Nomadic camera obscura at Bures Music Festival

Bures Music Festival Nayland Road, Bures, Suffolk, United Kingdom

  Our Nomadic Camera Obscura will be visiting Bures Music Festival on 8–9 July 2023! Tickets for this festival can be purchased here. About Bures Music Festival This unique festival, based in Suffolk, supports a multitude of musical genres from jazz to blues, rock to pop, plus a popular choral night. Bures Fest is delighted...

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.

Maggi Hambling origins & Suzanne Cooper Breakfast Tour — 2 August

Gainsborough's House 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, United Kingdom

From 9am — 10am, 2 August 2023. It's time for another round of Breakfast Tours! Join Emma Boyd, Keeper of Art & Place at Gainsborough's House, to discover behind-the-scenes of Maggi Hambling origins as well as Suzanne Cooper: Paintings and Wood Engravings, 1935–39. Please arrive for a 9am start for a guided tour of both exhibitions...

Fine–dining & Jazz evening meal — Friday 4 August

  Join us on Friday 4 August at The Watering Place café for a musical evening meal. We are delighted to announce that you will be serenaded by a symphony of jazz while you enjoy your fine dining experience! You won't want to miss this magical evening. £49 per person, reservation and pre–order required. We...

Fine–dining & Jazz evening meal — Saturday 5 August

  Join us on Saturday 5 August at The Watering Place café for a musical evening meal. We are delighted to announce that you will be serenaded by a symphony of jazz while you enjoy your fine dining experience! You won't want to miss this magical evening. £49 per person, reservation and pre–order required. We...

Afternoon Tea Week at The Watering Place café

Come & celebrate Afternoon Tea Week with us! Soak up the unique ambience of Gainsborough's House walled–gardens and enjoy a delightful treat with friends or family— locally sourced food freshly baked for you. 15% off Collata's signature Afternoon Tea for this week only! Bookings for 2–4pm from 7–13 Aug. Reservation is required. You can browse...

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...

Animation imagination

Drop–in sessions every Tuesday from 10–12pm or 1–3pm Let your imagination go wild. Inspired by our temporary exhibition on Henry William Bunbury, have a go at creating your own caricatures and cartoons. Standard admission applies. No need to book! Please email learning@gainsborough.org or call 01787 372958 for more information.

All about the face

Drop–in sessions every Tuesday from 10–12pm or 1–3pm Step into the 18th century and become a portrait artist just like Gainsborough. Draw your own portrait, create a mask, and have a go at dressing up in 18th century costume. Standard admission applies. No need to book! Please email learning@gainsborough.org or call 01787 372958 for more...

Camera obscura

Drop–in sessions every Tuesday from 10–12pm or 1–3pm Discover the wonders of the camera obscura. Explore the 360-degree view of Gainsborough’s hometown of Sudbury and the landscapes which inspired him. Create a postcard inspired by the landscape and make your own box camera obscura to take away. Standard admission applies. No need to book! Please...

Maggi Hambling origins & Suzanne Cooper Breakfast Tour — 13 September

  This event is now fully booked. From 9am — 10am, 13 September 2023. It's time for another round of Breakfast Tours! Join Emma Boyd, Keeper of Art & Place at Gainsborough's House, to discover behind-the-scenes of Maggi Hambling origins as well as Suzanne Cooper: Paintings and Wood Engravings, 1935–39. Please arrive for a 9am start...

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