MUSEUMS AND GALLERY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS Call 023 8083 4536 to book any session ADULT ACTIVITIES September 2015 - January 2016 CHILDREN AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES September 2015 - January 2016 ADULT WORKSHOPS Tour and Tea at Tudor House Artist Talk: Ben Johnson MONTHLY CLUBS Halloween and Night Plagues and Potions (Age 5-11) Reindeer Sculpture (Age 7-13) at the Museum Sun 18 October, 24 Jan/ 2-4pm Sat 28 Nov / Art Gallery / 2pm-3pm Tues 27 Oct / Tudor House WFL Tues 22 Dec / Art Gallery / 10.30am- Saturday Life Drawing The Young Ones: (Age 7-12) Wider family Tudor House / £7.50 (inc museum £2 / Pre-book 10am-12noon 0r 1-3pm / £5 learning 3pm / £18 / Pre-book Saturdays: 12 Sept, 10 Oct, 7 Nov, entry) / Pre-book Saturdays: 24 Oct, 21 Nov, 12 Dec, Pre-book Join artist Ben Johnson for an afternoon Spend the day sculpting a reindeer with 5 Dec, 9 Jan / Art Gallery / 11am-4pm 16 Jan / Art Gallery / 10.30am-12.30pm Join us for a tour of the House & Garden, talk at Southampton City Art Gallery as he Discover the horrible history of artist Liza Morgan. You will learn how to use £34 / Pre-book £8 / Pre-book including the attic and cellars, to discover discusses his exhibition: Spirit of Place, health and sickness in Tudor times. wire to create an armature that can then be Brian Reynolds leads our monthly Life more about the wonderful history of the his first retrospective show. Ben Johnson Come and be inspired by artist Jo Bressloff Handle real artefacts, get mucky developed into a magnificent festive deer. 7 Drawing sessions suitable for any ability museum that spans over 800 years. Enjoy a is the only painter to have been made an and the Gallery’s fantastic displays. We’ll creating herbal medicines using natural year olds must be accompanied by an adult. level except absolute beginners. You’re hot drink, scrumptious scone with lashings Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British embark on all sorts of creative adventure. ingredients, and make a plague mask. Frozen Fairy Fun (Age 3+) WFL welcome to bring your own materials, but of jam and cream while taking in the Architects. His paintings, prints and drawings Wider family Mini-Monets (Age 1-6yrs) Monster Mash Up (Age 7-13) learning we can supply the basics. beautiful views of our tranquil garden. Tour are held in public collections throughout the Tues 22 Dec / 10am-12noon Christmas Crafternoon lasts one hour. Please be aware that this UK including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sat: 17 Oct, 14 Nov, 19 Dec, 23 Jan Wed 28 Oct / Art Gallery Or 1-3pm / Weds 23 Dec tour includes steep staircases that may be the British Museum and Tate and in many Art Gallery / 11am 12pm / £6 10.30am-3pm / £18 / Pre-book 10am-12noon only Sat 21 Nov / 2.30-4.30pm / Art unsuitable for people with mobility issues. museums worldwide. Pre-book Fri 30 Oct / 10am- 9pm Tudor House / £6 / Pre-book From Greek Myths and Gallery £16 (conc £12.50) Tudor House Free entrance! Christmas Lantern Tour Discover the Art Gallery’s Frankenstein to the Can’t get enough of Anna, Elsa, Olaf and Using mixed media and printing techniques collection and enjoy The home of Halloween! Meet our friendly modern day Toy Story the gang? Sing some of Disney’s famous Friday Touch Tours for visitors with Saturday 5 Dec / Tudor House we’ll create unique handmade, Christmas experimenting with creative spirits in the banqueting hall, pick up your all the best books and Frozen songs, create a wicked wand and visual impairments 7-8.45pm / £8 (cons £7) / Pre-book cards, wrapping paper and decorations. processes alongside artist witch trail, have your face painted and make films have a monster or a sparkly jar to keep your special frosty Dry Point Etching Fri 27 Nov & 22 Jan / Art Gallery Find out about Southampton’s exciting past Barbara Touati-Evans. A spooky craft items. Why not join one of our two. Let your creativity spells in! 10.30am-12.30pm / FREE / Book early with Dr Andy Russel and visit the city’s hidden squash drink is provided for ghost tours which are running throughout flow during this fun Space Scrapbooks (Age 4-11) Sat 31 Oct / Art Gallery / 11am-4pm to avoid disappointment 023 8083 2810 vaults, seasonal refreshments included! Meet each child and adults don’t the day or our special Torchlight Tours. The sculpture workshop and £32 / Pre-book outside Tudor House in St Michael’s Square. have to clear up! Museum will be open until 9pm so you can join us to dissect and Tuesday 29 Dec / SeaCity / 10.00am- Art Educator Jo Bressloff leads our bi-monthly This is an outside walking activity. Please note pop in for the evening. reassemble some old 12noon OR 1-3pm / £5 / Pre-book If you enjoy drawing, come and have Touch Tours exploring our collections and Toddler Time- Spooky Halloween! that this tour is not accessible for wheelchair toys into truly horrific a go at this simple intaglio printmaking latest exhibitions making art accessible to (Age 18mth-4yrs) Small charges will apply to craft activities Get inspired by our new exhibition: Visions users or people with mobility issues. Please hybrids! 7 year olds technique with artist Jo Price. Please bring visually impaired audiences. Friendly and and tours. Pre-booking is required for our of the Universe by using instant printers and bring torches with you. Thur 29 Oct / SeaCity must be accompanied an A5 size image to work from (a drawing informal you won’t require prior knowledge to Torchlight Tours Torchlight Tours at 4pm or 7pm. different art techniques to make a stunning 10.30-11.30am and 1-2pm by an adult. or photograph) and a packed lunch! All enjoy Jo’s Tours. Call for more information. Free Festive Lunchtime Singing space scrapbook. Please bring a digital Fri 30 Oct 4-5.45pm & 7-8.45pm, £3.50 / Pre-book materials provided. Concert Frozen Castles (Age 3+) camera with a removable SD card. Artist Talk: Phoebe Unwin Sat 31 Oct 7-8.45pm / Tudor House Calling all active and curious toddlers! £5 (cons £4) / Pre-book Saturday 19 Dec / Art Gallery / 1-2pm Weds 28 Oct / SeaCity Sat 17 Oct / Art Gallery Lecture Theatre Join us for an exciting story, get crafty and FREE / Drop-in 10am-12noon / £5 / Pre-book / 2-3pm / £1 per person / Pre-book Explore the Old Town at night with Dr Andy be mini-explorers around the museum. Russel visiting a number of Southampton’s Come and listen to the Delicious Sounds Love Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Join us Join us for an afternoon talk with Phoebe WFL medieval vaults. Please bring a torch with Choir’s ambient vocals in the stunning for a sing-a-long then create Wider family Unwin, whose work ‘Concrete Ball’, 2012, learning you to ward off ghosts! This is an outside Southampton City Art Gallery led by musical SPECIAL EVENTS wonderful Frozen-inspired castle. will be on display in the Gallery’s Main walking activity. Please note that this tour director Fiona Funnell. Donations welcome, Hall until 28 November. ‘Concrete Ball’ Egyptian Mummies and Monsters! is not accessible for wheelchairs or people funds raised for the Mayor’s Chosen Charities. Heritage Open Day was acquired by the Contemporary Art (Age 6-13) with mobility problems. Society for Southampton City Art Gallery Sat 12 Sept / 10am- 5pm / Tudor Thurs 29 Oct / 10.00am-1pm/ Tudor in 2013. This talk is part of a year-long Agincourt: 1415: Myth and Reality House / Free entrance! SOUTHAMPTON FAMILY House & Garden / £12 / Pre-book programme of artist talks that take place at WORKSHOPS Thurs 12 Nov / 7.30-8.30pm Tudor House & Garden opens its doors to the Contemporary Art Society’s Member Find out about Egyptian mummies by Westgate Hall, (Westgate Street all as we celebrate the history and heritage Museums across the UK. Supported Visit Father Christmas mummifying an orange, have a go at Thanks to funding we are able to offer SO14 2AY) / £5 (£4 FOSMAG, of Southampton. For a small charge why not by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, these dressing up and make a clay Canopic jar. very low cost workshops to families who SCMAS, A&H Volunteers) / Pre-book try your hand at archery, sign up for an attic Sat 5 and Sun 6 Dec / 10.15am- talks are organised to coincide with the All materials included. Please dress for live in the Southampton Local Authority TALKS, TOURS AND STUDY DAYS and cellar tour or hop on a vintage bus and 4.30pm / Tudor House & Garden contemporary artist’s work entering a Professor Anne Curry, author of many books mess! 7 year olds must be accompanied Area. Proof of address must be able to take a tour. £5 per child / Pre-book SO: To Speak Festival: Stories in Art museum’s collection and are designed to on the battle and chair of the Agincourt Goody wives and wheeler dealers: by an adult. be presented. Postcodes must fall in the introduce artists to new audiences. 600 commemorative fund, explores what Please note that space is limited for all Meet Father Christmas in the nostalgic WFL SO14 to SO19 range. The women of Tudor House Horrific Halloween T-shirts Wider family Mon 26 Oct / Art Gallery / 1-2.30pm really happened on that fateful 25 October activities. Charges apply for tours. Archery is setting of Tudor House & Garden. 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