Young Clockmakers: Quartz Movements

Design and make your very own working clock with professional clockmaker Alex and Clockworks curator Kirsten. We'll be using quartz movements to power the hands - the rest is up to you! What will it look like?

Afterwards, take a look at the historic clocks in action in the main gallery, or take our pendulum quiz and see if you can win a badge.

This workshop is part of our summer holiday series tracing the history of timekeeping from water clocks to quartz movements.

Practical information

This workshop is designed for children aged 6-11, but younger or older children and / or siblings are also welcome. The ticket price includes a quartz clock with metal or wooden dial as well as tea and coffee for adults and fruit and biscuit snacks. 

Please book a free ticket for all accompanying adults to enable us to monitor capacity; children under the age of 2 do not require a ticket.

National Art Pass holders get 20% off all our events. Find out more about the Art Pass at artfund.org/