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Tour
Tim’s Gallery Tours: Romanticism and Revolution- 19th Century Art
Wednesday 11 November 2026
11am - 12pm
Event
Art Then! Free Family Fun Day funded by the Arts Society Southampton
Sunday 15 November 2026
11am - 3.30pm
Workshop
Batik for Beginners – Autumn Forms and Colour: with Mary Eynon
Sunday 15 November 2026
2pm - 4.30pm
Workshop
Linocut Day: Greetings Cards with Katherine Anteney
Saturday 21 November 2026
10am - 4.30pm
Course
Three week course: Watercolour Still Life with Viktoriia Bezugla, Objects with a Story
Monday 23 November 2026
10.30am - 1pm
Talk
Weekday Wonderings Talk with Mark Chirnside: Titanic Myths in Popular History
Friday 27 November 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Market
Christmas Makers Market 2026 with Soton Makers
Saturday 28 November 2026
10am - 4pm
Free Entry - No ticket needed
Workshop
Gallery Mindfulness: Connecting to Presence Using the Arts
Sunday 29 November 2026
2pm - 3.30pm
Talk
Highlights: Selected Artworks from Southampton’s Fine Art Collection – with Dr Ali Eales
Sunday 29 November 2026
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Course
Watercolour Still Life with Viktoriia Bezugla, Objects with a Story
Monday 30 November 2026
10.30am - 1pm
Talk
Weekday Wonderings Talk with Andy Skinner: The Story of St Mary’s Workhouse
Thursday 3 December 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Tour
Guided Tour: Civic Centre Clock Tower
Saturday 5 December 2026
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Poinsettias: Sunday Watercolours with Viktoriia Bezugla
Sunday 6 December 2026
10.30am - 1pm
Course
Watercolour Still Life with Viktoriia Bezugla: Objects with a Story
Monday 7 December 2026
10.30am - 1pm
Activity
Home Education Discovering History Sessions: Prehistory (6yrs+)
Thursday 10 December 2026
10.30am - 11.30am
Christmas
Visit Father Christmas at Tudor House & Garden
Saturday 12 December 2026
Various Times Throughout the Day | Other Dates Available
Workshop
Winter Lanterns: Sunday Watercolours with Viktoriia Bezugla
Sunday 13 December 2026
11am - 1.30pm
Christmas
Visit Father Christmas at Tudor House & Garden
Sunday 13 December 2026
Various Times Throughout the Day | Other Dates Available
Christmas
Visit Father Christmas at Tudor House & Garden
Saturday 19 December 2026
Various Times Throughout the Day | Other Dates Available
Workshop
Christmas Table Decorations for all ages with Victoria Goss
Sunday 20 December 2026
11am - 1pm
2pm - 4pm
Christmas
Visit Father Christmas at Tudor House & Garden
Sunday 20 December 2026
Various Times Throughout the Day | Other Dates Available
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids: Wonderful Winter
Monday 21 December 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 22 December 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 23 December 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Gonks, Gonks and More Gonks (4yrs+)
Monday 21 December 2026
10am - 11am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Christmas
Visit Father Christmas at Tudor House & Garden
Monday 21st December 2026
Various Times Throughout the Day | Other Dates Available
Activity
Art for All: Gonks, Gonks and More Gonks (4yrs+)
Tuesday 22 December 2026
10am - 11am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Christmas
Visit Father Christmas at Tudor House & Garden
Tuesday 22nd December 2026
Various Times Throughout the Day | Other Dates Available
Activity
Art for All: Clay Christmas Trees and more (5yrs+)
Wednesday 23 December 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Guided Tour: Civic Centre Clock Tower
Saturday 2 January 2027
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
Tour
Tim’s Gallery Tours: Post Modernism and Beyond – 1960- Present Day
Wednesday 13 January 2027
11am - 12pm
Course
Four Week Watercolour Course with Viktoriia Bezugla: Nature’s Palette – The Language of Trees
Monday 18 January 2027
10.30am - 1pm
Workshop
Fruit Baskets in Watercolour – Workshop with Emma Morrissey
Saturday 23 January 2027
2pm - 5pm
Course
Watercolours with Viktoriia Bezugla – Nature’s Palette – Blooming with Colour
Monday 25 January 2027
10.30am - 1pm
Course
Watercolours with Viktoriia Bezugla – Nature’s Palette – Capturing the Landscape
Monday 1 February 2027
10.30am - 1pm
Talk
Weekday Wonderings Talk with Dr Cheryl Butler: ‘Incontinent of Her Body’: Women, Society & Morality in Tudor Southampton
Thursday 4 February 2027
11am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Exploring Collage with Jacqui Mair: In response to the exhibition Art Then!
Sunday 7 February 2027
11am - 4pm
Talk
Totem: The Untold Story of Sculpture, Art Talk with Jo Baring
Sunday 7 February 2026
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Course
Watercolours with Viktoriia Bezugla – Nature’s Palette – The Beauty of Cacti
Monday 8 February 2027
10.30am - 1pm
Workshop
Grasses by the Sea, Acrylic Painting Workshop with Becks Porter
Sunday 14 February 2027
11am - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Clay Capybaras (5yrs+)
Monday 15 February 2027
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Southampton Through Time (6yrs+)
Tuesday 16 February 2027
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Step by step Acrylic Scenes (6yrs+)
Tuesday 16 February 2027
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Tour for All with Andy Skinner: Underground Secrets of the Old Town
Tuesday 16 February 2027
2pm - 3.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Plastercast Sculpture Workshop (5 yrs+)
Wednesday 17 February 2027
10.30am - 12pm
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Smashing Saxons (6yrs+)
Thursday 18 February 2027
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art School Plus: Acrylic Scenes on Canvas (11-16 yrs)
Thursday 18 February 2027
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Toddler Time: Winter Wonders – Cheery Crafts to Brighten Gloomy Days
Thursday 18 February 2027
10.30am - 11.30am
Activity
Art for All: Tudor Clay Day (Hooray!) (5yrs+)
Friday 19 February 2027
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Mixed Media Painting Workshop with Abi Kremer: Strata Strategies
Saturday 20 February 2027
11am - 4pm
Activity
Home Education Discovering History Sessions: Romans (6yrs+)
Thursday 25 February 2027
10.30am - 11.30am
Performance
Weekday Wonderings History Performance with Jane Glennie: ‘Victims of Fashion’
Monday 8 March 2027
11am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Mindful Patterns in Watercolour Workshop with Emma Morrissey
Saturday 20 March 2027
2pm - 5pm
Workshop
Easter Basket Arrangement (with willow bunny ears!) with Victoria Goss
Sunday 21 March 2027
1.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Mythical Creatures Monoprint Mash up! (6yrs+)
Tuesday 30 March 2027
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Tour for All with Andy Skinner: Southampton in the Second World War
Tuesday 30 March 2027
2pm - 3.30pm
Activity
Art for All: K Pop Press Print Portraits (6yrs+)
Wednesday 31 March 2027
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: Clay Viking Longboats (6yrs+)
Thursday 1 April 2027
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Exhibition Inspired Art School Plus: Experiment with Sculpture (11-16 yrs)
Thursday 1 April 2027
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Exhibition Inspired Junior Art School: Print, Paint & Explore the Jurassic Coast (7-13 yrs)
Friday 2 April 2027
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Hands on History: Knights vs Snails! (5yrs+)
Friday 2 April 2027
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Clay Fat Cats (6yrs+)
Monday 5 April 2027
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Sir Bevois and the Dragon (6yrs+)
Tuesday 6 April 2027
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Clay Scotty Dogs (6yrs+)
Wednesday 7 April 2027
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands On History: Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter (5yrs+)
Thursday 8 April 2027
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Toddler Time Chirp and Baa – Animal Crafts for Springtime
Thursday 8 April 2027
10.30am - 11.30am
Activity
Exhibition Inspired Art School Plus: Experiment with Mixed Media (11-16 yrs)
Thursday 8 April 2027
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Exhibition Inspired Junior Art School: Cats and Dogs (7-13 years)
Friday 9 April 2027
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Pressed Flower Pictures (6yrs+)
Friday 9 April 2027
100am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Beaded Spring Flowers Workshop with Stephanie Rose
Saturday 10 April 2027
10.30am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Introduction to Paper Stencil Screen Printing with Berkshire Printmakers
Sunday 11 April 2027
11am - 4pm
Online Talk
Online History Talk with Imi Brine: Women and Children First: The Consequences of the Titanic Lifeboat Drill on 20th-Century Society
Friday 16 April 2027
7.30pm - 8.30pm
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