Join us at Carisbrooke Castle Museum for the first of this season's special 'Insight' talks, designed to give local people an opportunity to find out more about the museum and its collection.

The topic will be 'The Brannon Family and their Work-1817 to 1884', an illustrated talk by Ken Hicks with the opportunity to view original Brannon engravings from the museum's collection.

Tickets are £8 to include refreshments and all proceeds help support the museum Trust - spaces limited so call 01983 523112 or email [email protected] to book.

Future Insight Events:

Tuesday 6th December 2-4pm - Prince Henry of Battenberg: The life of Princess Beatrice’s husband

Tuesday 24th January 2-4pm - Carisbrooke Cards

Tuesday 28th February 2-4pm - The story of the Dairyman’s Daughter

Tuesday 21st March 2-4pm - An Island Legacy: Scenes of the Island from 150-200 years ago, compared to the same scene today

Further information:

Carisbrooke Castle Museum is an Accredited local history museum run by an independent Charitable Trust, sited within a medieval castle in the care of English Heritage. It was founded in 1898 by HRH Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter, as a memorial to her husband, Prince Henry of Battenberg.

The Museum cares for over 30,000 items connected with the Isle of Wight, including social history, medieval history, King Charles I, ecclesiastical history, costume, military history, photographs, paintings, decorative art, ephemera and documents.