Galloping into the Year of the Horse! Family Art & Celebration Day

Children and families are invited to explore Chinese New Year traditions through hands-on arts and crafts, including lucky symbols, magic origami designing, and festive fans, and to join a joyful mini performance inspired by Chinese celebration culture. Designed to be accessible, welcoming, and inclusive for families of all backgrounds and abilities.

Weave Yard is a non-profit cultural platform dedicated to community curating and cultural empowerment. As a member of the Museums Association (UK), they work with individuals, families, and grassroots groups to co-create exhibitions, workshops, and creative projects that weave everyday stories into shared cultural expression. By supporting communities to develop curatorial skills and tell their own stories, Weave Yard helps reimagine heritage as participatory, inclusive, and shaped by diverse voices.

There are 3 sessions throughout the day: 11.00-12.00, 13.00-14.00, 14.30-15.30.

Please make sure to arrive on time. We allow a 10-minute grace period for late arrivals. After this point, we cannot guarantee admission to the activity.

This workshop is suitable for ages 5-13.

Tickets cost £1.50 per child and can be purchased online via Eventbrite (booking fee applies) or at the Museum Shop. Each child ticket includes free entry for one accompanying adult. It also includes access to the Galleries. Children must be supervised at all times.

We recommend booking in advance to secure your place.

Sales from tickets help support our work to deliver fun and accessible family activities, community engagement projects, schools workshops, exhibitions and special events for Oxford’s people in our Museum spaces.

Further information

Scaffolding at Oxford Town Hall

From August 2025, scaffolding will be in place outside Oxford Town Hall. Both entrances to the Town Hall (main steps and level access entrance) will remain fully open and accessible while these essential maintenance works are carried out. More information can be found on our Plan Your Visit page.

Access

There is step-free, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement.

Accessible toilets are available in the Museum (close to Museum Makers) and in the Town Hall on the ground floor, before entering the Museum. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum.

Photo consent

Please be aware that photographs may be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know during the event.