Easter is at the heart of the Christian faith. During Holy Week, we enter Jesus’s last days on earth with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday, before celebrating His resurrection at Easter.
All are invited and very much encouraged to attend services throughout this period —it is a real high point of the Christian calendar.
There are also other activities taking place throughout Holy Week this year, including Family Holiday Activities, and the Shroud of Turin Exhibition.
A full-size copy of the world-famous Shroud of Turin is coming to Wells Cathedral and will be on display from Saturday 25 March to Thursday 27 April 2023
The Shroud of Turin exhibition includes a beautiful 15 foot replica image which is a photograph printed onto cotton by an American photographer, Barrie Schwortz, who was the official photographer at the STuRP (Shroud of Turin Research Project) examination of the Shroud in 1978. The genuine Shroud of Turin which shows the image of a man who has been crucified is preserved with great reverence in the Cathedral of Turin and the full-length replica is very rare. The exhibition has travelled widely and has been on display at Westminster Cathedral, Dublin Pro-Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
Click here more information about when to see this fantastic exhibition.
The facial image on the Shroud of Turin as it appears on a photographic negative. Accordingly, it has been flipped left to right.
Celebrate Easter with our craft workshops, and follow our self-guided trail, or visit the Shroud of Turin Exhibition during the holidays!
Each child will be provided with materials to make one item to take home.
£2 per child, with a discounted price of £1 for any children who are eligible for free school meals.
Tuesday 4 April: Make an Easter Birds’ Nest
Ever wondered how birds make their nests to protect their eggs in spring? Have a go using natural materials
Wednesday 5 April: Easter Gardens
Follow our Easter story trail then make your own beautiful Easter garden to tell the best part of the Easter story!
Thursday 6 April: Beads and Crosses
Follow our Easter crosses trail, collecting beads along the way to make your own cross necklace.
