A celebrated ceramics museum has hosted painting workshops at a retirement village. The Museum of Royal Worcester began a 10-week programme of food and drink-themed creative heritage activities earlier this year for residents of the Meadow Court retirement village in Worcester. The residents were taught clay hand-building techniques to create dishes and observed how ceramic shapes evolved with fashion trends.
Read more: Plan to revamp rooms above Poppins on The Foregate The final session included a guided tour of the museum, pottery painting, and refreshments served on Worcester Porcelain. The museum, an independent charitable museum established in 1946, houses the largest collection of Worcester porcelain in the world with 8,000 objects and a unique archive. The initiative was made possible by national heritage lottery funding.
Kate Travers, director at the Museum of Royal Worcester, said: "We were absolutely delighted to partner with Platform to deliver such a worthwhile project. "It is always so rewarding to deliver museum projects outside of our four walls and to broaden our engagement. "We would like to thank all those who helped make them possible – and look forward to delivering many more in the future.
" Over the last three years, the museum has hosted nine similar free courses for Platform residents across Worcester. These sessions included former Royal Worcester employees, including painter Jim Skerrett, who shared skills and memories of factory life. Paul Edwards,.