Our free Bloomberg Connects guide brings together stories, artworks and behind-the-scenes insights. Enhance your visit and discover new ways to explore from wherever you are.
Bloomberg Connects is a free digital guide that deepens your experience of Gainsborough’s House. Designed for mobile, it brings together audio, text, images and video to help you explore our collections, exhibitions and stories at your own pace.
Whether you’re moving through the house, spending time with a single artwork, or exploring from home, the guide offers new ways to connect with what you see and, what you might otherwise miss.
Getting started is simple:
The guide is free to use and designed to work flexibly around your visit, interests and pace.
We believe art and history should feel open, engaging and relevant to everyone. This guide is part of our commitment to widening access and offering different ways to experience Gainsborough’s House.
Bloomberg Connects allows us to share deeper context, multiple perspectives and lesser-known stories – supporting curiosity, reflection and discovery, both inside the house and beyond it.
Discover stories, artworks and perspectives that bring Gainsborough’s House and its collections to life, all shaped by the people who know them best.
Through the guide, you can explore:
including works connected to Thomas Gainsborough and the history of British art
offering research, reflections and behind-the-scenes perspectives
with context that supports close looking and deeper understanding
so you can listen, watch or read at your own pace
including BSL interpretation, audio description and sensory-aware content
explored through art, heritage, architecture and place
Designed as a flexible curatorial tool, the guide brings together multiple formats to support different needs, interests and ways of engaging.
The guide is regularly updated, offering fresh perspectives on one of Suffolk’s leading art and heritage sites, for visitors, students and anyone interested in British art and historic houses.
The guide will enhance your visit. Explore as you move through the house or spend time with artworks that interest you – follow curated tours and trails that highlight key spaces and themes.
Families and children can use the guide to follow interactive trails that encourage curiosity and discovery.
If you aren’t able to visit in person, the guide lets you explore online. Discover artworks, exhibitions and stories at your own pace. Follow along with themed tours from wherever you are!
The guide has been designed with accessibility at the core.
It includes BSL interpretation, audio description and sensory-aware content. You can choose how to engage: listen, read, watch or follow a trail.
We welcome feedback. Your input help us improve the guide and create new content for all visitors. If you’d like to leave feedback about our guide, please get in touch.
