Museums and Gallery Events Call 023 8083 4536 to book any session PROGRAMME OF ADULT EVENTS May - August 2014 PROGRAMME OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY EVENTS May - August 2014 ADULT WORKSHOPS, TALKS, TOURS Titanic Tour and Cream Tea Tour and Tea at Tudor House Creative Textile Workshops MONTHLY CLUBS Arty Poems – Family Workshop Wing Making Workshop (4-11) Sea Creature Creations (Age 4-8) AND STUDY DAYS Fri 30 May, Sat 9 August / 2-4pm Sundays: 6 July and 17 August / 2-4pm 20, 21, 22 and 23 Aug / Art Gallery The Young Ones (Age 7–12) Thurs 29 May / Art Gallery WFL Tues 29 July / Tudor House Tuesday 19 Aug / SeaCity SeaCity Museum / £11.50 / Price includes Tudor House / £7.50 / Price includes 11am-4pm / £32 per session or £64 for 10am-12noon / £5 per person Wider family 10am-12noon or 1-3pm / £6 Museum 10am-12noon OR WFL Saturdays: 17 May, 21 June and learning Wider family admission to the museum / Pre-book admission to the museum / Pre-book 2 day workshop Pre-book 1-3pm / £4 / Pre-book learning 5 July / Art Gallery / 10.30am-12.30pm Design and create your very own fairy or Spoil yourself with an afternoon of culture A full tour of the house and garden including Artist Nicola Orpen returns this summer to £7 / Pre-book Work together as a family and learn all the dragon wings using wire and mixed media. Explore the Wild Planet exhibition, then use a and cream tea at SeaCity Museum. Join us the attic and cellars to discover more about offer a series of workshops to coincide with skills needed to write your very own poems variety of techniques and materials to create Inspired by the gallery’s exhibitions, join Painter, Painter! (Age 4-11) for a guided tour of Southampton’s Titanic the wonderful history that spans over 800 the fabulous Fiona Rae and Dan Perfect inspired by The Artist Rifles exhibition and a starfish and a jellyfish mobile. artist Jo Bressloff to explore different types Story and then enjoy a lovely pot of tea and years. Enjoy a hot drink, scrumptious scone exhibition in the gallery. Each session will the gallery collection. Led by Matt West, Wed 30 July / Art Gallery / £6 of art using assorted materials. 2 Day Magic School Mayhem two scrumptious scones with jam and cream. with lashings of jam and cream. Tour lasts include a tour of the exhibition. All levels are Southampton’s Poet Laureate for Children. 10am-12noon OR 1-3pm/ Pre-book (Age 8-15) Admission to the museum is included in this one hour and includes a number of stairs. welcome and all materials provided. Arts and Heritage Youth Forum Beginner’s Magic School Explore the fantastic paintings by Fiona Rae fantastic offer. (Age 13-25) Tue 26 - Wed 27 August / Tudor House Sunday Costumed Drawing • Wed 20 Aug – Felt Making Create (Age 8-13) and Dan Perfect and have lots of fun using 10.30am-3pm / £36 Pre-book Quattrio - beautiful flat felted pieces with fibres, SeaCity Museum / 11am-3pm different techniques, paints and materials Sundays: 27 July and 21 Sep / Tudor Thurs 29 May / Tudor House Music in the Tudor House fabrics and threads. Including inlay mosaic let us know you’re coming / FREE to create your own colourful masterpiece to Spend two days with professional magician House / 11am-4pm / £30 / Pre-book 10.30am-3pm / £18 / Pre-book techniques and needle felting too. take away. Marcus Bailey honing your magic skills for Sun 1 June / Tudor House / 2-4pm May Half-term - Fri 30 May This workshop will provide an opportunity to • Thur 21 Aug - Introduction to Batik Learn a variety of tricks to fool and entertain a performance for your family at 2pm on 27 Museum entrance fee applies / Drop in Event planning session Intriguing Egyptians (Ages 4-11) draw a clothed model from close observation, Create a unique and vibrant piece of batik from a professional magician. Bring a pack August. Please bring a pack of cards and a Set in the elegant surroundings of the supported by one-to-one tuition in a on fabric using wax resist and procion dyes. Summer Holidays - Wed 20 Aug of cards and a packed lunch. Tues 5 Aug / 10am-12noon or WFL packed lunch. Clock Tower Tours Georgian Room with its beautiful bay window supportive environment. Please bring your There will also be an opportunity to explore Visit to our Collections Store and First World 1-3pm SeaCity Museum / £6 Wider family Jungle Animal Prints – Family learning Colourful Collages (Age 4-11) overlooking the exquisite garden. Listen to own materials (easels and cartridge paper the possibility of printing with wax to create War scrapbooking session. Pre-book Saturdays: 3, 10, 17 and 24 May at Workshop (Age 2-6) Quattrio play baroque chamber music on are provided). patterns. Wed 27 Aug / Art Gallery 10am and 11am Discover Egyptian gods by handling genuine violins, recorder, cello and harpsichord. • Fri 22 - Sat 23 Aug (2 Day Workshop) Sat 31 May / SeaCity Museum 10am-12noon OR 1-3pm / £6 / Pre-book Egyptian artefacts and creating headdresses Sundays: 4, 11, 18 and 25 May at Textile Painting and Printing 10am-12noon or 1-3pm / £4 WFL Westgate Hall Talk: Wider family fit for pharaohs. Try the heart weighing Inspired by Fiona Rae’s beautiful textile 10am and 11am Exploring a world of surface pattern Pre-book learning A Game of Tudor Thrones scales and replica costumes then mummify art in our summer exhibition, have a go at techniques, you will experiment with printing Friday – 9 May at 10am, 11am, 2pm Hear the story ‘Harold Finds a Voice’, then an orange. making your own collages using colourful Thurs 5 June / 7.30-8.30pm on cloth in a variety of media by building and 3pm use your own hand prints and other materials materials and felt. Westgate Hall, (Westgate Street layers of vibrant pattern using dyes and Behind the Scenes: to create a jungle scene of your very own. Tours last one hour / SeaCity Museum SO14 2AY) / £4.50 (£3.50 FOSMAG, other textile applications. Pigments & Potions Lions and Tigers and Bears! £6 (conc. £5.50) / Price is for tour only, SCMAS) / Pre-book (Age 4-8) Wed 6 Aug / Art Gallery / 10am- does not include museum admission The Tudor dynasty was born of a bloody 12noon / £4 per person / Pre-book Thur 28 Aug / SeaCity Museum Pre-book WFL conflict. In Southampton it was a tale of 10am-12noon OR 1-3pm Wider family Mini Monets Club (Age 1–6) As a special treat we are offering families learning Ascend the city’s iconic clock tower to see plots, treason, rebellion, fortunes won and £4 / Pre-book Southampton Blitz Tour a sneaky peek behind the scenes of Southampton from a whole new perspective. lost and won again. Join Cheryl Butler to Saturdays: 14 June, 19 July and 30 Aug the gallery. Explore the art stores and Have a look at the animals in the Wild Planet The clock tower will be closed to the public discover more about the part Southampton Sat 2 Aug / Tudor House Art Gallery / 10-11am / £5.50 / Pre-book conservation studio and have fun learning exhibition, then work with an artist to create later in the year so book now to avoid played in the turbulent story of the Tudors. 11am-12.30pm or 2-3.30pm Have fun getting messy and creative with the science behind what we do. your very own lions, tigers and bears. You’ll disappointment. Participants must be over £5 (conc. £4) / Pre-book Introduction to Pen and Ink your little artists and enjoy a different activity use a variety of art materials at this family 12 years old, must be physically fit and Make Do and Mend (Age 4-11) Explore vaults used as air-raid shelters and every time including a visit to the gallery and workshop should wear sensible shoes. Sat 14 June / Tudor House / 11am-4pm learn about the impact the bombings had a squash drink. SUMMER HOLIDAYS Tues 12 Aug / Tudor House £32 / Pre-book Saturday Life Drawing on Southampton. This is an outside walking 10am-12noon OR 1-3pm / £6 WFL MAY HALF TERM Wider family SPECIAL EVENTS Join artist Kate Woodley-Smith for a day activity and as such the tour is not accessible Creepy Crawly Photo Art Pre-book learning 10 May, 7 June, 12 July / Art Gallery A Basic Introduction to Portrait exploring and learning the techniques for wheelchair users or people with mobility Ships, Shores, and Seascapes! (Age 4-11) Museums at Night in Tudor House Education Room / 11am–4pm £30 / Drawing In the Second World War people had associated with pen and ink drawing. issues. Meet outside Tudor House in St Stop-Frame Animation (Age 8-13) Pre-book Thurs 24 July / Tudor House to make do with what they had. In this Sat 17 May / Tudor House / 6-9pm Suitable for those with some drawing Michael’s Square. Fri 5 Sept / Art Gallery / 11am-4pm / £30 Sat 10 May / SeaCity Museum 10am-12noon OR 1-3pm / £6 interactive workshop handle real wartime Admission 6p (1912 prices) / Drop in Please bring own materials to these guided experience. All materials provided. Creative Summer Corsages Led by artist Brian Reynolds this day aims to 10.30am-3.30pm / £20 / Pre-book Pre-book objects and make your very own printed workshops suitable for all abilities, except Join us for a nostalgic 1900s evening at Tudor give an introduction to portrait drawing.