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Activities are all included in the museum's normal admission charge of £7 for an adult annual pass and £3 for a child, which can be used as many times as you like for 12 months.
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Easter Family Fun at Bodmin KeepThis Easter, Bodmin Keep Army Museum has lots of fun activities on offer for all the family. They are all included at no extra charge in the museum's normal ticket prices.
If you're feeling creative and are interested in recycling and helping the environment, you'll love the crafty Make Do and Mend themed activities inspired by wartime shortages, including making jewellery and your own biodegradable seedling pot from recycled paper.
On the theme of Fit to Fight, which is all about military medicine and hygiene, join our friendly team to find out some of the ways that soldiers have kept clean and healthy in wartime throughout history
Learn about the work of nurses and medics during the First World War with our military medicine historian and find out how the care of the wounded was greatly improved. You can even have a realistic-looking war wound created with special-effects make-up! There will also be a new exhibition about the history of Dentistry in the Army.
If you're fascinated by military history, you will be able to get up close to some curious objects from the museum stores, which have been specially chosen by Fran, the museum's Trainee Curator, who will be giving short, family-friendly talks. You can also meet re-enactors from local Second World War re-enactment group 'The D-Day Dodgers' in their living history display on 16 April!
There are different activities programmed Tuesday - Thursday from 12 – 21 April. Check the museum's website for what's on each day. Activities are all included in the museum's normal admission charge of £7 for an adult annual pass and £3 for a child, which can be used as many times as you like for 12 months. For full information about all the events, opening hours and access, visit the museum's website www.bodminkeep.org .
EASTER AT BODMIN KEEP DIARY DATES:
12, 13, 14 April : Make Do and Mend Bead Making at Bodmin Keep - Make beads from recycled paper inspired by Make Do and Mend
19, 20, 21 April : Make a planter at Bodmin Keep, Inspired by Make Do and Mend - Make your own biodegradable seedling pot from recycled newspaper, which has been inspired by Make Do and Mend.
April 12, 10am - 4pm: Meet a Collector - Meet William and learn about some of his personal collection highlights! Find out what inspired him to become a collector of uniform, kit and firearms from the 1930s to the 1950s.
12, 14, 19, 21 April 10am - 4pm : 'Fit to Fight' - Military Health and Hygiene at Bodmin Keep - Find out some of the ways that soldiers have kept clean and healthy during conflict.
12 & 19 April 10am - 4pm : Curator's Curiosities at Bodmin Keep - Get up close to some curious objects and find out about their stories in short, family-friendly chats.
13 & 20 April 10am - 4pm: Military Medicine at Bodmin Keep - Learn about the work of nurses and medics during the First World War with a medical historian, and have a wound recreated with special effects make up!
Saturday 16 April, 10am - 4pm : Second World War Re-enactment at Bodmin Keep - Meet re-enactors from the D- Day Dodgers in this living history display! Find out about life during wartime with fascinating objects, uniform, and friendly re-enactors.
April 21, 10am – 4pm : Ask Me About the Exhibition Got a question about our new temporary exhibition Fit to Fight? Join Colonel (Retd) Quentin Anderson of the Royal Army Dental Corps and find out about the history of Army dentistry.
