Talk
Philosophy and Art Talk: The Nature and Value of Art with Brian McElwee
Saturday 2 May 2026
2pm - 3pm
Tour
Twilight Tour: Sloshed Southampton Walking Tour with Andy Skinner
Thursday 7 May 2026
6pm - 7.30pm
Activity
Nature Inspired Charm Bracelets and Necklaces: with Stephanie Rose
Sunday 10 May 2026
10.30am - 12.30pm
Activity
A Walk Through Southampton Rediscovered: Object Handling Activity with Dr Richard Henry
Tuesday 12 May 2026
10.30am - 11.30am
1pm - 2pm
Tour
A Walk Through Southampton Rediscovered: Walking Tour with Andy Skinner
Tuesday 12 May 2026
11am - 12.30pm
2pm - 3.30pm
Event
Traditional Bobbin Lacemaking Demonstrations at Tudor House and Garden
Saturday 16 May 2026
11am - 4pm
Talk
Philosophy and Art Talk: What Does it Mean to be a Woman (Self)-Defining Womanhood? with Fiona Woollard
Saturday 16 May 2026
2pm - 3pm
Tour
Weekday Wonderings: Southampton Medieval Graffiti Walk with Matt Garner
Thursday 21 May 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Colour and Concept: Mixed Media Workshop with Emma Morrissey
Saturday 23 May 2026
2pm - 5pm
Workshop
Painting Yachts: Sunday Watercolours with Viktoriia Bezugla
Sunday 24 May 2026
10.30am - 1pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids: May Half Term
Tuesday 26 May 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 27 May 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Thursday 28 May 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Bugs in Boxes (all ages)
Tuesday 26 May 2026
10:30am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 2pm
2pm - 3pm
Tour
Tour for All: Southampton Myths and Mysteries with Andy Skinner
Tuesday 26 May 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Clay Capybaras (5yrs+)
Wednesday 27 May 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Art for All: Birds, Beetles and Butterflies with Watercolour (7yrs +)
Thursday 28 May 2026
10:30am - 12pm
1:30pm - 3pm
Workshop
Art for All: Clay Stitch (4yrs+)
Thursday 28 May 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Minecraft Mosaic World (7 yrs +)
Friday 29 May 2026
10:30am - 12 noon
12:30pm - 2pm
2:30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Urban Sketching with Elwyn Edwards: Let’s Make it Colourful
Saturday 30 May 2026
11am - 4pm
Tour
Weekday Wonderings: Secrets of the Civic Centre Guided Tour with Andy Skinner
Wednesday 10 June 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Workshop
Urban Sketching with Elwyn Edwards: Let’s Draw People (and Pigeons)
Saturday 13 June 2026
11am - 4pm
Workshop
Sense and Sensuality: Mixed Media Workshop with Abi Kremer
Saturday 20 June 2026
11am - 4pm
Online Talk
Online Talk: Excavating Avebury with Professor Mark Gillings and Professor Josh Pollard
Wednesday 24 June 2026
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Online Talk
Armed Forces Day Online Talk – “If there was a hell, this was it”: The Sinking of RMS Lancastria
Tuesday 30 June 2026
7.30pm - 8.30pm
Tour
Weekday Wonderings: In Search of Henry V’s Southampton Walking Tour: Defence, Plots and Agincourt with Andy Skinner
Thursday 2 July 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Talk
Avebury Papers Talk – OGS Crawford and His Legacy in Southampton Talk with Jo Wren
Wednesday 8 July 2026
11am - 12noon
Tour
Weekday Wonderings: A Walk around the Central Parks with Ally Hayes and Wendy Stokes
Wednesday 15 July 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Course
Three Day Linocut Course with Katherine Anteney – Black, White and Beyond
Monday 20th July - Wednesday 22nd July 2026
10am - 4.30pm
Activity
Hands on History: Potty Prehistory (7yrs+)
Thursday 23 July 2026
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Print a Pangolin and More (6yrs+)
Friday 24 July 2026
10:30am - 12pm
12:30pm - 2pm
2:30pm - 4pm
Workshop
Painting Crabs: Sunday Watercolours with Viktoriia Bezugla
Sunday 26 July 2026
10.30am - 1pm
Activity
Hands on History: Fossil Plastercasting (5yrs+)
Monday 27 July 2026
10:30am - 12pm
12:30pm - 2pm
2:30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Shrinkable Tudor Portraits (6yrs+)
Tuesday 28 July 2026
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1.15pm - 2.15pm
Activity
Art for All: Paint with Palette Knives and more! (7yrs+)
Tuesday 28 July 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Gruffalo Clay (4yrs+)
Wednesday 29 July 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Summer Sunprints (4yrs+)
Thursday 30 July 2026
10:15am - 11:15am
11:30am - 12:30pm
1:15pm - 2:15pm
Activity
Toddler Time: Delightful Dinosaurs (under 4’s and friends)
Thursday 30 July 2026
10.30am - 11.30am
Activity
Hands on History: Fossil Plastercasting (5yrs+)
Friday 31 July 2026
10:30am - 12noon
12:30pm - 2pm
2:30pm - 4pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids Week 1: All Aboard!
Monday 3 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 4 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 5 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Shiver Me Timbers (6yrs+)
Monday 3 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Brilliant Beach Bags (5yrs+)
Tuesday 4 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Talk
Family History Talk with Andy Skinner: The Hidden History of Harry Potter
Tuesday 4 August 2026
11am - 12noon
Activity
Art for All: Brilliant Beach Bags (5yrs+)
Wednesday 5 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Tour for All: Secrets of Southampton Castle with Andy Skinner
Thursday 6 August 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Activity
Hands on History: Discover Titanic (6yrs+)
Friday 7 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids Week 2: Legends and Labyrinths
Monday 10 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 11 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 12 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Clay Capybaras (5yrs+)
Monday 10 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Surrealism Starts Here (6yrs+)
Tuesday 11 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art For All: Animal Magic Monoprinting (5yrs+)
Wednesday 12 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Soaring Spitfires (7yrs+)
Friday 14 August 2026
10:30am - 12noon
1pm - 2:30pm
Talk
Levitate Me: Desire, Ecstasy and the Sublime in Art History: Talk with Emma Richardson and Sara Ricardi
Saturday 15 August 2026
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids Week 3: Time Machine!
Monday 17 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 18 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 19 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Bugs in Boxes (all ages)
Monday 17 August 2026
10:30am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:30pm
1pm - 2pm
2pm - 3pm
Activity
Art for All: Impressionism Starts Here (6yrs+)
Tuesday 18 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Tour
Tour for All: Roman Southampton Walking Tour with Andy Skinner
Tuesday 18 August 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Activity
Art for All: Greek Pottery Pots (6yrs+)
Wednesday 19 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Hands on History: Great Fire of London (6yrs+)
Thursday 20 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Toddler Time: Gorgeous Birds (under 4’s and friends)
Thursday 20 August 2026
10.30am - 11.30am
Activity
Art School Plus: Exploring Avebury (11-16 years) FREE COURSE
Thursday 20 August 2026
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Hands on History: Awesome Egyptians (7yrs+)
Friday 21 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
1pm - 2.30pm
Activity
Junior Art School: Exploring Avebury (7-13yrs) FREE COURSE
Friday 21 August 2026
10.30am - 3.30pm
Activity
Southampton Culture Club for Kids Week 4: Curious Creatures!
Monday 24 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 25 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 26 August 2026 @ 9am - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Summer Sunprints (4yrs+)
Monday 24 August 2026
10.15am - 11.15am
11.30am - 12.30pm
1.15pm - 2.15pm
Activity
Art for All: Highland Cows in Clay (5yrs+)
Tuesday 25 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Pencil Case Printing (5yrs+)
Wednesday 26 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Activity
Art for All: Pet Portrait Printing (6yrs+)
Thursday 27 August 2026
10.30am - 11.30am
1pm - 2pm
Workshop
Art for All: Dino Drawing and Printing (6yrs+)
Friday 28 August 2026
10.30am - 12noon
12.30pm - 2pm
2.30pm - 4pm
Talk
Weekday Wonderings: Tour of St Michael’s Church with Andy Skinner
Tuesday 22 September 2026
11am - 12.30pm
Tour
Weekday Wonderings: Guided Tour of Southampton Collections Centre with Dr Maria Newbery
Thursday 24 September 2026
11.30am - 12.30pm
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