BEAMISH open-air museum aims to draw in the crowds with a Victorian art event on Saturday, October 16.

Visitors will be able to practise their drawing skills under the watchful gaze of a Victorian school ma'am at the Big Draw event, from 10am.

The next day, there will be a family day from 10am to 4pm, when visitors can examine artefacts, try on costumes and follow an I-Spy trail.

Admission to the museum, near Stanley, County Durham, costs £14 for adults, £11 pensioners and £7 children.

Published: 08/10/2004