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April is set to be a month of fun activities as Mansfield Museum launches a host of new events and exhibitions.

Starting on Saturday, April 1, there will be the musuem’s biggest Makers Market to date between 10am and 3pm. Entry is free, with the museum saying visitors will be sure to find something to treat yourself or a loved one to.

Take a free trip to the Undiscovered Island between April 1 and 16 at an immersive exhibition from Makers of Imaginary Worlds.

There will be daily Artbeat! sessions in the school holidays to provide free, family fun between 10am and noon: April 4, make an egg box coral reef; April 5, Make loo roll sea creatures; April 6, paper plate jellyfish; April 11, carnival mask making; April 12, origami boats; April 13, make a suitcase; and April 14, Make a St George’s Day shield and flag.

You can learn about the Windrush generation and the impact they had on Mansfield and the surrounding areas in the It Runs Through Us exhibition, which is being held at Mansfield Museum until the end of November.

Bamfords Auctioneers will be present at the museum, on Leeming Street, on the first Thursday of every month, from 1-3pm, offering valuations.

The free Sanctuary and Games Café runs every fortnight on a Thursday from 1-2.30pm – pop in for a cuppa, chat and a board game in a warm, safe space. Forthcoming dates include March 30, and April 13.

The museum’s swap shop runs from April 19-May 26. Simply bring along any clean and reusable clothes you wish to donate to the museum and you will receive the equivalent number of tokens for you to 'go shopping' and choose your ‘new to you’ goodies. The museum also offers ‘pay what you can’, for anyone browsing without making a donation.

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On the third Wednesday of the month – the next event is April 19 – from 1.30-3pm, The Reminiscence Tea Room is ideal for anyone living with memory loss as well as their friends and family.

The museum’s next stay-and-play session for under-fives is on April 28, from 12.30-2pm, themed around the King’s Coronation. Crafts include making flags and bunting.

You can learn about the Windrush generation and the impact they had on Mansfield and the surrounding areas in the It Runs Through Us exhibition, which is being held until the end of November.

The museum will be closed on Good Friday, April 7, and Easter Monday, April 10.

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