FREE entry, plus ticketed workshops
Enjoy a fun-filled day of musical discovery at The Dorman Museum!
Get stuck in with percussive or crafting workshops, explore musical instruments and go on an exciting musical journey with our activities for all the family.
Percussion workshops (booking required)
Find your rhythm with Apollo Arts’ drumming workshops! Try your hand at the djembe, a traditional African hand drum, to create exciting beats and rhythms. Or become the ultimate Boomwhacker Hero by playing popular tunes with colourful tubes that produce different musical pitches.
Education Room
11am – 11:45am – Fusion Drumming
12pm – 12:45pm – Boomwhacker Hero!
1pm – 1:45pm – Fusion Drumming
2pm – 2:45pm – Boomwhacker Hero!
Tickets: £2 per person, under 5s free (ticket cost for children over 5 and adults – children must be supervised, and everyone attending the workshop needs a ticket)
Craft a Musical Instrument (free, drop in)
Make your very own musical instrument with recycled and everyday materials in our workshops with musician and teacher Christina Andropolis.
Dresser Gallery
11am – 11:45am – Session 1
12pm – 12:45pm – Session 2
1pm – 1:45pm – Session 3
2pm – 2:45pm – Session 4
Try an Instrument (free, drop in)
Lift corridor
Play a variety of musical instruments such as guitar, bass, ukelele, violin, cello, percussion, clarinet and keyboard. Our musicians will be on hand to introduce you to each instrument.
Silent Disco (free, drop in)
Bird Room
Grab a pair of headphones and get grooving at our silent disco whilst you do a spot of bird watching!
Quiet Space
Town in Time
Want to take some time out? The Town in Time area will serve as a quiet space for colouring in or reading.
Discover Musinc’s programme
Odeon Cinema Room
Come and find out about Musinc – the music engagement programme based at Middlesbrough Town Hall. We run activities and events in Middlesbrough for people of all ages, backgrounds and circumstances to make music, connect with others and explore their musical identity. The cinema room will be screening videos of musical performances, interviews with participants and behind-the-scenes of our events.
