3–course evening meal & pianist

Join us on Saturday 3 June at The Watering Place café for a musical 3–course evening meal. We are delighted to announce that you will be accompanied by a pianist while you enjoy your fine dining experience! £40 per person, reservation and pre–order required. Please see here to book your table. See the evening menu...

PMD Tea tasting paired with Collata’s signature afternoon tea

Join us on Sunday 4 June at The Watering Place café for a special PMD Tea tasting experience with an afternoon tea. Soak up the peaceful environment and enjoy a delightful treat with friends or family. We hope to see you there! £20 per person, reservation is required. Please see here to book your table.

Volunteer Thank–You and recruitment event

  Calling all volunteers! Join us in the Landscape Studio to celebrate National Volunteers' Week (1 – 7 June) as a thank-you to all of our hard-working volunteers. This will also be an opportunity to ask any questions about volunteering as well as to meet and mingle. If you or someone you know might be...

3–course evening meal

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

  Join us on Friday 16 June, 8pm at The Watering Place café for a delightful 3–course evening meal. Let us give you a fine dining experience you won't forget— treat yourself and your loved one to a special candlelit dinner overlooking the exceptional views of our walled garden! Reservations can be made via thewateringplace@collata.live,...

Gainsborough’s House at First Light Festival

First Light Festival South Beach, Lowestoft, United Kingdom

  Our Nomadic Camera Obscura will be visiting First Light Festival on 17–18 June 2023! This festival and event are free however some activities are bookable. About First Light First Light marks the first sunrise of midsummer on the UK’s most easterly shores with a celebratory weekend of unique performances and events under the solstice...

Maggi Hambling origins

ORIGINS spans six decades of Hambling’s work, bearing witness to the artist’s deep connection with Suffolk and inviting a meditation on the universal relationships between self and environment, people and place. Comprised of around 30 works, the paintings and drawings in ORIGINS express a combination of exterior reality and interior life. Portrayals of people and...

Suzanne Cooper: Paintings and Wood Engravings, 1935–39

Educated at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art, Cooper achieved early success in the art world. In 1935, 19-year-old Cooper was exhibiting her work in West End galleries and being singled out by critics as an ‘outstanding’ young artist. Her career was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, followed by marriage and...

‘Whimsical, perverse, and idle’, The Art of Henry William Bunbury (1750–1811)

This exhibition is drawn from the large collection at Gainsborough’s House of over 200 paintings, prints, drawings and manuscripts by Suffolk-born Henry William Bunbury, one of the most popular amateur artists of the late-eighteenth century, best known for his lively satires and caricatures of Georgian society.

Print Workshop opening

The Print Workshop Gainsborough's House , 46 Gainsborough Street , Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom

  Gainsborough House Print Workshop is delighted to announce its highly anticipated reopening on 26 June 2023 from 10am to all Print Workshop members. Located in the heart of Suffolk, this esteemed establishment will once again welcome artists, art enthusiasts, and the local community to experience the rich world of printmaking. Under the expert guidance...

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.

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