Heads Up – Creating with Clay

Get inspired by Nicole Farhi’s sculptures and create your own clay heads and hands. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years Must be accompanied by an adult

Eggstra Fun – Baskets and Bonnets

Get ready for Easter by making an egg-collecting basket and a festive hat. Have a go at our early egg hunt to receive an Easter treat. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3...

Recurring

Viewfinder: Nomadic Camera Obscura

Come and experience the outside appear inside our amazing camera obscura. Create your own mini-camera, make a kaleidoscope and experiment with light. Join us on: Saturday 6 July – Marvellous Meadows Day 11am to 4pm – Foxearth Meadows FREE Sunday 14 July – Bures Music Festival 12 to 6pm – for ticket information visit buresmusicfestival.com...

Globetrotting – Artists from around the World

Take a global view of art and make some exciting and colourful artworks of your own from North and South, East and West. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years...

Giant Paintings

Go BIG and help us to make a GIANT painting. Create HUGE bugs to take home. Try painting with our fantastically long brushes. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years...

Mini Master pieces!

Create tiny secrets and minimasterpieces. How small can you make a sketchbook? What minuscule art work could you fit in a matchbox? Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years Must...

Camera Obscura

Come and experience the outside appear inside our amazing camera obscura. Create your own minicamera, make a kaleidoscope and experiment with light. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years Must...

Celebrating Silk

Print your own fabric bag, create a silky bookmark, sort out your warp from your weft and have a go at different types of weaving. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 –...

Postponed: 2020 Viewfinder – Nomadic Camera Obscura

Come and experience the outside appear inside our amazing camera obscura. Create your own mini-camera, make a kaleidoscope and experiment with light. Saturday 16 May 2020, Hadleigh Agricultural show for more information visit www.hadleighshow.co.uk Friday 29 May 2020, Wild in the Stour Valley for more information visit www.riverstourfestival.com Saturday 11 and 12 July 2020, Bures...

Town & texture

Drop–in sessions every Tuesday from 10–12pm or 1–3pm Discover our new galleries and their beautiful views. Explore the museum using an I-spy trail, view the sprawling rooftops of Sudbury from the Landscape Studio, and make your own creations using clay. Standard admission applies. No need to book! Please email learning@gainsborough.org or call 01787 372958 for...

Wild at art

Drop–in sessions every Tuesday from 10–12pm or 1–3pm Be inspired by Maggi Hambling and explore our major temporary exhibition. Get creative and have a go at your own drawing challenges or try your hand at printing! Standard admission applies. No need to book! Please email learning@gainsborough.org or call 01787 372958 for more information.

Lost & found

Drop–in sessions every Tuesday from 10–12pm or 1–3pm Discover the lost and found work of Suzanne Cooper. With many of her masterpieces still missing, can you help us rediscover the lost paintings? Explore a trail through Gainsborough’s House and create your own sketchbook. Standard admission applies. No need to book! Please email learning@gainsborough.org or call...

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