Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

📆 ONE WEEK TO GO - Art Masterclass: Silk Painting Furoshiki 🖌️

Young artists will explore brush techniques, and creative expression while learning the techniques to paint on silk.

📆 Thursday 30 October | 2 hour session | 10.30am & 2pm
🎟️ £12.50 per child (aged 8-16)

Book now:
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🍂 Heritage Open Days 2025 | Saturday 20 September 🎨

📙 View Archive Resources | Drop in | 10.30am - 3.30pm

🔦 Archives Tour | Book via email | 11am

🏫 Old Grammar School Talk | Book via email | 1pm

Book your place now:
archives@cvlife.co.uk | 02476 237 583

Find out more:
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It's 100 days until Christmas and we've just launched our children's festive programme! 🎄

🕯️ Art Masterclass: Festive Candle Painting
📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes: Christmas Special
🎅 Santa Sing-Along Special
❄️ Winter Puppet Workshop

Book select events now:
www.theherbert.org/whats-on/

CALLOUT | Coventry Photographic Society Members 📸

We would like to trace Coventry Photographic Society members or the families of members who were active in 1955/56 and 1974/75 regarding objects loaned to the museum.

Find out more:
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📸 Garry Jones

🧶 LEGO Bricks & Creative Superheroes
Tue - Sat | 10.30am - 3:30pm

✏️ Art Masterclass: Figure Drawing
Thu | 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm

PLUS! Temporary Exhibitions:
🪐 Playful Planet | Until 31 Aug 2025
🎨 Coventry Arts Week: From Scribbles to Masterpieces | Until 31 Aug 2025

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🗝️ The Great Coventry Time Trek History Comes Alive – With a Medieval Twist!
Tue - Fri | 11am - 1pm

🧶 LEGO Bricks & Creative Superheroes | Crafts
Tue - Sat | 10.30am - 3:30pm

📽️ NEW EXHIBITION! a prayer for Coventry, life starts here (forever)
From Sat | Drop in

Find out more: ow.ly/7eUL50VV3xO

Have you been to see our new exhibition, Brick Dinos? 📅

Discover 16 intricately detailed dioramas, large scale models, and learn fun facts about our prehistoric pals.

Plus! Get creative with hands-on LEGO play area and colouring sheet tables 🎨

📸 Reel Master Production

Book now:
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A child is drawing on paper. She is sat at a table within the Herbert Art Gallery.

🛝 International Day of Play! – Early Years Special Event Day 🎨

Wednesday | 10am-3.30pm | Included with admission

👉 Messy play
👉 Outdoor activities, including mud kitchen & nature art
👉 STEM inspired activities

In collaboration with the 50 Things to Do Before You’re 5 app:
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📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes
Tuesday | 10.30am

✏️ Sketchbook Social
Wednesday | 12.30pm

👶 Sensory Play Days
Thursday & Friday | 10.30am & 1pm

🌻 Blooming Creations
Saturday | 10.30am-3.30pm

PLUS! Exhibitions:
🖼️ Collecting Coventry
🎨 Coventry Open
🦕 Dippy in Coventry

www.theherbert.org/whats-on/

📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes
Tuesday | 10.30am & 11.30am

☕️ Cosy Corner/Winter hub
Wednesday | 10.30am

🎨 Sensory Play Days
Thursday & Friday | 10.30am & 1pm

🕰️ History Talks On Coventry
Friday | 10.30am

PLUS! Exhibtions:
🖼️ Collecting Coventry
🦕 Dippy in Coventry

Find out more via ow.ly/VXSa50VjgOO

TUESDAY:
📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes | 10.30am & 11.30am

🧶 Create & Craft Café | 10.30am

THURSDAY:
🎨 Mini Makers: Messy Play | 10.30am & 1.30pm

⭐ World Book Day | How To Catch a Star | 10.30am, 11.30am & 1pm

🛞 Mini Museum Engineers on Tour | 10.30am & 1.30pm

🔗 www.theherbert.org/whats-on/

Children can enjoy free admission to the Herbert Museum from 1 April!

🎨 Drop-in activities still require a small fee on the door

🎟️ Admission included for pre-booked workshops & events

PLUS! 16-18 year olds in full time education can claim FREE entry with a Go CV+ card | #GoCV

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A black and white photo of a large protest for peace and justice down a residential street.

A graphic with the words 'Grant awarded!' It features a confetti illustration background and a badge with the Lottery Heritage Fund logo.

We’re thrilled to announce £131,350 support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for Stories That Made Us: Roots, Resilience, Representation, an exhibition co-curated by Hardish Virk [Create-Showcase] and the Herbert.

A huge thanks to #NationalLottery!

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#StoriesThatMadeUs

📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes
Tuesday | 10.30am & 11.30am

☕️ Cosy Corner (Winter hub)
Wednesday | 10.30am - 12.30pm

🎁 Craft & Gift Market
Saturday & Sunday | Saturday: 10am - 4pm, Sunday: 12pm-4pm

PLUS!
🖼️ Collecting Coventry
🦕 Dippy in Coventry

📸 Reel Master Production

www.theherbert.org/whats-on/

Explore Microworld Coventry – an immersive space where digital creatures interact with you 👾. Explore, create, and collaborate in this sensor-driven ecosystem, perfect for the whole family. Check out the amazing reviews and book your tickets today: dippyincoventry.co.uk/products/mic...

Step into the past with the Coventry Archives shop. Browse through a fascinating range of historic items, from royal letters to iconic postcards and classic publications. All proceeds go towards supporting the archive collection.
Find out more: www.theherbert.org/history-cent...

It’s #InternationalLEGOday, and what better time to share some exciting news?🦕
We’re thrilled to announce our brand-new exhibition, Brick Dinos, coming to the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum this May! 🦖🧱

📲Follow us and stay tuned for updates!
🔗https://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/1850/brick-dinos

Great to see the #CultureCoventry #museums are here:
The wonderful #Coventry Transport Museum @covtm.bsky.social
The equally fab Herbert Art Gallery and Museum @the-herbert.bsky.social, currently home to Dippy the Diplodocus and
Hidden wonder, Lunt Roman Fort @luntromanfort.bsky.social
#culture

It's the last week of January!
End the month with some of our events and exhibitions:

📚 Sensory Stories & Rhymes
Tue | Drop in | 10.30am & 11.30am

☕️ Cosy Corner
Wed | Drop in | 10.30am | FREE

PLUS!
🖼️ Collecting Coventry
🦕 Dippy in Coventry
🦠 Microworld Coventry

www.theherbert.org/whats-on/

Welcome to our new Bluesky account!

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is based in Coventry city centre since opening on 9th March 1960.

We aim to host world-class exhibitions, events for all ages and ever-changing displays.

Follow us on here to keep up to date with our latest news.

📸 Garry Jones