[Event News]
Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld - 30 years of Paul Kidby Official Page's Illustrations is coming to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum this September.
The exhibition will be running from Sat 13th Sept 2025 until Sun 4th Jan 2026. (full details below)
Three Special events during the course of the exhibition will be laid on.
SPECIAL OPENING EVENT: Sat 13th September at 11am - 1pm.
Tickets cost £6 Adult, £4 Resident, Under 16's free
Step onto the Discworld with live music, entertainment and a chance for an iconograph with The Luggage, Rincewind, Mistress Weatherwax and other Discworld characters. (Psst... We'd love to see you there - BTAPITE Team)
MUSEUM AFTER HOURS
On the shoulders of elephants: Fri 24th October at 6.30pm-9pm
Free entry No booking needed. Museum After Hours is aimed at adults, 18+ Cash or card accepted at the Mended Drum bar.
Get your friends together on a Friday night as Museum After Hours steps into fantasy this October!
Enjoy music, themed cocktails, and get free entry to the autumn exhibition Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld: 30 Years of Paul Kidby's Illustrations.
In an evening inspired by Terry Pratchett's brilliant Discworld, set foot on the flat planet and take part in the fantasy in ‘The Mended Drum', Ankh-Morpork's "reputable disreputable tavern", at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum.
Have a drop of scumble and dance to Discworld DJs Le Grande Fromage. Even Rincewind himself may put in an appearance. It's a splendiferous way to start the weekend!
BITE SIZE TALK
By curator Claire Cheshire - Illustrating Discworld : Tues 11th November 2pm-2.30pm
Tickets £4.50 book here
Paul Kidby is best known for his art based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels and is celebrated in the exhibition Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld: 30 Years of Paul Kidby's Illustrations.
This talk by our museum curator will take a look behind the scenes of the exhibition and also delves into Worcester City's own art collection to show work by other illustrators such as Randolph Caldecott, to explore the importance of this wonderful artform.
DETAILS ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
This unique exhibition brings together a stunning selection of Paul Kidby's paintings and drawings of Discworld characters. Paul started working with Terry Pratchett in 1993, becoming the ‘artist of choice' for the Discworld books. He designed the Discworld book jackets from 2002 until the final volume appeared in 2015, shortly after Sir Terry's untimely death.
The exhibition includes colourful paintings, exquisite pencil drawings, and a rogue's gallery of favourite characters including Rincewind, Twoflower, the Librarian, Tiffany Aching, the Wee Free Men, Nanny Ogg, Conina, Baron Saturday and Errol.
This is a touring exhibition from St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery.
Location: Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Foregate St, Worcester WR1 1DT
Dates: Sat 13th Sept 2025 - Sun 4th Jan 2026
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm. Sundays, 10am – 3pm. Closed Mondays and bank holidays.
Tickets: £6 adult, £4 Resident, Under 16's free