Norwich Castle Museum will reopen its doors on May 17
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Museums in Norfolk are set to welcome visitors back next week as the lockdown continues to ease - and will celebrate with some new exhibitions.
Norfolk Museums Service will open five of its museums on May 17, and a further two later the same week.
As well as its permanent collections, visitors will be able to enjoy new exhibitions and facilities.
At Norwich Castle, these include a major exhibition celebrating the landscape painter, John Crome, a contemporary art show inspired by lockdown, and the display of an 18th century Bernardo Bellotto masterpiece on loan from the National Gallery.
Arc Cinema in Great Yarmouth will be reopening on May 17.
The Light cinema in Thetford is expected to open in May while Central Cinema in Fakenham will host screenings from May 17.
Movie-goers will be able to return to Great Yarmouth s Arc Cinema.
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Many of the other independent cinemas have not yet confirmed when they will reopen. Outdoor cinemas will also be permitted to open.
Theatres in Norfolk will be welcoming back audiences, with the Pavilion Theatre in Gorleston hosting the Summer
Showtime variety show from May 18, Sheringham Little Theatre staging shows and film screenings from May 22, and music performances returning to Diss Corn Hall.
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Detail of Lorina Bulwer s embroidery
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The county s museums and galleries have some excellent X-rated exhibits.
Bollock dagger - Bollock daggers, also known as kidney daggers from Victorian times to save the blushes of anyone reading about the medieval weapons, were carried by everyone from peasants to knights. They were not only a supplementary fighting weapon, alongside swords, but also used as knives for cutting anything from vegetation to food. The name comes from the two oval protrusions on the hilt. You can see a great example at Norwich Castle Museum.
Bollock dagger at Norwich Castle Museum
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