Education
Family Friendly Activities
We are a family friendly gallery, aiming to create a visitor experience that is engaging - whatever your age!
Each exhibition includes a ‘Things To Do’ area with activities such as a search for artworks in the exhibition using only photographs ofartwork details, through to creating poems or stories based on a particular piece. These activities are aimed at our younger visitors but - if they get stuck - adult participation is encouraged!
In this way we hope to promote the development of keen observational skills and imaginative thinking too.
Family Friendly Room - Saturday's OnlyIn the run up to Christmas there are FREE Activities every Saturday as below:
Saturday 28th November: Make a Magical Christmas Star
3D Star silhouettes – Come along and decorate a beautiful 3D star to hang above your Christmas tree.
Saturday 5th December:Create a colourful Christmas tree
Mix and Match layer trees – If you don’t have room for a big tree make your own smaller tree using layers of different coloured paper.
Saturday 12th December: Decorate a glitter wreath
Glitter wreaths – These wreaths can be used to decorate your Christmas tree or hang on your bedroom door.
Saturday 19th December:Decorate a magical lantern
Make a candle lantern – Find your way to make a completely safe candle lantern, with a non-flame candle. Interested come and find out how!
This facility includes a drawing area, equipped with drawing materials where visitors can create their own masterpieces!
Every Saturday the gallery provides a room dedicated to creative
activity for families. Why not pop in and meet the gallery’s friendly
family of mice and take part in some of the activities available.
Accompanying each exhibition is an activity especially planned to
ensure that younger visitors enjoy their experience. The café also
provides a range of children’s lunches too!
Please note: All children must be supervised by an adult while participating in Family Friendly activities.
