Dark History talks have returned! Our next talk will be on Blood, Bandages & Barber Surgeons - the gruesome world of medieval medicine and the barber surgeons who practised it. 📅 Thursday 25 June | 11am - 12pm 🎟️ £10.50 per person 🧒 For ages 10+ https://ow.ly/zTYH50XQHfN

Doze Under Dippy is back this summer - and with a brand new Wave waterpark offer! 🌊 For just £5 extra per person, you can enjoy a session at The Wave anytime for up to one month after the sleepover 🎉 🎟️ 26 July, £50-£55 per person Book now: https://ow.ly/HGZA50Z818W

Learn more about local wildlife with naturalist Simon Watt with his new interactive talk with stunning visuals and captured audios. 📆 Wednesday 17 June or Tuesday 14 July, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person (includes Herbert admission) | Book online https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

Tuesday: 🧶 Create & Craft Cafe | 10.30am 📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes | 10.30am 🎮 Home Ed Gamers Meet Ups | 1pm Thursday: 🖌️ Mini Makers: Messy Play | 10.30am Weekend: 🚗 MotoFest 2026 (Joint ticket offer with Coventry Transport Museum) https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

🎉 Join CV Life as a Trustee ✏️ Help support the development and delivery of the CV Life’s strategic objectives. 👉 Support partnerships that improve wellbeing, heritage, education and sport in Coventry 👉 Roles is voluntary and unpaid https://cvlife.co.uk/job-vacancie/cv-life-trustee/

Our next Home Ed Gamers Meet Up is tomorrow and for a limited time only, we're offering a 25% discount on bookings 🎉 📅 Tuesdays | 2 June, 7 July & 4 August 2026 | 1pm-3pm 🎟️ Book online https://ow.ly/kS8x50Z49MK #coventry #HomeEd #coventryevents

We're #HIRING 🧒 Learning and Engagement Manager 👉 Lead operational delivery, manage staff and programme performance 👉 Coordinate projects and events, and ensure activities run smoothly 👉 Line management of various team members Closing Date: Sunday 21 June https://ow.ly/GcNU50Z5vsV

On 17 June, we will be hosting the first of two talks by local naturalist, Simon Watts. A richly illustrated hour-long journey into the natural world that explores the local wildlife. 📆 Wed 17 June or Tue 14 July, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person | Book online https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

There's just a few days left of our Fantastic Faces drop in crafts! Design cardboard collage faces and pastel people to become a creative portrait artist 🖌️ 👨‍🎨 Drop in | Included with museum admission 🧒 For ages 3+ but all are welcome https://ow.ly/zzw650Z56eP

🦕 Ask a Geologist – Under Dippy 🌍 🐚 Explore rocks, fossils and minerals 🔎 Chat with local geologists 🗺️ Discuss volunteering and career opportunities in geology 📅 Saturday 30 May, 10am–4pm 🎟️ Included with museum entry wgcg.co.uk | theherbert.org

🎨 ARTIST CALLOUT | Early Years Exhibition Installation Artist 🐳 We are seeking a creative artist to lead on the physical installation of the exhibition play space. 📆 Closing Date: Sunday 31 May 2026 🗒️ Find out more about more on our website: https://ow.ly/q3Cz50Z2gUK

JOIN US TOMORROW | Relive childhood memories from across the decades with our new event, I Remember That 🧒 Visit across the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum and Coventry Transport Museum! 🎟️ Included with admission, drop in 📆 Wednesday 27 May 2026 | 10.30am-3pm

Our Home Ed Gamers meet ups are back this summer! ☀️ The perfect chance for your young gamers to level up their social skills while doing what they love! 📍 2 hour slots, 1pm-3pm 📅 Tuesdays | 2 June, 7 July & 4 August 2026 💰 £20 per person per session https://ow.ly/kOTW50Z49N9

Coming to the Herbert this summer – Warwickshire Wildlife Talks with Simon Watts 🦡 🗣️ Interactive talk with captured sound and visuals 🍃 Learn about the local wildlife in Warwickshire 📆 Wednesday 17 June, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person | Book online https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

We're open Bank Holiday Monday from 10am! 🎉 🦖 Unearth the Palaeoverse: Dig Into the Dawn of Time Monday-Sunday | From 10am 🥸 Fantastic Faces! Tuesday-Sunday | From 10.30am 🏖️ I Remember That! | Childhood Through the Decades Wednesday | 10.30am-3pm https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

🎨 ARTIST CALL OUT | Early Years Exhibition Installation Artist 🐳 We are seeking a creative installation artist to lead the physical installation of our new exhibition play space, including the arrangement and creative use of existing resources. Find out more and apply now https://ow.ly/u3eI50Z2gUJ

Learn more about the natural world in our new interactive talks, hosted by local naturalist, Simon Watts. 📆 Wednesday 17 June, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person | Book online https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

🦖 Unearth the Palaeoverse: Dig Into the Dawn of Time From Saturday | From 10am 📚 Stories That Made Us: Roots, Resilience & Representation - A Celebration In Focus & In Sound Saturday | From 12pm 🥸 Fantastic Faces! (Children's crafts) From Saturday | From 10.30am https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

🎉 We're #HIRING at CV Life: 🕰️ Archives Assistant | Closing: 18 May 🗒️ Centre Manager (Moat House) | Closing: 25 May 🌊 Lifeguard | Closing 31 May Find out more and apply now: https://cvlife.co.uk/job-vacancy/

NEW! Wildlife Talks with naturalist, Simon Watts at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum 🦡 Enjoy a richly illustrated, hour-long journey into the natural world. 📆 Wednesday 17 June, 1pm-2pm 🎟️ £12 per person | Book online https://ow.ly/mvHU50YYSNk

🎨 Highlights Tours Tuesday-Sunday | Available during opening hours 📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes Tuesday | 10.30am-11am ☺️ Gentle Movement & Yoga Sunday | 12.15pm-1.15pm 🕰️ South Asian Voices in Coventry Archives: Politics, Activism & Community Open until 31 July 2026 https://ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

Come to the Herbert this May half term for our spring events 🎉 🥸 Fantastic Faces! | From 23 May 🦖 NEW EXHIBITION! Unearth the Palaeoverse: Dig Into the Dawn of Time | From 23 May ♟️ Pastime Playtimes! | 23 May 🧸 I Remember That! | Childhood Through the Decades | 27 May https://ow.ly/tMQk50YWxOB

🎉 We're #HIRING at CV Life: 🕰️ Archives Assistant | Closing: 18 May ⚔️ Lunt Roman Fort Camp Coordinator | Closing: 12 May 🌊 Waterpark Supervisor | Closing: 11 May 🛝 Casual Learning Facilitator | Closing: 10 May Find out more and apply now: https://cvlife.co.uk/job-vacancy/

🦕 Ask a Geologist 🌍 GeoWeek 2026 Explore rocks, fossils and minerals and chat with local geologists about the landscapes around Coventry and Warwickshire. 📅 Saturday 30 May | 10am–4pm | Included with museum entry Find out more: wgcg.co.uk | theherbert.org