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Archaeology Day School

Each day school provides an introduction to an archaeological subject and combines presentations and tours with practical sessions and exercises. Sessions are led by experienced museum staff or archaeological professionals and include the chance to handle real archaeological objects.

Places are limited and must be booked in advance. All events are suitable for 16+.

Important information

If you are unable to attend a day school please contact us immediately. If we can fill your place your fee will be refunded (minus an admin fee of £10), otherwise courses are non-refundable. In the event Bristol Museum needs to cancel the session your place will be fully refunded and we will notify you immediately.

Your next event

18th August, 2013: Castle Park Walks — One Thousand Years of Bristol History.

Events at St Nicholas' Church, Bristol

Bristol & Region Archaeological Services (BaRAS) lunchtime talks

  • 16 May, 13 June, 18 July
  • 1 – 1.30pm
  • Suggested donation £3
  • Suitable for 16+

Join our team of archaeologists at St Nicholas Church to find out about recent excavations and projects in and around the city. Sessions will include a presentation from one of the project team and a chance to learn about some of the finds uncovered.

Booking is essential as places are limited. To book please contact Carol Blackmore, 0117 903 9010, email:

Archaeology Day School — An Introduction to Archaeological Methods

  • 22 June, 2013
  • 10am – 4.30pm
  • £35 per person

Discover the truth behind Time Team with the museum’s own field archaeologists. Find out about archaeological methods and techniques; get involved in the post excavation process; learn how an archaeological survey is carried out; and take an archaeological tour of Castle Park.

This session will be held at St Nicholas Church and in Castle Park. Please note: St Nicholas Church has restricted access and is not suitable for wheelchairs. The session in Castle Park will be outside and involve walking, please dress appropriately.

For more information on other Archaeology Day Schools go to Bristol Museums & Galleries

Castle Park Walks — One Thousand Years of Bristol History

  • Sundays: 18 August 2013, 29 September 2013, 20 October 2013
  • Start at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm
  • Meet in Baldwin Street at the bottom of St Nicholas Steps
  • Free of charge
  • A Make Sundays Special event

This one-hour walk, led by a BaRAS archaeologist, looks at Castle Park from High Street to the eastern boundary of the castle site. Includes Bristol’s two oldest churches as well as the castle remains.

Booking is essential as places are limited. To book please contact Carol Blackmore, 0117 903 9010,

Visit Hogarth’s Triptych

Since 1973 St Nicholas Church has been home to a William Hogarth triptych painted for St Mary Redcliffe Church. The panels of the triptych comprise The Sealing of the Sepulchre (left panel), The Ascension (centre panel), and The Three Marys at the Tomb (right panel)

To view the Hogarth triptych or St Nicholas Church please contact: 0117 903 9010

Booking Form

Download the St Nicholas' Church events booking form

Events at Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

Admission to Roman Empire: Power and People (on the course day only) is included in the price of all day schools held at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

Archaeology Day Schools — An Introduction to Archaeological Methods

  • St Nicholas Church, BS1 1UE
  • 22 June, 2013
  • 10.00am – 4.30pm
  • £35 per person

Discover the truth behind Time Team with the museum’s own field archaeologists. Find out about archaeological methods and techniques; get involved in the post excavation process; learn how an archaeological survey is carried out; and take an archaeological tour of Castle Park.

An Introduction to Human Remains

  • Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
  • 21 September, 2013
  • 10.30am – 4.30pm
  • £35 per person

Find out how human remains are analysed in archaeology*. Learn how to age and sex skeletal remains; how to recognise evidence of disease and trauma; and discover what human remains can reveal about individual life histories and past populations.

*The day will involve a practical element working with archaeological human remains.

An Introduction to Coins in Archaeology

  • Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
  • 12 October, 2013
  • 10.30am – 4.30pm
  • £30 per person

Discover Bristol’s Archaeological Coin Collection and go behind-the-scenes at the museum. Find out how to identify coins from the Iron Age until1686; learn how to read them; and investigate the messages they carry.

An Introduction to Roman Objects

  • Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
  • 16 November, 2013
  • 10.30am – 4.30pm
  • £30 per person

Explore Bristol’s Roman Collections and go behind-the-scenes at the museum. Find out about the most commonly found Roman objects; study personal, religious and domestic items; and investigate finds associated with a range of Roman sites.

Booking Form

Download the Bristol Museum events booking form