Take a wander through town with us and learn about Stafford's weird, wonderful and gruesome history! Includes dressing up, object handling and lots of audience [...]

We're furnishing our dolls houses with tiny homewares! Bring a favourite doll and join us to make papercraft miniature doll's furniture. Cutting with scissors is [...]

Join us to try out our free summer trail and badgemaking at the Staffordshire History Centre. Explore the history centre with a new trail especially [...]

The real story of working in domestic service in Staffordshire. Our spotlight talks are a series of short lunchtime talks designed by our staff to [...]

An introductory bookbinding workshop for beginners: craft a personalised hardcover notebook to take home with you! Find inspiration in our archive and the natural world, [...]

The classic fairy tale, with a Staffordshire twist! Explore real shoemaking tools, go on a cordwaining adventure and learn about Staffordshire's shoemaking history. This storytime [...]

Art meets chemistry! Discover our extensive photographic collection, get hands on with historical cameras and try your hand at an early method of photography. Make [...]

Join us to try out our free summer trail and badgemaking at the Staffordshire History Centre. Explore the history centre with a new trail especially [...]

Beach photography of yesteryear! Staffordshire holidays in the archives. If you wish, bring your own historical beach photos to share! Our spotlight talks are a [...]

An interactive adventure! Discover nasty punishments in Stafford's past, try them for yourselves and learn about the real, human lives of Victorian prisoners living at [...]