WHAT'S ON AT THE MUSEUM
The museum has a lively programme of events open to all. Please see below for what's on at the museum.
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Fabulous Feathers Art Workshop with Jane Fellows
23 Sep. 2023 12:30-4:30
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £45.00
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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Join local artist, Jane Fellows as she takes you on a brief tour of our museum gallery, encouraging you to notice the various shapes, patterns and use of feathers in our collection of stained glass, old and new.
Using this as a starting point you will learn how to create stunning gel plates in various colours, adding feathers and rock salt to reproduce their delicate forms and textures. Printing on to tissue paper to achieve a transparent effect, you’ll have an opportunity to make your final designs into vibrant greetings cards and prints to take home.
In this workshop Jane will take you on a brief tour of our museum gallery, encouraging you to notice the various shapes, patterns and copious use of feathers in our collection of stained glass, old and new.
Using this as a starting point, you will learn how to ink up your gel plate in various colours and to the correct consistency to pull a successful print. Once this base layer is achieved, feathers and rock salt will be applied to the gel plate and a second print pulled. This will reveal the delicate forms and textures of the feathers. Further layers may be added to achieve your final design. You will have an opportunity to make your finished designs into greetings cards and prints to take home.
Feathers and salt will be supplied but please feel free to bring various feathers of your own in many sizes and textures.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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SG Minis October Autumn Days!
4 Oct. 2023 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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Come and join us for the first Wednesday of the month for informal fun in our beautiful setting. Enjoy crafts, rhymes and stories linked to the theme. Explore our light box and interactive toys and meet new friends, all whilst relaxing with a drink and a biscuit.
Story time will be under one of our beautiful stained glass windows.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
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Autumn Talk: Powell & Sons' opus sectile: innovation in glass mosaics, 1860s-1890s
4 Oct. 2023 7pm
Event category: Talk /TourPrice: £6.50 (Friends: £5)
Location: Online
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Leading stained-glass makers James Powell & Sons developed a new type of mosaic tiling material in the early 1860s. The vibrantly coloured opaque tiles, known later as opus sectile, were especially popular in church interiors, where they were used for polychrome tiled floors as well as fresco-like mural decoration.
This talk will introduce new research which has revealed more about the early history of opus sectile, and particularly how the material was collected and promoted by the South Kensington Museum. Lily Crowther is Curator of the social history and decorative art collections at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum. She is also reading for a DPhil at Oxford University and the Victoria & Albert Museum; her research focuses on the collections and legacies of the Museum of Construction & Building Materials, which was part of the South Kensington Museum in the 1850s-1880s.
The Zoom link will be shared with ticket holders ahead of the event.
A recording of the lecture will also be shared with ticket holders after the event, ideal for those not able to join us live.
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Glass Painting Workshop with Derek Hunt
6 Oct. 2023 10:00-5:00
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £120 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL
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The art of painting on glass was mastered in the medieval period. Over the following centuries, stained glass artists have used painting techniques to draw with line and light, to create depth and detail, and to control the atmospheric quality of light’s transmission through glass.
In this practical workshop, glass artist Derek Hunt will teach traditional painting techniques. Using vitreous pigment and silver stain on clear glass, students learn to work with a variety of brushes, sticks, quills and sponges to create different effects and shading in both wet and dry matts. Glass work will be fired at intervals throughout the workshop, and ready to take home at the end of the day.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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The Stained Glass Museum at Ely's Apple Day
7 Oct. 2023 10am - 4pm
Price: FREE
Location: Palace Green, Ely
Find The Stained Glass Museum at Ely's Apple Day this year for lots of activities, crafts and more, inspired by the museums beautiful collection.
From finding out about how stained glass made, trying your hand at a fun activity and finding out more about all the exciting events and activities taking place at the museum, find us at the annual Apple Day.
Plus enjoy all the fun of Apple Day with the popular 'longest peel' and 'apple and spoon' races! Enjoy tasty apples, juices and more throughout the day too
Suitable for ages: Suitable for all
Autumn Talk: William Burrell's stained glass collection
11 Oct. 2023 7pm
Event category: Talk /TourPrice: £6.50 (Friends: £5)
Location: Online
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After a major redevelopment project, The Burrell Museum was named Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2023. Amongst the extraordinarily rich and diverse collection gifted to the city of Glasgow by collector William Burrell is a significant collection of medieval and Renaissance stained and painted glass. Many of these windows are on display at the museum and this is an opportunity to find out more about how Burrell came to acquire these fine pieces, how they were displayed in the collector's home, and how they have been curated for modern audiences visiting the Burrell Collection today.
Edward Johnson is Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Art at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow. Marie Groll is Business Manager of the York Glazier's Trust, whose PhD research on William Burrell, Thomas Drake and the Transatlantic Trade in Stained Glass in the first half of the 20th century was carried out at the University of York in conjunction with Glasgow Museums.
The Zoom link will be shared with ticket holders ahead of the event.
A recording of the lecture will also be shared with ticket holders after the event, ideal for those not able to join us live.
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Autumn Talk: Pauline Boty: Collage into Stained Glass – a Pop Art Approach
18 Oct. 2023 7pm
Event category: Talk /TourPrice: £6.50 (Friends: £5)
Location: Online
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Pauline Boty was one of the founders of British Pop; a talented and ambitious artist, and also a charismatic player on the swinging London scene. She produced a vibrant body of work in stained glass, collage and paint that both challenges and enriches Pop from a female perspective.
This talk will focus on the stained glass work she made while at the Royal College of Art (including the piece held at the Ely Stained Glass Museum). It will explore the relationship between the mediums of collage and stained glass and place both in the wider context of Boty’s whole oeuvre and contribution to Pop.
Dr Sue Tate is a freelance art historian with a specific interest in women artists. She is the leading expert on Pauline Boty, British Pop Artist, 1938-66, having curated exhibitions of her oeuvre, lecturing on it in the UK, Europe and the USA, and publishing essays, book chapters and the definitive book on the artist: Pauline Boty: Pop Artist and Woman.
The Zoom link will be shared with ticket holders ahead of the event.
A recording of the lecture will also be shared with ticket holders after the event, ideal for those not able to join us live.
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Two Day Painting Workshop with Derek Hunt
20 Oct. 2023 10:00-5:00 - 21 Oct. 2023
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £240 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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During your workshop you will be looking at the classical portraits and faces taken from our gallery at the Stained Glass Museum to recreate your own version to take home. You also bring your own portrait designs if you wish.
You will be using a mixed variety of techniques and brushes to create your final pieces. A selection of tinted coloured glass will be available to use and the chance to explore using a variety of mediums to paint with as well as applying silver stain to your work. Each piece of glass will be fired several times over the length of the workshop ready for you to take home. You also bring your own portrait designs.
The workshop will have a maximum of six students, allowing for ample individual as well as group tuition.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
Leading and Glazing Workshop with Claire Hart
21 Oct. 2023 10:00 - 5:00
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £120 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
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In our leading workshops, participants are introduced to the techniques used to make a decorative glass panel, including glass cutting, leading, soldering and glazing (cementing). After you've chosen your design, you will be taken through each step of the construction process and will practise the glazing techniques before making your own panel to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
Half Term Crafts: Children's Level 1 Glass Fusing Workshop
24 Oct. 2023 11:00-12:30
Event category: Children's WorkshopPrice: £12 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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Learn the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing stained glass.
You will then work on your own design and make a 10cm x10cm glass piece to take home
Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished. This process takes 24 hours and will usually takes place on the following day because someone needs to be on the premises during firing. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection.
All young people must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop.
Suitable for ages: 7+
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Half Term Crafts: Children's Level 2 Glass Fusing Workshop
24 Oct. 2023 1:30-3:00
Event category: Children's WorkshopPrice: £12 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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During this Level 2 glass fusing session you will build on the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing glass that you have learned in your previous session. You will then work on your own design and make a fused glass piece to take home Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished. This process takes 24 hours and will usually takes place on the following day because someone needs to be on the premises during firing. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection. All young people must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop. Suitable for ages: 7+ who have previously attended one of our glass fusing workshops.
Suitable for ages: 7+ who have attended a previous fusing workshop
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Half Term Crafts: Drop in discovery morning meet the artist
25 Oct. 2023 10:00-12:00
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: Free
Location: Ely Cathedral and The Stained Glass Museum
Join us for our joint drop in session with our friends at Ely Cathedral. Come and meet the artist Kristin V G Bailey, make sketches around the cathedral, create brass rubbings, make your own halo, search for the saints trail and much more!
Suitable for all ages, a suggested donation of £1 per child is recommended to cover the cost of the materials
Suitable for ages: All ages welcome
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
Two Day Glass Stained Glass Workshop with Claire Hart
27 Oct. 2023 10:00-5:00 - 28 Oct. 2023
*** FULLY BOOKED *** Please contact us for waiting list
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £250 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum & Lighthouse Ely
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You begin the first day with your tutor by choosing your own panel design from a selection of patterns, known as ‘cartoons’. Then selecting the coloured glass for your painted areas, you will learn how to cut it to shape and your tutor will demonstrate how to size and score glass to make a break line, and how to grind the edges of the cut glass to achieve a precise shape. The remainder of the day will be spent learning how to apply the enamel paint using different paint techniques. Finished pieces will be kiln fired at intervals throughout the day.
During the second day, you will learn the leading, glazing and soldering techniques that will enable you to assemble your cut glass pieces into a single stained glass panel. Your tutor will demonstrate how to frame your cartoon with wood laths, forming a matrix into which lead calmes and glass can be inserted. You will be taught how to cut lead calmes, and how to open up their central channel to accommodate cut glass. Once you have fixed all of your glass pieces in lead, you will be shown how to use a soldering iron to bond the joints of lead. If you would like to be able to hang your panel, your tutor will help you solder a fixture to the lead. This is the final stage of the workshop, after which you will be able to take your stained glass panel home to enjoy!
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
Glass Fusing Workshop with Louise Haselgrove (Half Day)
28 Oct. 2023 10:00 - 12:30
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £60 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
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During this 2.5 hour workshop, you will be shown the basics of glass fusing and learn to cut your own glass shapes.
You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as a pair of coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Glass Fusing Workshop with Louise Haselgrove (Half Day)
28 Oct. 2023 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £60 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
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During this 2.5 hour workshop, you will be shown the basics of glass fusing and learn to cut your own glass shapes.
You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as a pair of coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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SG Minis November Colours Everywhere!
1 Nov. 2023 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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Come and join us for the first Wednesday of the month for informal fun in our beautiful setting. Enjoy crafts, rhymes and stories linked to the theme. Explore our light box and interactive toys and meet new friends, all whilst relaxing with a drink and a biscuit.
Story time will be under one of our beautiful stained glass windows.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
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Window Wanderland Ely 2023
3 Nov. 2023 6pm - 9pm - 5 Nov. 2023
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: FreeJoin The Stained Glass Museum, Babylon Arts and our team of community volunteers for our annual Window Wanderland event from the 3rd - 5th November.
Now in our forth year, join us as we turn Ely into a beautiful outdoor gallery for the weekend. Create your own displays and enjoy wandering throughout Ely, enjoying this fantastic illuminated trail.
Homes, businesses, schools and nurseries, shops and even boats are encouraged to join in! Please remember to register your window to be featured on our interactive map, which helps people find your window and share your pictures and thoughts using #WindowWanderlandEly too.
You can register your window to be included on the interactive map here: www.windowwanderland.com/event/ely-cambs-2023
Suitable for ages: Suitable for all ages
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Glass Fusing Workshop with Louise Haselgrove (Half Day)
24 Nov. 2023 10:00 - 12:30
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £60 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
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During this 2.5 hour workshop, you will be shown the basics of glass fusing and learn to cut your own glass shapes.
You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as a pair of coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Glass Fusing Workshop with Louise Haselgrove (Half Day)
24 Nov. 2023 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Event category: Adult WorkshopPrice: £60 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
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During this 2.5 hour workshop, you will be shown the basics of glass fusing and learn to cut your own glass shapes.
You will then use this knowledge to create your own unique glass pieces, such as a pair of coasters, a set of bunting, or a suncatcher.
This is a hands-on workshop, with no previous experience necessary
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
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Children's Christmas Glass Fusing 25/11/23 11:00-12:30
25 Nov. 2023 11:00-12:30
Event category: Children's WorkshopPrice: £12 per person
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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What you will do in the session.
You will begin by learning the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing. After this you will be taught how to cut the glass and try cutting the glass yourself. Other techniques you will be introduced to will include fusing clear and coloured glass using fritt, confetti, stringers and noodles. You will get to work on your design and make a glass Christmas decoration. The session leader will provide examples of the different techniques, processes, fittings and results for you to handle and examine, but the emphasis of the workshop will be on the creative designs that you can achieve by yourselves, ensuring that everyone will have a rewarding time. Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished so please note that you don't take your glass with you on the day. Each firing takes 24hours. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection. This will usually be within a week of completing the workshop. All young people must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop. Suitable for ages: 7+
Suitable for ages: 7+
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
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Children's Christmas Glass Fusing 25/11/23 1:30-3:00
25 Nov. 2023 1:30-3:00
Event category: Children's WorkshopPrice: £12 per person
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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What you will do in the session.
You will begin by learning the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing. After this you will be taught how to cut the glass and try cutting the glass yourself. Other techniques you will be introduced to will include fusing clear and coloured glass using fritt, confetti, stringers and noodles. You will get to work on your design and make a glass Christmas decoration. The session leader will provide examples of the different techniques, processes, fittings and results for you to handle and examine, but the emphasis of the workshop will be on the creative designs that you can achieve by yourselves, ensuring that everyone will have a rewarding time. Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished so please note that you don't take your glass with you on the day. Each firing takes 24hours. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, we will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection. This will usually be within a week of completing the workshop. All young people must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop. Suitable for ages: 7+
Suitable for ages: 7+
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
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SG Minis December Festive Fun!
6 Dec. 2023 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family ActivityPrice: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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Come and join us for the first Wednesday of the month for informal fun in our beautiful setting. Enjoy crafts, rhymes and stories linked to the theme. Explore our light box and interactive toys and meet new friends, all whilst relaxing with a drink and a biscuit.
Story time will be under one of our beautiful stained glass windows.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
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Refunds & Cancellation Policy
For cancellations made more than 28 days in advance we offer a full refund or one free date change.
For cancellations made between 14 and 28 days in advance we will offer a 50% refund or allow one free date change.
For cancellations made less than 14 days in advance we are unable to offer a refund or date change on workshop places, although you are welcome to transfer the booking to someone else.
If a date change has already been requested we cannot offer a refund on a subsequent cancellation.
We are unable to refund workshops paid for using workshops vouchers.
Please bear in mind that the Stained Glass Museum is a charity and in order to operate successfully it’s important that we adhere to this policy.
Cancellation of courses by the Museum
Under rare or exceptional circumstances the Museum may have to cancel workshops. If a cancellation is necessary, we will do our utmost to contact you by phone or email as soon as possible before the workshop is held. You will be offered either a full refund or the option to transfer their booking to an alternative date/workshop.
Please note The Stained Glass Museum is not liable for any costs associated with travel or accommodation. Please bear this in mind when booking travel or accommodation in advance.
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