Upcoming events

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  1. Relaxed Drawing

    Relaxed Drawing

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient...

  2. Quiet Opening

    Quiet Opening

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum for a Quiet Opening. Free from the hustle and bustle of a general visit, with adjusted operations, our Quiet Openings are designed...

  3. Relaxed Drawing

    Relaxed Drawing

    Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient...

  4. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Kings and Queens

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  5. Art Soc workshop
    Limited access

    Art Soc workshop

    Bookbinding basics

    The student art society, known as Art Soc, will be running a creative session inspired by the Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition on display at the Wardlaw Museum...

  6. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Castles and Homes

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  7. Art Soc workshop
    Limited access

    Art Soc workshop

    Illuminated manuscript techniques

    Join Art Soc at the Wardlaw Museum as they take inspiration form the Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition to host a workshop teaching some Illuminated Manuscript...

  8. Hidden women of St Andrews
    Limited access

    Hidden women of St Andrews

    Walking tour

    Step into the hidden women's histories of St Andrews on this guided walking tour, departing from the Wardlaw Museum, and discover the stories of women who...

  9. Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops
    Limited access

    Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops

    7+

    Get creative with hands-on art workshops inspired by the exhibition 'War, Destruction and Reformation: The early years of Mary Queen of Scots' ,...

  10. Scribes and scrolls Easter holiday workshop
    Limited access

    Scribes and scrolls Easter holiday workshop

    Event for under 7s

    Get creative with hands-on art workshops, inspired by the special exhibition at the Wardlaw Museum, where children can explore the stories and lives of ordinary...

  11. Scribes and scrolls Easter holiday workshops
    Limited access

    Scribes and scrolls Easter holiday workshops

    For children aged 7+

    Get creative with hands-on art workshops, inspired by the special exhibition at the Wardlaw Museum, where children can explore the stories and lives of ordinary...

  12. War, destruction and reform: the early years of Mary, Queen of Scots

    War, destruction and reform: the early years of Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots: icon, martyr, national obsession. You know her story, but what does she hide? In December 1542, Mary became Queen at six days old. For the...

  13. In conversation: propaganda, 'Rough Wooing' and Mary, Queen of Scots
    Limited access

    In conversation: propaganda, 'Rough Wooing' and Mary, Queen of Scots

    Join us for an In Conversation Panel Discussion examining how propaganda shaped the early years of Mary, Queen of Scots. The discussion will also explore the...

  14. Institute for Museums, Heritage and Society (IMHS) Annual Lecture 2026 --- What is museum closure?

    Institute for Museums, Heritage and Society (IMHS) Annual Lecture 2026 --- What is museum closure?

    by Prof Fiona Candlin, Professor of Museology and Director of the Mapping Museums Lab at Birkbeck, University of London.

    What is museum closure? Over the last two years the Mapping Museums Lab at Birkbeck (University of London) have been collecting data on which museums have...

  15. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Money

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  16. Time Travelers

    Time Travelers

    All Age Activity Day

    Step back in time and explore life in 16th-century Scotland. Join us at the Wardlaw Museum for a day of hands-on history, crafts and adventure suitable for all...

  17. Secrets and spies

    Secrets and spies

    All age activity day

    Join us at the Wardlaw Museum for a day of mystery, detection and stealth at our Secrets and Spies Activity Day. Discover how spies played a key role in the...

  18. Hidden women of St Andrews
    Limited access

    Hidden women of St Andrews

    Walking tour

    Step into the hidden women's histories of St Andrews on this guided walking tour, departing from the Wardlaw Museum, and discover the stories of women who...

  19. International Women's Day at the Wardlaw Museum

    International Women's Day at the Wardlaw Museum

    Craft drop in

    Celebrate International Women's Day at the Wardlaw Museum with free, drop-in, self-led craft activities inspired by the Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition at...

  20. Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops

    Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops

    Drop In

    Get creative with hands-on art workshops inspired by the exhibition 'War, Destruction and Reformation: The early years of Mary Queen of Scots' ,...

  21. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Swords and Shields

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  22. Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops

    Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops

    Drop In

    Get creative with hands-on art workshops inspired by the exhibition 'War, Destruction and Reformation: The early years of Mary Queen of Scots' ,...

  23. Scribes and scrolls Easter holiday workshop

    Scribes and scrolls Easter holiday workshop

    Drop-in family event

    Get creative with hands-on art workshops, inspired by the special exhibition at the Wardlaw Museum, where children can explore the stories and lives of ordinary...

  24. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Books and Writing

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  25. People make history

    People make history

    Local history day

    Celebrate the rich history of our local area at the Wardlaw Museum's local history day. Join Libraries and Museums for a special event where local history...

  26. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Scotland

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  27. Wee Wardlaws

    Wee Wardlaws

    Fancy Frocks and Feathered Hats

    Help your little one explore the world around them through museum objects, stories, songs, crafts and things to do and spot. This event is for children 0 to 5...

  28. Code to the crown

    Code to the crown

    An escape room experience

    This escape room experience will take place in the Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History, using a theme inspired by Mary, Queen of Scots but focusing on the...

  29. In conversation: women and warfare
    Limited access

    In conversation: women and warfare

    Join Libraries and Museums for a panel discussion examining how history frames and reframes women in positions of power. Looking at the years of Mary, Queen of...

  30. Poetry masterclass with Inklight
    Limited access

    Poetry masterclass with Inklight

    Join Inklight, St Andrews' creative writing society, for a relaxed and creative poetry workshop at the Wardlaw Museum. Explore ways to write together and...

  31. Hidden women of St Andrews
    Limited access

    Hidden women of St Andrews

    Walking tour

    Step into the hidden women's histories of St Andrews on this guided walking tour, departing from the Wardlaw Museum, and discover the stories of women who...

  32. Hidden women if St Andrews
    Limited access

    Hidden women if St Andrews

    Walking tour

    Step into the hidden women's histories of St Andrews on this guided walking tour, departing from the Wardlaw Museum, and discover the stories of women who...

  33. Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops
    Limited access

    Paper Makers Easter Holiday Workshops

    Under 7's

    Get creative with hands-on art workshops inspired by the exhibition 'War, Destruction and Reformation: The early years of Mary Queen of Scots' ,...

  34. Playwriting Masterclass with Inklight
    Limited access

    Playwriting Masterclass with Inklight

    Join Inklight, St Andrews' creative writing society, for an interactive playwriting workshop inspired by the Wardlaw Museum's War, destruction and...