From paintings to furniture, tapestries to jewels the Palace is full of fascinating and remarkable objects. Join us for a day celebrating the many objects in the collection and the intriguing items that would have been used in the Palace hundreds of years ago. 

Hands on history

Discover some curious collections in our special object handling activity. Get up close to replica items and historic pieces to see if you can uncover more about these mysterious objects of the past. 

Mini curator challenge

Join us for our 'Mini curator challenge' and see if you have what it takes to help us plan the display of items in various rooms of the State Apartments. 

Treasure chests

In the Great Gallery you can see several beautifully decorated trunks. Discover what these practical objects would have been used for and take inspiration to make and decorate your own mini trunk to take home.