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....
James 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 age, from David Low to Martin Rowson. Tim Clayton, author of 2022’s definitive biography of James Gillray, brings the master satirist to life in an...
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 association, President of Gainsborough’s House. Having formally studied traditional Japanese woodblock printing in Kyoto for six years, Rebecca Salter, the first woman President of the...
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 association, President of Gainsborough’s House. Having formally studied traditional Japanese woodblock printing in Kyoto for six years, Rebecca Salter, the first woman President of the...
with 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 satirist. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of late Georgian...
with Dale Devereux Barker This event is now fully booked. Students will be encouraged to work with lino blocks initially on a small scale to produce exquisite jewel-like works. Students will learn the correct use of ink application, overlaying extra layers of ink, how to use cutting tools effectively and safely using presses, hand-printing and...
with Martin Rowson Gainsborough, Gillray and Me: Martin Rowson on the Various Vistas of Satirical Landscapes. The celebrated, award-winning Guardian and Mirror cartoonist tells us why Gillray has been such a major influence. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of...
with Dr Steven Parissien The museum’s Director demonstrates the wide range of George IV’s cultural; patronage – and the legacy he left us. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of late Georgian satirist James Gillray, but also at the Britain...
