Friday 13 September until Tuesday 12 October, and open from 10am to 2.30pm weekdays, and from 10am to 4pm on Saturdays.

Free entry. 

Celebrating animals through items from our collection, this engaging exhibition shouldn’t be missed.

Interactive elements include handling items, feely boxes, a sound board of animal calls and a magnetic board matching activity.

Fun activities and animal related crafts for all ages.

Come dressed as your favourite animal, show off your animal masks and snap a selfie. Share on social media using the hashtag #ChesterfieldMenagerie for a chance to win a one month free play voucher for Chester’s Den kindly donated by Chesterfield Community Trust.

Special events

Saturday 21 September - build your own robot

Time: 11am, 12 noon and 1pm

Where: Meeting Room 1, upstairs in Chesterfield Market Hall

Do you like drawing or painting? Imagine if you could build a robot that creates its own art! In this session, you'll construct your very own Art Bot - a simple robot with markers for legs that wobbles across a piece of paper, creating unique drawings as it moves. Customise your Art Bot to change how it draws and watch your robot artist come to life!

Please note places are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Saturday 28 September - the birds and the bees

Time: 11am to 3pm

Where: Meeting Room 1, upstairs in Chesterfield Market Hall

• learn about birds and their nests
• identify bumblebee’s
• make your very own bird feeder to take away
• enjoy a minibeast Xplorer activity

Birds need our help as we approach autumn and winter. Come along and find out what you can do to help.

Learn about birds and their nests, identify bumblebee’s and make your very own bird feeder to take away.

While you are here, discover the world of minibeasts and take part in a minibeast Xplorer activity.

Don't forget to have a look at the Chesterfield Menagerie exhibition exploring animals and their connection to Chesterfield and offering interactive activities and animal themed crafts