Planning and Booking your Visit

All groups visits to the City Art Gallery & Museum must be booked in advance. To make a booking contact the Visitor Services Manager on 01905 253 71 EX 221.

You can visit the gallery as part of a self directed group or you can book a workshop session with a member of our Gallery Education team.

If you are visiting as a self directed group we recommend that you make a preliminary planning visit to the gallery, as our exhibitions change regularly and you may want to make sure that the displays are appropriate for your visit.

Our Access and Learning Officer can also offer advice on planning a visit. Tel: 01905 721 104.

Special Needs

We are happy to discuss your individual requirements before you visit and we can adapt our workshop programme to suit your needs. We also have a specific needs specialist on our education team who can help organise and facilitate your visit whatever the age, ability or size of group.

Workshop Activities offered by Gallery Education Staff

The Art Gallery has a small education team, which includes freelancers and artists. We can devise sessions to meet your needs and respond to current teaching programmes.We also offer the following workshops for school groups.

Fees
Museum Staff led sessions £57.00
Early years/Key stage 1 and 2 £31.00
S.E.N. £31.00

Portrait Workshops
Subject link: Art and Design

This activity is designed for Key stage 1 (Unit 1a).  The children have the opportunity to study a number of portraits from the museum collection.  The paintings reflect varied styles, media and fashion.  The class will be able to create a ‘silhouette’ self-portrait and a portrait of a friend, working in pastel and chalk.  Period dressing-up hats will be available to introduce a variety of characters!
Cost: £31 per session

Munching Caterpillars and Beautiful Butterflies
Subject link : Art and Design and Natural History

This workshop can be adapted for Key stage 1 and 2. The group can discover our wonderful butterfly and moth collection. Inspired by the incredible shapes and colours, children can create their own 3D  insects, and portray working in charcoal.
Cost: £31.00 per session

Toys of the Past
Subject link: History
Key stage 1

Unit 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?
An opportunity for children to discover the magic of our toy collection and to make a simple moving puppet!
Cost : £31.00 per session

Gloves and Shoes
Subject links : History and Art and Design
Adapted for Key stage 1 and 2

Discover more about our local industries, and the tools and materials used to make fine gloves and shoes!
Choose to create a ‘3D’ shoe or glove from collage materials.
Cost : £31.00 per session

For all visits to the gallery we ask that you:

Ensure that pupils understand that the gallery is a public space and that the needs of other visitors are to be respected.

That you provide the appropriate level of adult support to child ratio, particularly where children are working in small groups.

Thank you