What's on

Get up close to the artwork from Judith Kerr's beloved children's books at this new touring exhibition which is visiting 11 of our places. In September and October you can see the exhibition at Quarry Bank, Cheshire.

Dressing up as a Roman, following in Peter Rabbit's steps, or sitting beside the tree where gravity was discovered - there's a host of hands-on experiences to inspire curious kids as they go back to school. And plenty for parents and grandparents too.

In this five-part series we lift the lid on our archives to uncover the seldom-told stories of maids, mill-workers, politicians and even royalty, who fought and campaigned to help shape the world we live in today.

Many of our places are hosting exhibitions, art installations and events illuminating the stories behind the struggle for suffrage.

We’re partnering with the National Portrait Gallery on a touring exhibition of rarely seen paintings, drawings, photographs and archival documents, from surveillance photographs of militant suffragettes to portraits of the key players in the suffrage movement.

Here's our guide to current and future exhibitions at our places. Take your pick from exhibitions on Renaissance silver, portraiture at Powis, Dutch masters, women’s suffrage and fashion.

Explore the ideas and themes that shaped the places we care for through contemporary art exhibitions and events, all in partnership with the Arts Council. This month a new architectural artwork by Mark Wallinger opens at Runnymede, the site which witnessed the sealing of Magna Carta.

Join us for some Halloween family fun as ghosts and ghouls come out to play and the places we look after reveal their mysterious side.

Are you plucky enough to meet frightful characters and explore some of our most mysterious places after dark? Join us in October for torch-lit tours, murder mysteries and a whole host of other spine-chilling events designed for adults.