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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SG Minis January Fabulous Faces!
8 Jan. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family Activity
Price: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on 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 babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Illuminate Home Educators Group - Arts Award Discover Spring Term 2025
14 Jan. 2025 10:00-11:30 - 18 Feb. 2025
Event category: Other / Home Education
Price: £66 for the course
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
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Our Spring course will be working towards the Arts Award Discover together over 6 sessions on Tuesday mornings 10:00-11:30. Arts Award Discover is the start of the Arts Award adventure. It takes children and young people on an artistic journey as they explore the arts all around them, investigate different art forms, research an artist, create a final fused glass piece and then share their discoveries with others.
For full details of this course please go to the learning page and scroll down to home educators.
Suitable for ages: 11-18 years
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
SG Minis February Under the Sea!
5 Feb. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family Activity
Price: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on 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 babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
6 Feb. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
1 Mar. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
SG Minis March Food Glorious Food!
5 Mar. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family Activity
Price: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on 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 babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Copper Foiling Workshop
6 Mar. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
The copper foiling technique, popularised by Tiffany in the 1890s, is ideal for making decorative panels, sun catchers, mirrors and ornaments. A choice of patterns will be provided along with a selection of coloured and textured glass. You will learn how to cut glass, and use copper tape and solder to create a seam with which to join your pieces of glass. At the end of the day, you will have made a finished piece of glass art to take home.
Suitable for ages: 18+
Contact: 01353 660347
details...
Glass Painting Workshop
14 Mar. 2025 10:00-5:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
SG Minis April Springtime!
2 Apr. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family Activity
Price: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on 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 babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Two Day Painting Workshop
11 Apr. 2025 10:00-5:00 - 12 Apr. 2025
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
2025 Study Tour: Leicestershire
27 Apr. 2025 - 30 Apr. 2025
Event category: Talk /Tour
Price: From: £495
Location: Leicestershire
Download a booking form and return it to the museum to join us on what promises to be an excellent trip
From the vibrant county towns to picturesque villages dotted across the county, there is much to be enjoyed in Leicestershire. Across three days we will explore a variety of stained glass in situ including rare early medieval French glass, examples of the glittering windows of Arts and Crafts artists Theodora Salusbury, Douglas Strachan, and Veronica Whall, modern glass by Patrick Reyntiens and contemporary windows by Tom Denny, Derek Hunt (whose studio we will also visit) and Helen Whittaker, to name just a few.
Suitable for ages: Adults
Contact: events@stainedglassmuseum.com
SG Minis May Wonderful Weather!
7 May 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family Activity
Price: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on 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 babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
17 May 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
Glass Painting Workshop
24 May 2025 10:00-5:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
SG Minis June Animal Fun!
4 Jun. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family Activity
Price: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on 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 babies and children up to 5 years old
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Glass Painting Workshop
7 Jun. 2025 10:00-5:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
19 Jun. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
SG Minis July Knights and Dragons.
2 Jul. 2025 10:00-11:30
Event category: Family Activity
Price: £3 per child
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Book
Come and join our toddler group on 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 babies and children up to 5 years old.
The session takes place in the museum gallery which is accessed via a stone spiral staircase of approximately 40 steps. Buggy park and toilet facilities available on the ground floor of the Cathedral.
Attendance is limited to one child/one adult per ticket.
Session times: 10:00-11:30
£3.00 per child which includes all craft materials and a drink and biscuit.
Suitable for ages: Under 5's
Contact: learning@stainedglassmuseum.com
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
5 Jul. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
Leading and Glazing Workshop
18 Sep. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
Two Day Painting Workshop
17 Oct. 2025 10:00-5:00 - 18 Oct. 2025
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
18 Oct. 2025 10:00 - 4:00
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £140 per person including materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Lighthouse, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EG
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
details...
Two Day Painting Workshop
28 Nov. 2025 10:00-5:00 - 29 Nov. 2025
Event category: Adult Workshop
Price: £280 per person including all materials, equipment and tuition
Location: The Stained Glass Museum
Workshop places go live on Thursday 12th December 2024
Book
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
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 workshop 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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