Tour
Thinking Thursdays: A Walk Up The Avenue with Wendy Stokes & Ally Hayes
Thursday 17 July 2025
11am - 12.30pm
Exhibition
An Almost Private View of the Gallery (19th July)
19 Jul 2025, 10:00am - 19 Jul 2025, 5:00pm
Exhibition
Beneath the Surface: Guided Gallery Tour with Dr Ali Eales
Saturday 19 July 2025
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Deep Sea Watercolours (7yrs+)
Thursday 24 July 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: Discover Titanic (6yrs+)
Friday 25 July 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Junior Art School (7-13 years) Discover Clay Sculpture
Friday 25 July 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids: Summer Week 1: Imagine…
Mon 28 July 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Tues 29 July 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Weds 30 July 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: Treasure Seekers (6yrs+)
Monday 28 July 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Course
Art School Plus (11-16 years) Develop Linocut Printmaking
Monday 28 July 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Hands On History: Tudor House Time Machine (6yrs+)
Tuesday 29 July 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Clay Unicorns and Dragons (5yrs+)
Tuesday 29 July 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Pokémon Pictures (5yrs+)
Wednesday 30 July 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Under the Sea Summer Lanterns (4yrs+)
Thursday 31 July 2025
10am - 11am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm
3pm - 4pm
Workshop
Art for All: Panda Press Printing (5yrs+)
Thursday 31 July 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: Awesome Egyptians (6yrs+)
Friday 1 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Tour
Guided Tour: Civic Centre Clock Tower
Saturday 2 August 2025
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Watercolours for Wellbeing: Tideline Treasures with Nina Lazarski
Saturday 2 August 2025 @ 11am - 1pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids Summer Week 2: Time Travel
Mon 4 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Tues 5 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Weds 6 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Jane Austen Inspired Paper Dolls (6yrs+)
Tuesday 5 August 2025
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1.15pm - 2.15pm
Activity
Art for All: Brilliant Beach Bags: Paint, Print and More! (5yrs+)
Tuesday 5 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Sunset Summer Lanterns (4yrs+)
Wednesday 6 August 2025
10am - 11am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm
3pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: WW2 Super Science (6yrs+)
Wednesday 6 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Workshop
Art for All: Panda Press Printing (5yrs+)
Thursday 7 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Tour For All with Andy Skinner: Jane Austen and Georgian Southampton
Thursday 7 August 2025
11am - 12.30pm
Activity
Hands On History: Discover Titanic (6yrs+)
Friday 8 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids Summer Week 3: Myths, Legends and Magic!
Mon 11 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Tues 12 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Weds 13 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Course
Art School Plus (11-16 years) Develop Painting with Watercolour
Monday 11 August 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Sunset Summer Suncatchers (4yrs+)
Tuesday 12 August 2025
10am - 11am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm
3pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Abandon Ship! Watercolour Pirate Ships (5yrs+)
Tuesday 12 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Pop-up Bargate Lions (5yrs+)
Wednesday 13 August 2025
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1.15pm - 2.15pm
Activity
Art for All: Miniature Matchbox Sketchbooks (6yrs+)
Wednesday 13 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Brilliant Beach Bags: Paint, Print and More! (5yrs+)
Thursday 14 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Junior Art School (7-13 years) Discover Impressionism
Friday 15 August 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Workshop
Summer Watercolours: Painting Postcards with Nina Lazarski
Saturday 16 August 2025
11am - 4pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids Summer Week 4: To Infinity and Beyond!
Mon 18 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Tues 19 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Weds 20 August 2025 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: Great Fire of London (6yrs+)
Monday 18 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Course
Art School Plus (11-16 years) Develop Painting with Acrylic
Monday 18 August 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Watercolour Dinosaurs (6yrs+)
Tuesday 19 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Bear Hunt Printing (4yrs+)
Wednesday 20 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Clay Unicorns and Dragons (5yrs+)
Thursday 21 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Tour For All with Andy Skinner: Bevois and the Bargate Walking Tour
Thursday 21 August 2025
11am - 12.30pm
Activity
Hands On History: Discover Titanic (6yrs+)
Friday 22 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Exhibition
An Almost Private View of the Gallery (23rd August)
23 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 23 Aug 2025, 5:00pm
Exhibition
Beneath the Surface: Guided Gallery Tour with Dr Ali Eales
Saturday 23 August 2025
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Pet Portrait Prints (6yrs+)
Tuesday 26 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Seaside Scenes in Clay (5yrs+)
Tuesday 26 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Steam Punk! (6yrs+)
Wednesday 27 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Terrific Tie Dye (4yrs+)
Wednesday 27 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Terrific Tie Dye (4yrs+)
Thursday 28 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: Discover Titanic (6yrs+)
Friday 29 August 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Junior Art School (7-13 years) Discover Abstract Art
Friday 29 August 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Workshop
Sunflowers: Watercolour Workshop with Viktoriia Bezugla
Sunday 31 August 2025
10.30am - 1pm
Course
Three Day Linocut Course with Katherine Anteney – Black, White and Beyond
Monday 1 September - Wednesday 3 September 2025
10am - 4.30pm
Tour
Guided Tour: Civic Centre Clock Tower
Saturday 6 September 2025
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
Online Talk
Online Art Talk with Abi Kremer: Surrealist Women in the Collection: Eileen Agar and Ithell Colquhoun
Tuesday 9 September 2025
7.30pm - 8.30pm
Workshop
Get to Grips with Charcoal and Chalk with Emma Morrissey
Saturday 13 September 2025
2pm - 5pm
Workshop
Flow & Balance: An Equinox Art and Mindfulness Workshop with Beth Macey-Macleod
Sunday 14 September 2025
10.30am - 1pm
Online Talk
History Talk with Andy Skinner: Royal Southampton
Tuesday 16 September 2025 @ 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Tour
Thinking Thursdays: A Walk Around St Mary’s with Andy Skinner
Thursday 18 September 2025
11am - 12.30pm
Activity
Free Family Activities: From Cloth to Spitfires – A Journey Through Southampton at Work
Saturday 20 September 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Exhibition
Beneath the Surface: Guided Gallery Tour with Dr Ali Eales
Saturday 20 September 2025
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Tour
Guided Tour: Civic Centre Clock Tower
Saturday 4 October 2025
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
Online Talk
Online History Talk with Don John: Is Black History Month Relevant in Southampton?
Tuesday 7 October 2025
7.30pm - 8.30pm
Workshop
Traditional Ukrainian Bird Painting with Viktoriia Bezugla
Sunday 12 October 2025
10.30am - 1pm
Tour
Torchlight Tour with Andy Skinner: Spooky and Scary Southampton
Wednesday 22 October 2025
6.30pm - 8pm
Activity
Wizard School (5yrs+)
Monday 27 October 2025
10.30am - 11.30am
12noon - 1pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Workshop
Art for All: Pumpkin Printing (4yrs+)
Monday 27 October 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Wizard School (5yrs+)
Tuesday 28 October 2025
10.30am - 11.30am
12noon - 1pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Workshop
Art for All: Clay Cats and Witches’ Hats (4yrs+)
Tuesday 28 October 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Art for All: Spooky Luminaries (6yrs+)
Wednesday 29 October 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Frankenstein’s Clay Creations
Wednesday 29 October 2025
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Workshop
Art for All: Clay Cats and Witches’ Hats (4yrs+)
Thursday 30 October 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Art for All: Clay Ghostly Galleons (6yrs+)
Friday 31 October 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm
Workshop
Art for All: Pigments and Potions (5yrs+)
Friday 31 October 2025
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Guided Tour: Civic Centre Clock Tower
Saturday 1 November 2025
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
Tour
Ghosts of Tudor House Tour with Emily Pierce
Sunday 2 November 2025
11am - 12.30pm
1pm - 2.30pm
Online Talk
History Talk with Jo Wren: From Strength to Ruin – The Story of Southampton’s Lost Walls
Tuesday 4 November 2025
7.30pm - 8.30pm
Tour
Weekday Wonderings with Pete Shawyer: Southampton Stonemason’s Vaults Tour
Thursday 6 November 2025
11am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Sketching vs Drawing: Learn the Basics with Emma Morrissey
Saturday 08 November 2025
2pm - 5pm
Workshop
Matisse Inspired Screen Prints with Berkshire Printmakers
Saturday 15 November 2025
10.30am - 4pm
Online Talk
History Talk with Andy Skinner: Southampton’s Missing Vikings
Tuesday 18 November 2025 @ 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Christmas
Pottery Painting: Decorate your own Christmas Ceramics with Amy Morris
Saturday 22 November 2025
2pm - 4pm
Workshop
Ceramics Workshop: Bird shaped tealight holders with Alex Sutherland
Saturday 29 November 2025
10.30am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Hand Painted Ukrainian Christmas Decorations with Viktoriia Bezugla
Sunday 30 November 2025
10.30am - 1pm
Tour
Guided Tour: Civic Centre Clock Tower
Saturday 6 December 2025
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Hand Painted Christmas Decorations with Elisa Orchard
Saturday 6 December 2025
10.30am - 1pm
Workshop
Christmas Wreathmaking with Victoria Goss
Saturday 13 December 2025
10.30am - 1pm
2pm - 4.30pm
Weekday Wonderings with Andy Skinner: SeaCity Gateway to the World and Southampton Stories Guided Tour
Monday 15 December 2025
11am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Christmas Table Decorations for all ages with Victoria Goss
Sunday 21 December 2025
10.30am - 12.30pm
1pm - 3pm
Workshop
Art School Plus: Paint, Draw (and Breathe)… 11-16 yrs
Monday 22 December 2025
10.30am - 3.30pm
Workshop
Art for All: Gonk O’Clock! (5yrs+)
Tuesday 23 December 2025
10am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.45pm
1pm - 2.15pm
Activity
Hands On History: Discover Titanic (6yrs+)
Friday 2 January 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Art for All: Penguin Print Thank You Cards and More (4yrs+)
Friday 2 January 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Our Exhibitions
Discover Southampton’s Titanic Story and how the tragedy affected the people of Southampton, and follow 200,000 years of Southampton’s history, from prehistory to Romans, to WWII and more, in the Gateway to the World and Southampton Stories exhibits
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