What's On

Searching for things to do in Torquay and Devon? Come to Torquay Museum and enjoy all the fun and family activities we have to offer - exhibitions, activities, events, lectures, outdoor activities and more!

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  Exhibition: Claws! The Human History of Cats

  15 February 2020 - 30 May 2020

  Exploring the relationship of cats and humans from distant prehistory until...

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  South Devon Railway: The History of the...

  26 February 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Vernon Coon 10.45am - 12 Noon An...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  27 February 2020

  Lost City of Z by David Grann Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly, informal...

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  The Secret Museum: Explore the Stores

  27 February 2020

  FREE 6pm - 8pm Join us to discover some of the more that 300,000 objects...

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  Classic Film Club: Sherlock Holmes in Pearl of...

  27 February 2020

  Sherlock Holmes in Pearl of Death (1944) Starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock...

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  Gerald Durrell - His Family and Other Animals

  3 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Andrew Cooper 10.45am - 12 Noon ...

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  Archaeological Aerial Photography in Devon

  4 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Bill Horner 10.45am - 12 Noon ...

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  Harry Potter Quiz Night at Torquay Museum

  5 March 2020

  6.30pm (for a 7pm start)  - 9.30pm Tickets £7, Booking in Advance...

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  Harry Potter Lego Train Making Workshop at Torquay...

  5 March 2020

  4.30 pm - 6.30pm Tickets £5, Booking in Advance Essential Book your...

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  Classic Film Club: Anne of a Thousand Days

  5 March 2020

  Anne of a Thousand Days (1969) Historical drama with Richard Burton as...

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  World Book Day Celebration

  7 March 2020

  Saturday from 10am - 3.30pm Tickets £5 for Adults, £3 for Children ...

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  Bess Throckmorton, Lady Ralegh

  10 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Dr Anna Beer 10.45am - 12 Noon Sir...

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  The Widgery Artists of Devon

  11 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Marilyn Bishop 10.45am - 12 Noon ...

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  Classic Film Club: Oh, Mr Porter

  12 March 2020

  Oh, Mr Porter (1937) Hilarious comedy about an inept railway worker starring...

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  Back to the 80s Music Night

  14 March 2020

  From 7.30pm Until Late Tickets £7 in advance or £9 on the door ...

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  Vian Smith

  17 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Bob Mann 10.45am - 12 Noon Totnes...

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  East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

  18 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Sam Bridgewater 10.45am - 12 Noon ...

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  Classic Film Club: Strangers on a Train

  19 March 2020

  Strangers on a Train (1951) Extended British version of the Hitchcock all...

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  Monty Halls - My Family and the Galapagos

  21 March 2020

  Saturday 4pm Tickets £10 for adult, £5 for children ...

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  Celebrating 175 Years of Torquay Museum

  24 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Clare Howe 10.45am - 12 Noon An...

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  King of Dust

  25 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Alex Woodcock 10.45am - 12 Noon An...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  26 March 2020

  A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly,...

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  Classic Film Club: Gilda

  26 March 2020

  Gilda (1943) Rita Hayworth sizzles in this highly charged story. 2pm ...

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  William Froude: Torquay's Victorian Visionary

  31 March 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Hugh Nankivell 10.45am - 12 Noon ...

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  Mayflower 2

  1 April 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By John Scotney 10.45am - 12 Noon In...

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  Classic Film Club: Charade

  2 April 2020

  Charade (1963) Finely crafted mystery starring Audrey Hepburn & Cary...

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  Principles of Garden Making

  7 April 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Jacquie Felix-Mitchell 10.45am - 12...

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  Early Photography and Plymouth Part Two. Portraits...

  8 April 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Nigel Overton 10.45am - 12 Noon A...

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  Classic Film Club: All About Eve

  9 April 2020

  All About Eve (1950) Critically acclaimed drama starring Bette Davis. 2pm ...

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  Winnaretta Singer: From Paignton to Paris

  14 April 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By Chris Nicholls 10.45am - 12 Noon ...

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  Victorian Torquay

  15 April 2020

  Torquay Museum Society Lecture By John Risdon 10.45am - 12 Noon An...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  30 April 2020

  Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly,...

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  A 1920’s Night at the Museum Ball

  2 May 2020

  8pm - Midnight Tickets £20 Early Bird Booking in Advance Essential Call...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  28 May 2020

  The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly,...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  25 June 2020

  Never Seconds by Martha & David Payne Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly,...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  30 July 2020

  The Salt Road by Jane Johnson Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly, informal...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  27 August 2020

  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly,...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  24 September 2020

  Wilding by Isabella Tree Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly, informal group of...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  29 October 2020

  The Tryst by Monica Roffey Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly, informal group...

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  Torquay Museum Society Reader's Group

  26 November 2020

  Black Raven by Ann Cleeves Starts 2.30pm Join a friendly, informal group...