M Shed

Experience Wildlife Photographer of the Year after-hours on Tuesday evening.
The exhibition will be open until 8pm with a pop-up bar - perfect for a post-work get together.
https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/…/wil dlife-photographer-…/

Discover new flavours or enjoy your favourite home baked cakes at M Café. Try our homemade vegan courgette and chocolate cake, bacon and blue cheese scones, Nutella brownies and more. Pick your favourite scone and tea/coffee for just £5.25 ☕️

Feeling the cold? Our new Morello cherry hot chocolate could be the perfect pick me up! Available with dairy, coconut, almond or soya milk. Our M Café team are looking forward to warming up your day 🍒

Fair Saturday is a global movement which aims to boost arts, culture and social causes the day after Black Friday – the greatest expression of consumerism.
Drop into M Shed during the day to step into the world of a bat and test your hunting skills using our handheld sonar, can you identify all the moths using sound alone?
Enjoy fairly traded tea with Pukka Herbs, pay a visit to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition (normal entry charges apply) and find out about A...von Wildlife Trust and their year-round activities.
Bristol is the first official Fair Saturday city in England and M Shed will be raising money for Avon Wildlife Trust. Entry is free but please consider making a donation to Avon Wildlife Trust.
https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/…/… /go-wild-fair-saturday/
Find out about more about Fair Saturday across Bristol and the world at https://fairsaturday.org/en
Image: © Arshdeep Singh
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Join Chair of the Jury, Roz Kidman Cox for a tour of this year’s winning photographs.
Roz will run through the selected photos and give an insight into the judging process as she highlights the winners of each category.
From breathtaking animal portraits and dramatic landscapes to bizarre species and endangered habitats, Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the most arresting and spectacular images of our natural world.
... The tour on 9 January will be BSL interpreted but is open to everyone.
Buy tickets for 1 November: https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/…/wil dlife-photographer-…/
Buy tickets for 9 January: https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/…/wil dlife-photographer-…/
Tickets: £11 adult* £9 concession* Ticket includes exhibition entry.
* Includes £1 voluntary donation to Bristol Museums Development Trust. (Standard entry £10 adult / £8 conc.)
Image: © Wayne Jones.
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Fancy a post-work get together?
Wildlife Photographer of the Year will be open until 8pm on Tuesday 13 November and Tuesday 4 December with a pop-up bar.
From breathtaking animal portraits and dramatic landscapes to bizarre species and endangered habitats, Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the most arresting and spectacular images of our natural world. Enjoy the exhibition after-hours in one of our special evening openings.
... Normal exhibition entry charges apply. Groups of 10 or more must be booked in advance by emailing museumbookings@bristol.gov.uk.
Image: © Emmanuel Rondeau.
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Find out about Bristol’s Black History with Bristol Museums.
Who were the first Black people in Bristol? What are the city’s links to Somalia? What are the legacies of the Slave Trade? We’re gathering stories and showcasing voices that a shine light on this often hidden part of Bristol’s past: https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/s…/br istols-black-history/
What other Black history stories should be told? Tell us here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/bristols -black-history
... Illustration by Jasmine Thompson
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 is now open!
"Each unforgettable image has a story to tell. Some of those stories will amaze you. Some may shock you. But all should make you think about the precious nature of our fast-disappearing natural world and the urgent need to reverse that loss." - Roz Kidman Cox, Chair of the Jury.
The exhibition is open now until 24 February 2019. Big thanks to our sponsors Bristol Water, National Friendly and Pukka Herbs.
... https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/…/wil dlife-photographer-…/
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Check out the world of the ancient Egyptian dead in this amazing one day course led by Professor Aidan Dodson. Still a few tickets remaining!

There's only one week left to see our #BristolMusic exhibition!
We're pretty biased but we reckon it's the perfect place to start your Bristol music education... or take a trip down memory lane.
Huge thanks to our sponsors DAC Beachcroft and UWE Bristol.
... https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m…/wh ats-on/bristol-music/
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Just 10 days left to complete our teacher survey and be in with a chance of winning a free workshop for your class!
Takes 2 minutes and your views will help improve the learning experience for teachers and children visiting our museums!
http://bit.ly/BristolMuseumsTeacherSurvey

On 28 September, M Shed and Colston Hall will play hosts to choirs of all types, showcasing local Bristol talent in a programme of performances from dawn till dusk!
Choirs will be performing throughout the day, see the schedule for times and locations.
11:30-12:00 The Tonic, M Shed... 12:00-12:30 Chicappella, M Shed 12:30-13:30 Airbus Filton Choir, Colston Hall 13:30-14:00 Horfield Primary School Choir, Colston Hall 14:00-14:30 ChristChurch Primary School Choir, Colston Hall 14:30-15:00 Ilminster E-Act Academy Choir, Colston Hall 15:00-15:30 School choir tbc, Colston Hall 15:30-16:00 Rising Voices, Colston Hall 16:00-16:30 Choir Jam, Colston Hall 17:00-17:30 Rock Choir, Colston Hall 17:30-18:00 Amplify, Colston Hall 18:00-19:00 Bristol Youth Choir, Colston Hall 19:00-19:30 Borjghali Georgian Choir, Colston Hall 19:30-20:00 The Minor Setbacks, Colston Hall 20:00-20:30 Bristol Allsorts, Colston Hall 20:30-21:00 Bristol Choir Brigade, Colston Hall 21:00-21:30 Riff Raff, Colston Hall
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Teachers! Have you filled in our short survey yet? We would love to hear your views so we can improve the museum learning experience for teachers and your students.
Plus if you sign up to our newsletter at the end you could even win a free workshop for your class!
... Please do share/tag any teachers you know!
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Home Educator? Bring your child along to Kings Weston Roman Villa next Friday to learn all about Roman life.
More info and booking here:
https://business.facebook.com/events/3230 57131576576/

The 24 hour culture flash sale is back from 10am tomorrow (Thursday) with hundreds of amazing deals to snap up across Bristol and Bath!
Our flash sale offers are: - 50% off tickets to Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 - 25% off the Bristol Music book with code FLASH25
... These bargains are only available online.
Make sure you also check out the awesome offers from our friends and kick off your autumn with a barrow-load of culture.
https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/…/24- hour-september-cult…/
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20 October 2018 - 24 February 2019
The acclaimed wildlife photography exhibition from the Natural History Museum is back with 100 stunning images.
From breathtaking animal portraits and dramatic landscapes, to bizarre species and endangered habitats, this exhibition showcases the most arresting and spectacular images of our natural world.
... The competition celebrates biodiversity, promotes conservation and champions ethical photography. Whether young, old, professional or amateur, the photographers featured help to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of the world around us.
Launching in 1965 and attracting 361 entries, today the competition receives nearly 50,000 entries from 96 countries.
Once again M Shed is proud to premier the 2018 exhibition alongside the Natural History Museum in London.
Sponsored in Bristol by Bristol Water, National Friendly and Pukka Herbs.
Image: © Isak Pretorius – Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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A celebration of Bristol’s maritime past with events for all ages at M Shed, Underfall Yard and ss Great Britain. All events are free unless otherwise specified.
EVENTS AT M SHED - Print your very own map of Bristol docks - See cargo handling demonstrations... - Visit the Fairbairn steam crane - Visit an electric crane (charges apply) - Take a trip on the tug John King (charges apply) - Go back in time and watch historic films about the port
EVENTS AT UNDERFALL YARD - Try your hand at nautical knots and rope work - See demonstrations of traditional skills - Go behind the scenes in the magnificent Victorian Workshops - Watch the pumps that powered a port running throughout the weekend
EVENTS ON-BOARD BRISTOL FERRY - Historical soundscapes on-board all weekend - Sail back in time with evening soundscape tour and shadow puppetry show. Charges apply. Booking required. - https://www.bristolferry.com/DHW/
EVENTS AT SS GREAT BRITAIN - Guided tours of the Great Western Dry Dock on Saturday at 11am and Sunday at 2pm. Booking required.
With thanks to our event sponsor The Bristol Port Company.
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Calling all teachers! Please take two minutes to complete our short survey, and you could win a FREE workshop for your class!
Share with your colleagues and increase the chances of your school winning the prize! http://bit.ly/BristolMuseumsTeacherSurvey

What a cracking place this is. Being a proud Bristolian it was great looking at the history of my fine city. The book made of skin was creepy to look at but I enjoyed reliving my trips to school by boarding the green bus. I sat upstairs at the back as I did when I was a kid. A wonderful place to visit and would recommend it to anyone.

Went with my grandchildren , they were not only entertained but also educated. What a place to visit and learn about the history of Bristol. The kids are having a history lesson and enjoying it. Best of all , it's totally free !

We visited yesterday... not our first visit... the skeletons exhibition was excellent - all of us (2 adults, 10 and 7 year olds) thought the exhibition was amazing. So many facts and the details about all of the skeletons then the bone lab was just on top and made it so so much more interesting! Well done an excellent exhibition.

We loved the variety of exhibits, there was so much to see and learn about Bristol!! I am a Bristolian and felt very nostalgic wandering through the museum! There was a big bus , an Anderson shelter and my daughter loved playing with the traffic lights !! It was a lovely day out and the Nutella brownies were a special treat in the Cafe! Well worth a visit.

We held my daughter's wedding reception at the M Shed on Saturday and I can't praise them enough. What an amazing team of people. Nothing was too much trouble, all of the food was fantastic and what a stunning view. Thank you so much to Beth, Hannah and all of the rest of the staff for all your hard work. As for the DJ - he was great and what an amazing singer he turned out to be! We also got to have a ride on the Steam Train which was fantastic- thanks to everyone who made sure it was fixed in time! A day we will never forget.

WOW What a Christmas party! I have been to the M Shed before with my family but this is the first time I have attended an event here. The event was fantastic and the staff could not do enough for you. The food was beautiful and I loved the entertainment (the dj even took my requests throughout the night). I'm hoping our company will bring us back next year!! 10/10

Visited for the first time yesterday with my 5yr old son. We spent 3 hours there and didn't spend any money, apart from a small donation and my son spending some pocket money in the gift shop. It was very informative, interactive and interesting. I don't understand the bad reviews. There are plenty of terrible places that cost a fortune. We will definitely be back with the rest of the family, hopefully when the train is running.

This year was our 4th year of visiting the Wildlife Photographic Exhibition. Yet again, the content and range of photographs on display was absolutely breathtaking. It never fails to astound us the lengths people go to create such amazing images and a snapshot of time. M Shed is a perfect location for this Exhibition and recommend it 100%. Can't wait until 2017. 5 STARS

I take my grandchildren to M Shed, they love it, there are things to touch and dress up in and play with. The cafe is very good too

Great place to look around kids will love it try it you’ll like it

Great free museum of the history of Bristol, really informative and well laid out, great for all ages. The temporary exhibitions are usually good too and not particularly expensive. There is a coffee shop but I've not used it so I can't comment on whether on not it's any good.

First of all is free! Good located, cheap car park behind. Is very friendly place for families, was my second time and I enjoyed! Always I discover smth new. My kids was fascinated! I really recommend this as MUST SEE in Bristol.

Excellent skeleton exhibition - fascinating to learn so much about the subjects who lived and died so long ago. Revisited the exhibits that were formerly in the Industrial museum - lots of new stuff and so much to enjoy looking at and interacting with. Thoroughly enjoyable bust with my 10 year old grandaughter. Lunch in the cafe was very good too.

Best coffee in Bristol. They are using Clifton Coffee roasts and the are excellent. Great view of the harbour and they serve food with a meat free Tuesday.

A lovely informative day out with some great exhibits and some good interactive stuff for the kids! Absolutely loved the bones exhibit, and my daughter loved putting on a lab coat and investigating the back room! A lovely location too and not far from other places of interest! 😁

Very eclectic museum; great that they host some Free/Donations exhibitions, making them accessible to more people. The Roman Skeletons & The Guild (one of the first purpose built buildings for people with disabilities) exhibitions were interesting. The Concorde engines & The Scooter Memorabilia are of particular fascination also.

Enjoyed a few hours on Friday afternoon with my two girls and a friend with her two girls. They enjoyed the bus,dressing up at the old school and shopkeepers in the old shop. Was nice to see the steam train go back and forward. The only criticism is the cafe is very pricey. Just for a cup cake it was £2.40 😵We only bought some tea & a few soft drinks and went elsewhere to eat, far too expensive.

I Love the MShed but as an avid 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' visitor I was disappointed in the exhibition as the layout was compact (room looked empty), the beautiful photographs were too small and looked more like paintings rather than photos! Please bring back the large, dramatic exhibitions of past such as those that were at the Museum and please reduce the entrance fees to allow those on low incomes to enjoy the exhibitions as well. On the plus side I had the place all to myself!

The Cafe is awful not supportive to young children asked for 3 different children's meals to be told they don't have them, whilst I love vegetarian food my child doesn't and this isn't advertised that they do no meat! Yet they sale Coke! Awful cafe would never go again!