Foundling Museum 10th Birthday Weekend

10th Birthday Weekend 14 June 2014 - 15 June 2014, 10:00 - 17:00 The Foundling Museum is 10 years old this year! Everyone is invited to our birthday party, with free entry all weekend and a range of activities and performances for visitors of all ages. Birthday treats include cake, balloons, fun family activities throughout the Museum, and a summertime street party. Come and listen to music, help decorate the Museum, and enjoy a slice of birthday cake! Free entry all weekend. Free activities for all ages. Music: In the stunning Picture Gallery all weekend: Saturday: Foundling Classics Hear some of the musicians who have performed at our Handel-inspired, classical concerts over the last seven years. Sunday: Folk at the Foundling Favourites Chill out to some choice cuts of folk music, to mark the resounding success of our first year of Folk at the Foundling. Family Activities Collaborative birthday bunting All Weekend, outside the Museum Make us some birthday bunting, see it go up around the museum, and earn yourself a slice of birthday cake! March of the Guards Grenadier Hats All Saturday, in the Court Room Work with artist Shelly Wain to create your own Grenadier’s hat inspired by the painting March of the Guards to Finchley by William Hogarth. Check out the painting hanging in the Museum’s Committee Room. Secret Tokens All Sunday, in the Creative Studio The Foundling Hospital tokens contain thousands of secret stories from the mothers who left their children at the Hospital. Working with artist Davina Drummond families are invited to design their own token and stamp a message to put secretly inside. Street Party All Weekend, outside the Museum. Festivities include: Facepainting Giant street games Decorate your own gingerbread Foundling girl or boy Dress up like Coram, Hetty Feather, a soldier or even the King! And to top it all off: Thomas Coram himself has travelled through time and will be with us all weekend!

Suitable for
0-4
7-10
5-6
11-13
16-17
14-15
18+
Any age


Website
http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/view/birthday-weekend/

Admission
Free entry for all, all weekend!

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000370?id=EVENT477276