Museums and Gallery Events See overleaf for booking information, tel: 023 8083 4536 or visit: www..gov.uk/whatson ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE

As part of Arts and Heritage’s partnership with Adult and Community learning, The Spa Town – Regency ART TALKS, TOURS, MONTHLY ART CLUBS EASTER ACTIVITIES City Eye’s Advanced Shadow MAY HALF TERM EVENTS adults aged 19 and over may be eligible for a discount on workshop activities. Southampton AND STUDY DAYS puppet animation (11-14years) Please ask for details. Sat 20 Apr / 11am-4pm / Tudor House Art History Study Day Tiny Treasures: Under 5s Easter at Tudor House Fri 5 Apr / SeaCity Museum, LEGO® goes Large! & Garden / £20, £18 Conc / Pre–book ARTS AND CRAFTS SPECIAL EVENTS Learning Deck 2 / 10.30am–4pm / ( 6 years+) Sat: 13 Apr, 18 May, 15 Jun / 10am– Mon: 13 May Tudor House, 3 Jun Fri 29 Mar to Mon 1 Apr / Tudor WORKSHOPS Join Dr Andy Russel as he takes you back £25 / pre-book with City Eye direct 4pm / Art Gallery & Lecture Theatre / SeaCity Museum / 10.30-11.30am / House & Garden / Entrance fee to the Sat 25 May / Tudor House to the time when Jane Austen lived in at www.city-eye.co.uk or call 023 £28 / 25 conc, including morning and £4.50 / Venue entrance charges do museum applies & Garden / 10.30am-12.30pm or Saturday Life Drawing SeaCity Museum’s 1st Birthday Southampton. Discover more about the 8071 1672 afternoon refreshments. **Special not apply, entry for duration of activity 1.30-3.30pm / Pre–book Georgian inhabitants and what life was Enjoy the first signs of spring at Tudor House 13 Apr, 11 May & 15 Jun / 11am-4pm / Wed 10 Apr / SeaCity Museum / offer book 3 classes for £75 / £66** only / Pre-book Bring your own story to life while learning like in the 18th century. Handle authentic & Garden with our Easter eggstravaganza. Take Lego building to the next level with Art Gallery / £30 per session / Pre–book 10am-5pm / Kids go FREE additional how to construct a shadow screen and artefacts and take a guided trip to where Join accomplished Art Historian Jennie Do your little ones love exploring? They will Run around the garden and discover the clues this big build sculpture workshop! Join costs apply to some activities puppets in this fun filled stop-frame Workshops are suitable for people of Jane Austen lived and establishments she Spiers on these inspiring and informative love discovering hidden treasures in our in the Easter trail to get your chocolate reward! artist Ali Eales in designing your own animation workshop. all abilities, except absolute beginners. Join us to celebrate with craft activities, face would have visited. days, offering introductions to a range of unique city museums. Encourage creativity Medieval Monsters – Felt Crafts castle in Lego then create a large-scale NOTE: May session is a whole-day pose. painting, a themed photo booth, Image credit: Southampton High Street, 1850s, artistic movements responding directly to the and learn about culture in a relaxed, (8-12 years) Marine Roadshow version outside in King John’s Palace. costumed characters and object handling. coloured engraving, © Southampton City Archives gallery collection and temporary exhibitions. welcoming environment. Every child gets a mini-figure to take away. Shoe Customise & Mon 8 Apr / SeaCity Museum / At 11am The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Sat 30 Mar / Tudor House & Garden / Embellish Workshop Sat 13 Apr Introduction to Italian 10am-4pm / Free drop-in activities, City Eye’s Create a comedy Southampton Councillor Derek Burke will cut 10.30am-3.30pm / £17 / Pre–book Renaissance Art venue charges apply drama film (7-11 years) Sat 11 May / Tudor House & Garden / the birthday cake and get the party started! Make your very own monster-themed pouch £25, £22 conc / 11am–3pm / Pre–book Sat 18 May Introduction to Post & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Mon 27 May / SeaCity Museum, Quattrio - Music at Tudor House to take home and keep things in. Working Impressionism are bringing their Marine Roadshow to Learning Deck 2/ 10.30am–4pm / Join experienced designer Sam Pierpoint, with Lokksley Illustration & Crafts you will Sun 12 May / Tudor House & Garden the museum. Come and explore the £25 / Pre-book through City Eye and enjoy being guided on how to create Sat 15 Jun Introduction to The Camden use felt and other trimmings making a / 2-4pm / FREE event, entrance to indoor beach, discover what a scuba direct call 023 8071 1672 your own ‘designer’ shoes. Please bring Town Group frighteningly good accessory. the museum applies diver sees off our coast and find out more along light coloured shoes - leather, Be part of the cast and crew that make a funny Manet on Tour- Curator Talk Mad Hatters! (4-11 years) about cuttlefish, seahorses and crabs. plastic, or fabric is ideal. Listen to Quattrio in the elegant short-film. Using professional filmmaking All activities at the roadshow are free of surroundings of the Georgian Room with Sat 22 Jun / Southampton Lecture Mon 1 Apr / Tudor House equipment you can develop camera and charge, venue charges apply. its beautiful bay window overlooking the Theatre / 12 noon-1pm / FREE talk Mini-Monet’s Club: 3–6 years & Garden / 10.30am-12.30pm editing skills whilst having big fun! tranquil garden. Quattrio play baroque Vaults Tours (£5 refundable deposit) / Pre–book & 1.30-3.30pm / Pre–book LEGO® Master Classes (5 years+) chamber music on violins, recorder, Sat: 30 Mar, 20 Apr, 25 May, 22 Jun / Art Sat 1 Jun / Tudor House & Garden / Join Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of Go ‘through the looking glass’ at Tudor cello and harpsichord by composers Gallery / 11am–12 noon / £5 / Pre-book Mon 27 May / Tudor House / 10.30am, 11am-12.30pm & 2-3.30pm / £5, conc European Art at the Ashmolean Museum for House and stumble across this fun-filled including Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and 12 noon & 2pm / £7 / Pre–book £4 / Pre–book an informative lecture regarding their recent Join artist, Debra Marsh for these fun hat making workshop. Using junk modelling Telemann. Come and listen for the whole acquisition which is on tour at Southampton packed sessions. A different activity every and recycled items create a hat that is set During this 45 minute Master Class learn performance or just drop in for a while. Join Dr Andy Russel for this unique opportunity City Art Gallery. Manet’s Portrait of time with an exciting variety of creative to impress. Why not come dressed as your from the best in the UK when it comes to to explore Southampton’s underground Vaults. Night at the Museum Mademoiselle Claus had only been materials provided each session. favourite fairytale character? LEGO model design. Duncan is the first Unlock Southampton’s hidden past that lies exhibited once since it was painted in 1868. Lego Certified Professional in the UK. Sat 18 May / Tudor House & Garden beneath your very feet. Please note that this The Young Ones: 7–12 years City Eye’s Shadow puppet This lecture will explore the significance www.bright-bricks.com. / From 6–8pm / FREE Entry / £2 per tour is not accessible to wheelchair users or animation (7-11 years) of the portrait, and its importance to John Sat: 27 Apr, 18 May, 8 Jun / Art Gallery tour / Tour times 6.15pm & 7.15pm / people with mobility impairments. Natural Inspirations (8–12 years) Singer Sargent, who bought it at Manet’s / 10.30am–12.30pm / £6.50 / Pre-book Tues 2 Apr / SeaCity Museum, Pre-book tours studio sale in 1884. Learning Deck 2 / 10.30am–4pm / £25 Tues 28 May / Art Gallery Education Join artist, Jo Bressloff to explore different Ever wondered what happens in a museum / Pre-book with City Eye direct at www. Room / 10.30am–3.30pm / £17 / Friday Touch Tours: for gallery types of art; from sculpture to printmaking, after hours? Celebrate this year’s Museum city-eye.co.uk or call 023 8071 1672 Pre–book visitors with visual impairments experiment with a range of materials, and at Night at Tudor House. Discover the Inspired Watercolors take home a masterpiece! Learn how to make stop-frame animation Inspired by the Land Art exhibition, enjoy hidden secrets and histories of the house Fri 24 Jun / Art Gallery / 10.30am– films while exploring the ancient art of Chinese a day of investigating and experimenting Sat 22 Jun / Tudor House & Garden / with attic and cellar tours. Explore the 12.30pm / FREE / Book early to avoid shadow puppets. Build a shadow puppet with natural materials, seasons, colours 11am–4pm / £30 / Pre–book night-life activities in the garden and create disappointment 023 8083 2758 theatre and bring your own story to life in an and patterns. Join artist Owain Hughes something memorable to take home. This informal session will look at different Visual impairment is no barrier to the animated film with sound, voices and effects. and create your own ephemeral artwork, methods and techniques which will help appreciation of art. Join our Touch Tour captured on camera for eternity. you move forward with your art. Your session to explore the inspiring collections LEGO® Stop Frame Animation creations will capture the energy of our and exhibitions the gallery has to offer. My Pet Rhino (4-11 years) (11 years+) beautiful garden and seasonal flowers. Uncommon Ground: Land Art in Thurs 11 Apr / Art Gallery / Beginners are welcome; please bring Wed 29 May / Tudor House / Britain 1966–1979 - Curator Tour Two sessions: 10.30am–12.30pm watercolour paper, a selection of brushes Go! Rhino charges into town 10.30am–3.30pm / £15 Pre–book & 1.30–3.30pm / Pre-book and paints. Art Deco Southampton: the Civic Sat 29 Jun / Art Gallery & Lecture Theatre Southampton City Art Gallery and the See Mon 27 May entry for full details Centre and other buildings / 12 noon-1.30pm / FREE / Pre-book Learn all about rhinos with Francesca Discover Drawing at Tudor House Central Library have joined forces to give Father’s Day Event Smith, Go! Rhino Learning Officer, then LEGO® Stop Frame Animation Sat 15 Jul / 11am-1pm / SeaCity Ben Tufnell, co-curator of Uncommon children and young people a chance to Saturdays / 6 Apr, 4 May, 1 Jun / Toys for the Boys: work with clay to create a rhino sculpture. (7-10 years) Museum / £4.50 (£3.50 FOSMAG, Ground: Land Art in Britain 1966 – 1979 A&H Youth Forum (13-21 years) have their artwork on a Rhino. Children Tudor House & Garden / 1-4pm / £15 (6+ years) SCMAS) Pre–book / Nb. Price is for leads a tour of the exhibition followed can attend the free workshops, get Thurs 30 May / Tudor House / each session or book all three for £38 One Sat per month / 11am–1pm / FREE Sun 16 Jun / Tudor House talk only, admission charge applies to by a short talk and Q&A session on the inspired and then submit their design. 10.30am–3.30pm / £15 / Pre–book / Locations vary so please email to Each session is suitable for both & Garden, Old Town / 10.30am– visit the museum exhibition’s themes and artists. Entries must be submitted before 27 April; LEGO® Mania sweeps check / 13 Apr, 18 May & 15 Jun Working with artist, Stu Rodda, explore beginners and intermediate learners. Draw 12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm / Pre–book the winning entry will be painted on to the Southampton Enjoy an in-depth look at Southampton Art Behind the Scenes Tours the art of stop frame animation. Using real Tudor and Victorian artefacts from the Get involved and gain practical experience gallery’s Rhino and shown in the gallery. Bring your dad to Tudor House for Father’s Deco buildings with Dr Andy Russel. Start - Art Conservation At Southampton City Art Gallery and Tudor LEGO as your modelling tool create and collections. Please bring a selection on working behind the scenes at the Art Gallery Day. Join our costumed guide The with a tour of the Civic Centre examining the Camouflage Creations House & Garden we are offering hands-on animate imaginary lands and fantastical paper to each session. Gain exclusive access behind the scenes of the & Museums. Our Youth Forum meets once Medieval Town Gunner as he takes you building and its decorative details, followed (4–8 years) animation workshops and master-classes happenings. You will receive a DVD of art gallery’s conservation studio. Learn about a month to discuss new ideas, exhibitions 6 Apr - Drawing with Charcoal and through the Old Town of Southampton by an illustrated talk in the SeaCity Museum to complement the LEGO® Mania Trail your animation after the workshop. the fascinating techniques and processes and projects. For more information contact Wed 3 Apr / Art Gallery / Chalk Pastels Introduction to still-life, discovering more about medieval weapons on the stylish cinemas, industrial buildings activities across Hampshire. involved in conserving paintings and their Amanda at [email protected] Two sessions: 10.30am– LEGO® Master Classes (5 years+) focusing on highlighting and shading. and defences. Have a go at children’s and domestic houses that were built frames. Group bookings (Max 15) available on 12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm / Pre-book LEGO® Stop Frame Animation archery and fire the mini-trebuchet. elsewhere in the town. YAC (8–16 years) Thurs 30 May / Art Gallery / 10.30am, 4 May - Drawing with Graphite request please contact 023 8083 2203. (11 years+) Hear the story of the Hidden 12 noon & 2pm / £7 / Pre–book Create texture and tone by exploring Southampton’s Past Times – Love archaeology? Want to discover more HERITAGE TALKS, TOURS, Hippo by Joan Gannij and Tues 9 Apr / Art Gallery / 10.30am– mark-making. Monthly Thursday Lecture Series about the past. Why not join your local See Mon 27 May entry for full details AND LECTURES FOSMAG EVENTS then be inspired to create 3.30pm / £15 / Pre–book branch of the Young Archaeologists’ Club run 1 Jun - Drawing with Pen and Ink 7.30–8.30pm / Westgate Hall, amazing patterned prints of the Family Footprints by Southampton Archaeology Unit. It’s only LEGO® Stop Frame Animation Pen and ink drawing, learning how to Free Sunday Tours of Tudor Westgate Street SO14 2AY / £4.50 Roger Machado – A Life in spectacular animals. in the Land (families) £5 per family for annual membership. Please (7-10 years) cross hatch and create contours. Suitable House & Garden (£3.50 FOSMAG, SCMAS) Objects, with Gemma Watson contact [email protected]. Animal Tracks Fri 31 May / Art Gallery / for those with some drawing experience. Wed 10 Apr / Art Gallery / 10.30am– 7, 21 Apr, 5,19 May, 2,16,30 Jun / 11 Apr Jenny Cuffe, freelance journalist and Wed 10 Apr / 10.30am / Sir James Matthews uk or call: 023 8023 1381 Pre-book. (4-8 years) 10.30am–12.30pm & 3.30pm / £15 / Pre-book 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm / Tudor reporter for BBC Radio File on 4. “Dreaming Building, Southampton Solent University 1.30-3.30pm / (£5 6 Apr Mesolithic Hunters & Gatherers at Thurs 4 Apr / Art Gallery Southampton’s New House / FREE tour, entrance fee to of a better life: the tale of three migrants” refundable deposit) Southampton in The 20th Tudor House & Garden Two sessions: 10.30am Creative Talent the museum applies / Pre–book 9 May Dr Linda Cadier, University of Century, with Jake Simpkin –12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm / 11 May Happy 18th birthday of Southampton SPThe illustrations have been designed by Join local historian, Simon Reynier for a 45 Southampton ‘Multilingual City: migration Pre-book Take a walk through the Land Rebecca Padgham, who is in her second Wed 12 Jun / 10.30am / Sir James YAC - Medieval Southampton minute free tour of Tudor House & Garden. and languages in Southampton’ Work with a professional Art exhibition and have family year of a BA (Hons) Illustration degree at Matthews Building, Southampton Solent Find out more about this historic house 1 Jun Boat trip on the Solent (TBC) artist to create a wild fun creating your own footprints Solent University. For more information and 13 Jun Louise West, Curator, Jane Austen’s University. All talks – FoMAG £3.50, other work, contact: and collections inside and the people who collage after listening to the in clay, adding natural materials House Museum “Jane Austen and 200 years visitors £5. Full details at www.fosmag. 6 Jul Annual visit and family picnic at [email protected] once lived here. Suitable for adults and story of Monkey Puzzle by and memories of the day. of Pride and Prejudice” org.uk or call 023 8055 6981 Portchester Castle www.rebeccapadgham.tumblr.com children. No need to pre-book. Julia Donaldson. Welcome Museums and Gallery Exhibitions

Welcome to Southampton’s museums and gallery SOUTHAMPTON CITY ART GALLERY SEACITY MUSEUM new events and exhibitions guide, with a fantastic programme of activities for all ages. Drawn together, Drawn apart Titanic the Legend The Philip Schlee Collection of Drawings Continues until 30 August Continues until 21 April The story of Titanic continues to fascinate, to Titanic or your interest is academic, or Visitor Information The Philip Schlee Collection brings together practice. It includes examples of life and it’s been extensively researched, even if you don’t quite see what the fuss is drawings, prints and paintings by 44 artists observational drawings, landscapes and remembered, and commemorated. When all about, this exhibition invites you to share working between 1920 and 2004 and compositional sketches. did disaster become a romance? What your views. How to book SeaCity Museum explores the role of drawing within artists’ lessons were learned? Should artefacts be salvaged from the wreck site? These are & Havelock Road, Southampton, SO14 7FY The First Cut 023 8083 4536 just some of the questions posed by this Cancellations must be received seven Open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm Uncommon Ground: Land Art in Britain 1966 – 1979 exhibition. Local Titanic historians, writers, - Thirty artists working in paper working days prior to the event for a refund academics and scientists explore how Prices for the museum entry including A touring exhibition from the Arts Council Collection 11 October 2013 – 12 January 2014 to be given. Cancellations received after and why the legend endures through the special exhibition: 10 May – 4 August Galleries 1-4 this period will not be refunded. literature, films and merchandise inspired by On tour from Manchester Art Gallery Adults £8.50 Southampton City Art Gallery is privileged into the landscape to forge a new form of the story. Whether you have personal links Advanced booking is essential for all our to be the opening venue for the tour of art. This art was made in radically new ways ticketed talks, workshops and activities Concessions (students, children Uncommon Ground; a touring exhibition often using earth, water, sun and even fire aged 5-16 years and adults All workshops and activities must be from the Arts Council Collection. as raw materials, and went under several over 60) £6 booked unless otherwise stated as drop-in. names: Land Art, earth art, process art, Curated by Nicholas Alfrey, Joy Sleeman Family (2 adults and 3 children) £25 and conceptual art. Uncommon Ground: and Ben Tufnell, this exhibition features Group travel (minimum of 10 Land Art in Britain 1966 – 1979 takes a fresh work by some of the most important British adults, advance booking and look at the art of this period and considers artists of the last 50 years including Tony payment only) £6.50 what was particular about the way Land Art Cragg, Hamish Fulton, Antony Gormley, developed in Britain. Joint ticket for Tudor House Richard Long and Anthony McCall, amongst FREE Wider Family Learning (WFL) & Garden £11.50 others. In the late 1960s artists on both Image Credit: Anthony McCall, Landscape for Fire activities are funded by Southampton II (1972), 16mm film still, Arts Council Collection, sides of the Atlantic turned away from the Adult Learning. The aim of the sessions Under 5s FREE Southbank Centre London. Gift of the artist and enclosed space of the gallery and went out is to encourage families to learn together. Sprüth Magers Gallery, London. © the artist Disabled person’s carer FREE Places are limited to two children per

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Southampton City Art Gallery Under 8s must be accompanied by Events Gallery and Museums an adult during activities. Please bring First Floor, North Block, Civic Centre, a packed lunch to all day activities. Commercial Road, Southampton, Museum activity prices include entrance SO14 7LP to the museums for the child and one  [email protected] accompanying adult, for the duration of the & 023 8083 2703 event, with the exception of drop-in events. www.southampton.gov.uk/art Workshops: you do not have to pay Opening hours TUDOR HOUSE & GARDEN entry to the museums to take part in a workshop. If you would like to stay and From 1 April, art gallery opening hours Spa Town: Southampton in the 1700s Museums and Gallery Exhibitions look around after the activity normal entry will change. charges will apply. 23 March – October Open: Mon – Fri 10am – 3pm and Sat Southampton City Art Gallery • SeaCity Museum 10am – 5pm Showcasing objects from the City’s museum objects on display relate to domestic life and • Tudor House & Garden and archive collections, this exhibition gives entertainment including a finely embroidered In person Closed on Sundays visitors a rare chance to catch a glimpse waistcoat, a sewing sampler and pictures APRIL – JUNE 2013 Book places for gallery, museum events Manet on Tour of the Southampton where Jane Austen showing Southampton in the 1700s. and workshops, at the Gallery Shop, lived for several years. Exploring a time Tudor House & Garden 10 June to 22 July Image credit: Southampton Town Quay at Sunset, Gallery Foyer, Civic Centre, SO14 7LP when the High Street was described as by Henry Petherm (active 1828 – 1865) St Michael’s Square, Bugle Street, Following an eight-month campaign, Oxford’s Ashmolean “one of the finest in England” many of the Open daily, 10am-5pm Old Town, Southampton, SO14 2AD Museum succeeded in raising the funds to buy Edouard Cancellations must be received seven Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus (1868). Southampton Open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm working days prior to the event for a refund City Art Gallery is proud to be part of a tour of the portrait to to be given. Cancellations received after Tickets include free audio tour for adults museums and galleries around the UK. this period will not be refunded. and children. Image: Detail of Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus (1868), by Edouard Manet For more details of listings visit Adult £4.75 www.southampton.gov.uk/whatson Concessions (students and adults over 60) £3.75 Venue hire Children aged 5-16 years £3 The Gallery and Museums all offer Family (2 adults and 3 children) £12 unusual and inspiring venues for Art of the times Under 5s FREE corporate and private events including Continuing until September wedding ceremonies, training days, Disabled person’s carer FREE Galleries 6, 7 and 8 drinks and canapé receptions.  [email protected] A series of new displays in the west wing offers an exciting For more details about individual venue & 023 8083 4242 opportunity for visitors to see some of the Art Gallery’s finest facilities, or to arrange a viewing contact www.tudorhouseandgarden.com contemporary paintings including works by Gillian Ayres, the Admin Team Ian Davenport, Lisa Milroy, Chris Ofili and Fiona Rae. & 023 8083 4172 or  [email protected] Image: Fast Breeder (1997), by Fiona Rae

Parking LEGO® Mania Trail You can find a parking map at 28 March – 9 June www.southampton.gov.uk/parking Hot on the heels of LEGO Mania at Milestones Museum, a trail recreated from LEGO bricks. There will be fun LEGO themed of seven amazing LEGO models will be arriving at museums activities – please see our events pages overleaf for more across Hampshire. Visit Tudor House & Garden to see a details. For more information on the trail visit www.hants.gov. replica of our 18th century sedan chair or visit Southampton uk/legomaniatrail City Art Gallery to see LS Lowry’s The Floating Bridge The Lego Minifigure is a trademark of the LEGO Group. © 2013 The LEGO Group Visit www.southampton.gov.uk/whatson