It's the Spanish Art-mada!

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery will be holding a fun family event on Saturday 27 September inspired by the Spanish Armada.

Two art and craft sessions will run from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm and children will get to show their creative sides as they work with a guest artist to design their own ship for a giant collage.

‘Here Comes the Armada’ is inspired by the ‘A Royal Game’ sculpture that recently returned to the Museum and Art Gallery following 20 years on loan to Buckland Abbey.

The plaster sculpture was made in 1906 by William Reynolds-Stephens and depicts Queen Elizabeth I playing an imaginary game of chess with Phillip II of Spain. The chess pieces are shaped like galleons and the sculpture itself is a metaphor for England’s war with Spain and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

Children will be able to use a range of materials including old maps and atlases to create their ships. At the end of the sessions, they will be able to line their work up with everyone else’s to create a huge fleet of ships, just like the Armada itself.

Admission is just £2.50 per child. Advance booking is advised through the Museum’s Welcome Desk or by calling 01752 304774.

For more information about this event and other events on offer during the year visit the What’s On pages at www.plymouthmuseum.gov.uk or call 01752 304774.