Join in with Bright Sparks, our development sessions for babies where we fill the room with resources designed to encourage all your baby's senses through play.
This free exhibition explores the science of iron, taking visitors on a journey from iron's origins in space billions of years ago to its use by humankind.
Create your own tile at these unique workshops with Craven Dunnill Jackfield Ltd using the traditional process of tubelining.
What job would you have done in the Victorian era? This early May bank holiday we're holding a traditional Mop Fair at Blists Hill Victorian Town so you can find out.
This unique opportunity will give participants the chance to experience the life of a Victorian Blacksmith at Blists Hill Victorian Town.
We've partnered with academics from Keele University to host a conference celebrating the life, and explore the continuing legacy, of LTC Rolt.
The sound of hooves will ring out on the cobbled streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town as our popular Heavy Horse Weekend returns.
Ever wanted to see pre-war vehicles up close? Well, now's your chance!
Expand your creative abilities at this evening event led by our in-house experts. Have a go at different printing techniques including Intaglio, Lino and Screen Printing.
This unique opportunity will give participants the chance to experience the life of a Victorian Printer at Blists Hill Victorian Town.
Watch cooking demonstrations and make sweets with the Blists Hill residents!
Explore how we use all five of our senses to detect yummy and yucky flavours in this one hour workshop.
See if you can create the most realistic looking biscuit design using air dry clay.
Visit Jackfield Tile Museum this May half-term to create your own tile out of biscuits. The best bit? You can eat it afterwards!
A talk by Robert Higgins about Maw & Co.
Not for the prudish or faint of heart, this talk explores sex, prostitution and the lives of "fallen women" in the Victorian era.
Bring your dashing and dexterous dogs to our Victorian town to take part in the annual Blists Hill Dog Show.
The Friends' Annual General Meeting plus a talk from the Museum's collections & learning team.
Join us at Blists Hill Victorian Town for a weekend of sporting games including a sack race, egg and spoon race penalty shoot-out and tug-of-war.
It's back for a second year! This event is a must for lovers of fashion and historical costume.
Experience the eclectic world of Steampunk with elaborate costumes on parade, traders selling accessories and clothing, and fascinating exhibits.
Goodbye Mr Darby, hello Mr Darcy! Enter the world of The Bennet's through this unique stage adaptation of the classic novel, Pride and Prejudice.
Find out how mealtimes and eating ceremonies have changed over centuries.
The Ironbridge Brass Band festival returns to Coalbrookdale, with a weekend of performances from local bands.
Steam will fill the air at Blists Hill Victorian Town as miniature steam engines roam around the town.
We're bringing the Victorian seaside back to Blists Hill Victorian Town for a second year!
Create a magical animal (real or imagined) from air dry clay this summer at Coalport China Museum.
For one day only entry to Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron will be free as it hosts a special day-long event as part of the national Festival of Archaeology.
Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the Industrial Revolution as the streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town are brought to life by a variety of visiting Steam Engines.
Discover the history of quilting, its Quaker connections and how a national charity is continuing the tradition of co-operative sewing.
How did Victorian women deal with their periods? Find out the answer and more as we delve into the fascinating and eye-opening story of women's health in the Victorian Era.
Join us for the return of our popular Coalbrookdale Beer Festival.
This exciting new experience at Coalport China Museum is your opportunity to have a go at Raku Firing, a traditional Japanese ceramic technique.
Make your own Green Man, an ancient symbol of growth and rebirth, in this ceramic workshop at Coalport China Museum.
Try your hand at Swedish style egg tempera painting, also known as Bonadsmålning, with Shropshire artist and illustrator Katy Alston.
At this drop-in event, kids will be able to conjure up spooktacular clay creations to hold their imaginary potions and spells.