Saturday Scramble Club: Dowding Puppets
2022-04-23 10:30 - 11:30 UTC
FREE family activities every month, for children of all ages.
Places need to be booked in advance and children must be accompanied by an adult.
April: Dowding Puppets
Mark 140 years since ACM Sir Hugh Dowding was born in Moffat, Scotland (24th April, 1882), by making these special Dowding puppets!
Prebooking required by tuesday 19 April. BOOK YOUR SCRAMBLE CLUB SLOT HERE!
ALL attendees (adults & children) must reserve a place for Saturday Scramble Club, in addition to booking your general admission or Annual Member timeslot (which can be booked here).

Temporary Exhibition: Memoirs of the Blitz
2022-04-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-29 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-30 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-02 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-11 10:00 - 17:00 and 13 more dates
1 April 2022 – 3 September 2022
Discover stories of the Blitz, from those who experienced it in 1940-41 in Britain as children, through a new multi-sensory exhibition.
Explore this important history through a collection of oral history recordings and artefacts.
On display in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery on the Lower Ground Floor.
Included in Museum Admission or Annual Membership.

Friday Morning Talks: Spitfire Pilots Legends of the Air - Sold Out
2022-04-29 11:00 - 12:00
Event Sold Out.
Join us for our upcoming Friday Morning Talk, when we will be joined by Nick Oram.
In this talk author Nick Oram will share some of the incredible collection of true stories from his second book, Spitfire Pilots Legends of the Air.
The talk focuses on the gallant wartime pilots who announced themselves to the world, winning the public’s affection and forging the lasting legend of the Spitfire.
There are tales of daily combat missions during and after the Battle of Britain, and in the war-torn skies of North Africa and Europe – told using the pilots’ extraordinary first-hand accounts and archive interview clips.
This talk will take place onsite in the Museum’s Learning Centre and is included in Museum admission or Annual Membership.
Please note this event has now sold out.

Friday Morning Talk: Curating with conflict and trauma for Narrative Environments - Memoirs of the Blitz
2022-05-06 11:00 - 12:00
Join curator and designer of Memoirs of the Blitz, Alexander Collinson, in a conversation around the process behind curating with conflict and trauma for Narrative Environments. Alexander will be joined by interviewees from the project who will participate in the discussion while sharing memories and thoughts on their time as children during the Blitz. There will also be a Q&A session where the audience can join and participate in the conversation.
This talk will take place onsite in the Museum’s Learning Centre and is included in Museum admission or Annual Membership.
Advance booking required – please reserve your seat via the link below.
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Friday Morning Talk: 200 Years of Aviation History in Film & Sound
2022-05-20 11:00 - 12:00
A fascinating range of material has found its way into the Royal Aeronautical Society’s library collections over time. This includes rare flight-test footage, publicity films from aircraft manufacturers, great stories from the golden age of flying, the first ever technical drawing of an aeroplane and lectures by some of the giants of aeronautics.
Join us to explore some of the National Aerospace Library’s film, sound and archive collections, including material that has yet to reach the National Aerospace Library YouTube Channel, AeroSociety Soundcloud or our Heritage website.
This talk will take place onsite in the Museum’s Learning Centre and is included in Museum admission or Annual Membership.
Advance booking required – please reserve your seat via the link below.
Reserve Your Place

May Half-Term: Yes, We Have No Bananas!
2022-05-28 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-06-01 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-06-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-06-04 10:00 - 17:00
Find out more about rationing during WWII with a new trail of the galleries and ‘Grow Your Own’ themed craft activity.
Saturday 28 May – Saturday 4 June, all day on our open days.

The Queen's Jubilee Bank Holiday
2022-06-03 10:00 - 17:00
Join us to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, with themed family activities & games, and a special performance by Harrow Apollo Male Choir.
Prizes for best dressed 1950s/royal themed outfits, but dressing-up not essential!
Family Activities: Jubilee Jewels, 11am – 3pm
Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by making your own crown to keep!
Admission: £6 adult, £4 concession, £3 child (ages 6-16), child 5 and under – free.
Special Jubilee Lunch (pre-booking available): £8 (adult) £4 (child).
Adults: Coronation chicken or chickpea sandwich, Salt’n’Shake crisps, Tunnocks wafer biscuit and hot drink.
Children: Cream cheese sandwich, crisps, homemade crown biscuit, and juice carton.
Please contact groupbookings@bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk with any dietary requirements after booking.
Booking required. Book online here or call 020 8950 5526.
Admission to special events is not included in Annual Membership.
