Medieval Jewish London History Day

This one-day history festival brings London’s medieval Jewish community back to life, just steps away from the City’s original Jewish quarter.

The Jewish Museum will be running a series of children’s activities – a session in the morning and one in their afternoon – with crafts including collage, hat making, soft play and brick making. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who's responsible for their supervision at all times.

Your Children’s Programme ticket will give you access to activities in the Garden Room. This ticket is exclusively for adults or guardians accompanying and staying with children in the session. It does not give access to the speaker programme. You can find out more about the day's main programme and buy tickets here.

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Admittance to the Garden Room only

AM session: 10.45am–12.45pm

PM session: 2–4pm

Adult: £6.00
Children (under 14): Free (children may only attend when accompanied by a parent or guardian who is responsible for their supervision at all times)

The Jewish Square Mile Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to uncovering, preserving and sharing the deep-rooted Jewish history of the City of London. This event is supported by the City of London Corporation through the Inspiring London Through Culture Funding Programme.

Family Activities – All Day in the Garden Room

Curious Children, Curious City
Hands on activities for younger visitors:

AM session: 10.45am–12.45pm
PM session: 2–4pm

Drop in and ease into the day with hands-on crafts – create a medieval hat and discover the story and styles of the kippah.
Shape, mould and imagine as we make our own clay golems, inspired by Jewish folklore.
Layers of London collage making – build your own version of the city, past and present.
Design, decorate and construct your own cuboid 'brick' nets to take home.
A Sensory play area will be available throughout for little ones to explore.

Encounter an authentic medieval Jew
Led by Kate Willoughby, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and speak with actors in role as members of the medieval London community.

Garden Room

Location
The Garden Room is on Level 3 of the main Barbican building.

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.