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Name: Jenny Lind in Norwich walking tour
Start: 2024-04-03 14:00:00
End: 2024-04-03 16:30:00

Jenny Lind in Norwich walking tour

3 April 2024

The tour includes the story of Jenny Lind’s concerts in Norwich in 1847 and 1849 and the foundation of the Jenny Lind Hospital; visits to the old Bishop’s Palace where Jenny Lind stayed (courtesy of Norwich School) and Norwich Cathedral to view the memorial window to Bishop Stanley, who was Jenny Lind’s host.
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Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour

21 March 2024

Norwich is a UNESCO City of Literature. Celebrate the writers who have lived in the city and those who have written about Norwich on this walking tour, which starts outside The Forum and ends at the Maids Head Hotel with a cup of tea or coffee.
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The Pastons in Norwich walking tour

20 March 2024

Discover the story of the Pastons, exploring 15th century Norwich and hear readings from their famous letters, the earliest and largest collection of documents detailing everyday lives. Find out how John Paston I, his wife Margaret and their sons battled to secure their inheritance from Sir John Fastolf.
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Shardlake’s Norwich Guided Tour

24 February 2024

A 2-hour guided walking tour celebrating CJ Sansom’s best-selling novel Tombland, featuring Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake’s visit to Norwich at the time of Kett’s Rebellion (1549).
Liquid Gender

17 February 2024 - 4 August 2024

Sainsbury Centre: Liquid Gender explores the relationship between identity and culture, asking how do we know who we really are? Through the photography, collage and sculptural work of Leilah Babirye, Martine Gutierrez and Laryssa Machada and Antônio Vital Neto Pankararu, and new holographic sculpture titled ‘In the Absence of Evidence, We Create Stories’ from Rashaad Newsome, the pressures of society are pushed aside and the true self is revealed.
Sunlight: Roger Ackling

18 May 2024 - 22 September 2024

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery: Sunlight is the first survey of the work of British artist Roger Ackling (1947-2014) and the most significant exhibition of his work to date. Graduating from St Martin’s School of Art, London in 1968, Ackling’s career is notable for both his work and his long and influential teaching career. The exhibition will reveal the breadth of his practice, from his earliest experiments with a lens, to his final works made in the last months of his life.
In Event of Moon Disaster: What is Truth?

17 February 2024 - 4 August 2024

Sainsbury Centre : According to a YouGov poll, 16% of the British public believe that the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing never happened. Inspired by the title of a speech prepared for President Nixon in case the mission met with a catastrophe, ‘In event of moon disaster’ is an immersive experience which recreates the speech using ‘deepfake’ technology, by artists Halsey Burgund and Francesca Panetta. ‘In Event of Moon Disaster’ is an MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality Production.
Norwich Summer Sessions

11 July 2024 - 25 August 2024

❂ Norwich Summer Sessions – FREE live music & entertainment ❂

While you’re out and about in the city, expect open air music and performance with a variety of musical genres, comedy, theatre and more. Immerse yourself in a lively and entertaining atmosphere where all ages can enjoy a packed programme of live performances.
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Free, fascinating fun this September with Norfolk Heritage Open Days!

10 August 2023

Norfolk Heritage Open Days is back this September! The largest programme outside of London, discover areas usually closed to the public in this fascinating 10-day event. What will you discover?
An Exciting Norfolk & Norwich Festival Programme Returns for 2023!

7 March 2023

Move over Reading & Leeds, better luck next time Glastonbury, out the way Latitude, the Norfolk & Norwich Festival is back with a bang this year!

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Jenny Lind in Norwich walking tour

Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour

The Pastons in Norwich walking tour

Shardlake’s Norwich Guided Tour

Liquid Gender

Sunlight: Roger Ackling

In Event of Moon Disaster: What is Truth?

Norwich Summer Sessions

Free, fascinating fun this September with Norfolk Heritage Open Days!

An Exciting Norfolk & Norwich Festival Programme Returns for 2023!

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