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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 House! £40 per person, reservation and pre–order required. Please see here to book your table between 6–8:30pm. You can browse the evening menu here. Why...
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 House! £40 per person, reservation and pre–order required. Please see here to book your table between 6–8:30pm. You can browse the evening menu here. Why...
An 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 new galleries, exhibitions and historic house and experience our amazing Camera Obscura. Join us to find out about our innovative learning programmes and chat with...
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 Camera Obscura and different ways of seeing. (10am–1pm, drop in, no need to book! Standard admission rates apply) The Big Draw The Big Draw is...
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. Working on existing plates is encouraged along with working on new plates and taking these plates through to the finished print on paper. Intermediate course...
with 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 lithographic plate and printed on an etching press. These plates can produce detailed marks such as painterly washes, linear drawings, photocopied images, photographs and text....
