Don't miss our special screenings of Back to the Future as part of Invasion Colchester!

All proceeds go to and Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity.

https://t.co/oAe2tFbleA

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Here’s another This crown was found at Cavenham in Suffolk. It’s currently displayed alongside a reconstruction in at Colchester Castle. But who do you think wore it?

(Poll in the thread below).

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2 Weeks to go until Horse Derby Day & Fun Day this bank holiday Monday. Join the Piccolo Horseshoe Hunt & find all the lost horseshoes around centre so that Piccolo the pantomime horse can race on the day: https://t.co/4goibsd03T

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This twisted piece of gold was found in 1991 along with two others at Woodham Walter. They're now on display in at What do you think it could be?

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Early 16c English reception of Lucas van Leyden! This survey of the former Benedictine monastery of Colchester, drawn up by royal commissioners after the confiscation of the Abbey in 1539 (BL, Egerton MS 2164) references Lucas's engraving 'Triumph of Mordecai' (1515)

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Each Thursday we will be highlighting one of the many pieces in the Colchester Art Society Permanent Collection.

Andrew Dodds (1927-2004)

Peak District, 1976, Pen and watercolour on paper, 10 ¼ x 13 ¾ in, Signed and dated

[CAS 33] Acquired in 1977

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A correction to the previous post , Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 7th November 10am - 4pm Textures in Watercolour with Vicky Rosenthal £45 14 spaces https://t.co/GhbojAJCgp Flower impressions

At this workshop we will be looking at how to create texture an…

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A corredction - sorry Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 7th November 10am - 4pm Textures in Watercolour with Vicky Rosenthal £45 14 spaces

https://t.co/mmqT7o0AcQ

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Each Monday we will be highlighting one of our Colchester Art Society members, taking images from our members galleries on our website.

Colchester Art Society Member: Julia Watson

Eye of the Storm, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 90 x 60 cm

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Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 21st November 10am - 4pm Creating a Picture of Autumn Fruits using Watercolour and Coloured Pencils with Janie Pirie £45 14 spaces
https://t.co/KCIqJ8Jb9i
Drawing any subject with coloured pencils can take time. However, in ju…

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Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 7th November 10am - 4pm Textures in Watercolour with Vicky Rosenthal £45 14 spaces
https://t.co/aZ618CDYj9
This age old medium is more versatile than you think and you will be surprised to learn how simple it is to create textu…

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Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 21st November 10am - 4pm Creating a Picture of Autumn Fruits using Watercolour and Coloured Pencils with Janie Pirie £45 14 spaces
https://t.co/6MNBtTWMyI

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Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 7th November 10am - 4pm Textures in Watercolour with Vicky Rosenthal £45 14 spaces
https://t.co/R2rmpuJYxr

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+ 4 more random NPC ladies (and two of them are dead... 😅)
mae hastings ( 😚)
ava colchester ( 🤨)
larina bern ( 😒 )
belle steele ( 🤭)
(also the day i realised 90% of my OCs are bi i guess 🤔 🙌)

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Donato Giancola (Colchester, 1967) es uno de los «nuevos» ilustradores del universo de Tolkien de más éxito. Ha recibido numerosos premios (World Fantasy Award o Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist, etc) y ha cosechado éxitos como ilustrador para Magic: The Gathering. (3/6)

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Happy Monday 🙃
My show is still up in Colchester library until the 26th ♥️

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One month until the grand opening of a new exhibition of jewellery ancient & modern at Colchester Castle Museum. I got a sneak peek & spotted 5 Roman pieces that protect the wearer against evil. https://t.co/dZZICRcuf9

(📷 © Douglas Atfield & )

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Many instruments from the Colchester collection can be found on the MINIM website https://t.co/jDdTEa02cE
This member of the woodwind family is called a Serpent. It's made from wood and covered in papier-mâché and leather

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This is a bodkin. It is traditionally a tool used in the lace and cloth industry, but would often be worn as a hairpin by Dutch settlers in Colchester in the 1600s. It was found by a metal detectorist in Purleigh, Essex. Can you spot the initials engraved on it?

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