Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
The Gainsborough Quartet is a celebrated ensemble known for its warm, expressive, and vibrant performances. With a repertoire of timeless classical music, they bring each piece vividly to life, captivating audiences with nuance and artistry. Set in the elegant Gainsborough Gallery, this special evening offers the perfect environment to immerse yourself in music. Surrounded by...
Get ready for a fun-filled creative adventure! Join us as we explore the Gainsborough Gallery, uncover stories about the life and art of Thomas Gainsborough, and spark our imaginations along the way. After our gallery tour, it’s time to get hands-on! We’ll head into the landscape gallery to create our very own masterpieces inspired by...
Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
with Ione Hunter-Gordon Due to popular demand, Ione is back to deliver another two-day workshop. Immerse yourself in the art of portraiture with the rich, expressive medium of oil paint. This workshop is perfect whether you’re just starting out and want to learn the fundamentals, or you’re an experienced artist looking to hone your technique....
Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
Join us on Thomas Gainsborough's birthday to discover the story behind our exhibition, Gainsborough, Turner & Constable: Inventing Landscape in celebration of Constable 250 in 2026. Led by our Keeper of Art and Place, Emma Boyd, this special Breakfast Tour will introduce you to three of Britain's greatest landscape painters. The exhibition features key works like Gainsborough’s idyllic...
Theadora creates surreal, dystopian worlds where dreams and reality quietly collide. Using photomontage, painting, and printmaking, she allows familiar objects to shift into new, often celestial identities. Join Theadora Ballantyne-Way in this two-day Masterclass on polymer photogravure and relief – delve into this fascinating process as you produce incredible original prints showing both depth and richness. Experience printing...
Discover Gainsborough’s House through a new lens with choreographer and dancer Tom Hobden. An imaginative workshop exploring projection, performance, miniature worlds, and the idea of home. The session begins with a guided tour of the historic house where Thomas Gainsborough grew up, focusing on the Painting Room and Silk Room. Through storytelling, drawing, movement, and...
Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
Our Nomadic Camera Obscura is visiting First Light Festival on 20–21 June 2026! Step inside the Camera Obscura tent with Gainsborough’s House and experience a unique 360-degree view of First Light and the beautiful beach at Lowestoft. A fascinating predecessor to modern photography, the Camera Obscura was used by artists well as scientists. Our team...
Join Katherine Jones RA, acclaimed contemporary British artist celebrated for her unique fusion of painting and traditional printmaking for this two-day workshop. Katherine’s work explores the tension between safety and vulnerability, using familiar buildings, objects, and spaces as a starting point for layered, thought-provoking imagery. In this hands-on workshop, Katherine will share the dynamic technique of...
