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....
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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...
Evening meal & pianist — Friday 22 September
Join us on Friday 22 September at The Watering Place café for an evening meal accompanied by a pianist. Experience fine–dining like never before overlooking the tranquil walled–gardens at Gainsborough's...
Evening meal & pianist — Saturday 23 September
Join us on Saturday 23 September at The Watering Place café for an evening meal accompanied by a pianist. Experience fine–dining like never before overlooking the tranquil walled–gardens at Gainsborough's...
Open Event for Teachers
Gainsborough's House 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, United KingdomAn evening for local teachers and education providers to find out more about everything we have on offer for schools and children at Gainsborough's House! Come and see our fantastic...
Tom’s Tuesdays – Drawing with Senses
Join us during the October half–term for some arty fun! Inspired by The Big Draw, come and explore the way we experience our senses and get creative. Discover our...
Etching
with Jason Hicklin This event has one space left. This course is a hands-on experience, working with the three major etching, intaglio processes of hard ground, soft ground and aquatint....
Introduction to Photo Plate Lithography
Gainsborough's House 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, United Kingdomwith Karina Savage This event is now fully booked. An alternative to stone lithography, this process enables hand-drawn, photographic or digital film positives to be transferred onto a light-sensitive aluminium...
James Gillray: Characters in Caricature
Gainsborough's House 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, United KingdomJames Gillray (1756–1815) was Georgian Britain’s funniest, most inventive and most celebrated graphic satirist. His work transcends his own time and has continued to influence his successors of the modern...
In View: Rebecca Salter at Gainsborough’s House – Sudbury Gallery
Gainsborough's House 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, United KingdomThe first solo museum show in the UK dedicated to the work of the British abstract artist Rebecca Salter, President of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and by...
In View: Rebecca Salter at Gainsborough’s House – David Pike Drawing Gallery
The first solo museum show in the UK dedicated to the work of the British abstract artist Rebecca Salter, President of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and by...
An Evening with the Curator – The Age of Gillray
Gainsborough's House 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, United Kingdomwith Tim Clayton The Curator of our James Gillray exhibition explains some of the key themes behind the show and explores the fascinating and murky world of the late Georgian...