Workshops
TO THE SEA – Maritime Museum Experience in Clay Workshop with Artist Ilse Black
26th September 2026, 10.30am-3.30pm
Inspired by the Museum’s maritime collections and Lyme Regis’ enduring relationship with the sea, artist Ilse Black invites you to explore the relationship between viewer and object through the medium of clay. Inspired by the fascinating artefacts in Lyme Regis Museum’s Maritime Gallery, each with its own story of the sea, you will create a unique two-part sculpture – one piece representing you as the onlooker, the other representing a chosen object from the collection. Through scale, posture, texture and form, you will express what that object means to you and what it reveals about the museum experience itself.
No ceramic experience is necessary – just an open mind and a curiosity for the stories that objects hold. All materials are provided and your finished piece will be fired and ready to collect from the Museum or posted to you after the session.
This workshop is part of ‘To the Sea’, Lyme Regis Museum’s exciting new artist residency programme funded by Arts Council England.
TO THE SEA – Legends of Lyme Writing Workshop with Sarah Acton
17th October 2026, 10.30am-3.30pm
Join writer and performer Sarah Acton for a fascinating one day writing workshop delving into the ghost stories, legends and maritime myths of Lyme Regis
Working with objects, photographs and records from the Museum’s Maritime Gallery, you will consider multiple viewpoints, question what history presents to us and shift ideas and events into your own writing and retellings.
With discussion, readings and references to the famous literary writers who visited Lyme and images from the Museum archives, you will connect imagination and memory – experimenting on the page through all forms of writing, This is a warm, fun and inspiring day of exploration for anyone interested in local history and storytelling, open to all levels and all genres in a friendly small group setting.
This workshop is part of ‘To the Sea’, Lyme Regis Museum’s exciting new artist residency programme funded by Arts Council England.