Exhibitions
Artists and Printmakers
14 Jan 12 to 24 Jun 12
Featuring work from the Museum’s outstanding print collection, this exhibition focuses on a group of artists known as the Senefelder Group, active from 1910 to 1930.
Staffordshire Hoard: Dark Age Discovery
21 Jul 12 to 1 Sep 13
The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest and most valuable Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Now an exciting new exhibition at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery will set it in its historical context and reveal the story of its discovery and conservation.
News
Arty Party
Fortnightly. Saturday morning art and craft for 8 - 14 year olds, 10.30am - 12.30pm £2.60 each or £10 for four sessions. Limited numbers, please book in advance.
Ceramics Gallery Talks
The Friends of The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and the Northern Ceramic Society are presenting a series of informal talks on ceramic subjects by NCS members using the museum’s extensive collections.
City museum long listed for national award
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has been long-listed for a national award for its family friendly environment. The museum is one of 20 to make the list of the Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award 2012
Titanic Trail
11 Feb 12 to 31 Dec 12
Follow the Titanic Trail around the museum and in a series of small displays discover the city’s links with the doomed ocean liner. Learn about various aspects of the Titanic, from Captain Smith’s loving cup to the fashions of the period.
Shotfiring New Display
24 Mar 12 to 2 Sep 12
A display of equipment used in shotfiring - where coal seams were blasted to break up the rock for easier mining.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
5 May 12 to 1 Jul 12
In this display Artist Su Hurrell explores domestic gardens, allotments and ecological networks.
Toddler Tuesday
29 May 12
Come and have fun discovering our wonderful collections at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery!
Fabulous Fifties
3 Jun 12
To celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, History Wardrobe will be taking you back to the year 1952 when Elizabeth II ascended the throne.
Memento Mori
23 Jun 12 to 1 Sep 13
A new display in the archaeology gallery examining the changing approaches towards death, burial and commemoration from Prehistory to the early 20th century.
Toddler Tuesday
26 Jun 12
Come and have fun discovering our wonderful collections at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery!
