Lifelong learning has been at the heart of the Museum’s aims since its founding over 40 years ago. We strive to promote the preservation of buildings of architectural or historic interest, as well as the ancient crafts, trades and manufactures of the Weald & Downland region. The courses we offer make use of our historic exhibit buildings and collections of smaller artefacts, our landscape and our regionality, giving course participants access to a unique learning environment.
We run extensive programmes of day-schools and longer courses in Historic Building Conservation and Traditional Rural Trades and Crafts, along with a series of evening talks on a range of lively topics. Our courses are taught by current practitioners in their fields, who are enthusiastic about their speciality and are generous in sharing their knowledge and skills. Whether you are looking for a new hobby or to learn a new skill which might change your career, we have something for you. We hope you will enjoy browsing through our courses, and we look forward to taking your booking.
For those that are interested in taking their knowledge further and achieving a high level qualification, the Museum also offers two Masters Degree programmes, in Building Conservation and Timber Building Conservation.
Our 2021 ‘Traditional Rural Trades & Crafts’ and ‘Historic Building Conservation’ courses are currently unavailable, but will be back soon! If you would like to be one of the first to hear about our courses when they become available, please email us at courses@wealddown.co.uk
You can purchase gift vouchers for courses here at the Weald & Downland Living Museum. Gift vouchers make a perfect present at any time of year. Vouchers can be used as whole or part payment towards any course. Call 01243 811021 or email courses@wealddown.co.uk for more information.
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