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• Tick Tock Marvels: The Playful World of Automata

  Sep 19th 2026

  Tick Tock Marvels invites children, families, and curious minds of all ages on an interactive journey into the wild and wonderful world of automata. Explore jungles and deep seas where imagination meets movement, and where art comes alive through science and engineering. The exhibition features work by celebrated automata maker Keith Newstead (creator of the much-loved Flying Reiver), alongside pieces inspired by Gormenghast’s Castle from Mervyn Peake’s fantasy book series Titus Groan. It also includes a wealth of automata from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre’s extraordinary collection and archive, showcasing the history and evolution of this captivating craft in a way that is engaging for all ages.

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• Northern Quilts

  Oct 20th 2026

  For three days only, a rare opportunity to see 16 incredible quilts from the Tullie collection which have not been on public display for over 20 years. Highlights include: A medallion patchwork quilt stitched by Betty Ballas of Appleby as her wedding quilt, in 1790. A Georgian wholecloth quilted bedcover made by the famous Northumbrian stitcher Joseph Hedley, known as “Joe the Quilter”. A quilt made from Suffolk puffs, stitched by the pupils of the Robert Ferguson Senior School as a gift for their headmaster in the 1930s/1940s, using local textiles from Fergusons Fabrics and the Bucks shirt factory.

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• Design for Living, Carlisle's Arts and Crafts House

  Oct 24th 2026

  Discover the beauty and style of Barn Close, a standout Arts and Crafts home built in 1902. Designed by Norman Evill alongside Edwin Scott-Nicholson, it was created for Edwin and Maud Scott-Nicholson, passionate champions of the Arts and Crafts movement. The house became a showcase of the era’s finest makers, featuring everything from William De Morgan’s iconic tiled fireplaces to rich William Morris textiles and carpets, all chosen to celebrate artistry, craftsmanship, and character. This exhibition will celebrate the extraordinary collection the couple assembled: furniture, textiles, metalwork and ceramics, all commissioned to reflect their vision of a “total work of art”.

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• Picturing Place - Three Carlisle Artists: Bushby, Bough, Blacklock

  Nov 7th 2026

  Picturing Place celebrates three significant Tullie artists as they capture the beauty, everyday business and timeless qualities of Carlisle and its rural surrounds. Central to the work of William Blacklock, Sam Bough and Thomas Bushby is the notion of place – the unique landscapes of Carlisle and Cumberland that inspired them. Although they were working within a similar timeframe, their approaches to capturing what they saw were quite different. They range from the personal and intimate to the grand and sublime, from accurate topographic records to loose artistic interpretations, and from bustling, busy cityscapes to empty, desolate landscapes. Although different in temperament, all three artists produced paintings and drawings that are both beautifully observed and brilliantly executed. Their works take the visitor on a journey, starting bang in the centre of Carlisle before rippling out to the neighbouring villages and beyond to the Lakes, Fells and wild places further afield.

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