Visitors to Liverpool's museums and galleries can enjoy series of free family events over the Easter break, which are designed to enthral, entertain and educate visitors of all ages.
The Walker Art Gallery is holding a Horsey Horsey fun workshop between 1 and 4 pm on 8 April as part of a series of events based around the Grand National.
Visitors can also look at Liverpool artist George Stubbs' stunning horse paintings, marvel at Molly Longlegs the great 18th century racehorse, and design their own jockey silks.
Visitors can also celebrate St George's day a week early, with a George and the Dragon workshop between 1 and 4 pm on 16 April, inspired by James Campbell’s Dragon’s Den painting and allowing people to decorate their own movable knight.
The World Museum's Weston Discovery Centre will hold family workshops every weekend between 2.30 and 4pm, focusing on Egyptology, archaeology and music from around the world.
The Planetarium will also host additional shows over the holiday, allowing people to travel to outer space from the comfort of their chairs.
Visitors can experience The Spring Night Sky (12 noon and 3.15 pm weekdays, 1.45 pm and 3.15 pm weekends), Magnificent Desolation (2.15 pm every day) and Wonders of the Solar System (4.05 pm everyday). In addition, on Saturdays and Sundays there is The Sunshine Show at 1.15 pm.
At Sudley House in Mossley Hill, visitors can get into the Royal wedding spirit by seeing Hitched: Wedding Clothes and Customs, which reveals the changing face of marriage over the past century.
The exhibition holds around 20 wedding dresses, outfits and accessories, along with photographs revealing the many and varied traditions of weddings.
With Spring arriving, in Sudley grounds, people can also make a bouquet of flowers collage from 1- 4 pm on 2 April, and make their own Easter bonnets from 1 - 4 pm on 23 April.
Merseyside Maritime Museum will bring the story of Robert Hitchens, the quartermaster, driver and survivor of the Titanic, to life at 1.30, 2.30 and 3.30 pm on 2, 9 and 13 April 2011.
Mother Redcap was a real 18th century smuggler whose incredible life has entered the realms of myths and legends. She kept a pub at Wallasey that was a haven for smugglers – it was riddled with secret hiding places and booby-traps to foil the customs officers.
18th century smuggler Mother Redcap, who also kept a pub on Wallasey that was seen as a smuggler haven, will captivate visitors stories and songs about this dark and dangerous world at 1, 2 and 3 pm on 9 April.
Visitors can also make a customs officer’s hat and explore the issues of endangered animals, smuggling and fakes between 1- 4 pm on 2 April, and make a model cutter boat from 1 - 4 pm on 9 April.
The International Slavery Museum will also host fun and thought-provoking events.
Destination Freedom is based on the incredible true story of William and Ellen Craft, slaves in the southern USA who fled to freedom in the north.
They became celebrities in the abolitionist movement, before escaping to England after being threatened with a return to slavery. Performances at 1, 2 and 3 pm on 3 April tell of Ellen’s personal journey from enslavement to freedom.
At 1.30, 2.30 and 3.30 pm on 4, 5, 11 and 12 April, visitors can meet Mbe the mischievous tortoise, in an interactive story with values of honesty, trust and friendship.
Finally, visitors can meet the embodiment of the Vikings in the form of Kelda the giant puppet at the Lady Lever Art Gallery.
Kelda, who is a young girl despite her size, has travelled from the past to discover Wirral’s treasures, and will be on display at 11.30, 1.30 and 3 pm on 9 and 10 April.
Full listings for all events can be found from http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/
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