Uplifting stories for Norfolk and Suffolk
2026 will see numerous gardens in Norfolk opening for The National Garden Scheme “By Arrangement” with a few exclusively opening for these bespoke visits. These wonderful, often hidden gems are really worth exploring if you are keen to return to a garden you love, perhaps missed a public open day or simply want to explore […]
A new exhibition at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse will explore the lives of single mothers who lived in the workhouse from the 1830s to late 1860s. The Jacket Women: Single Mothers of the Workhouse will feature prints and installations by Norfolk-based artist Maria Pavledis, together with objects representing the lives of women and children at Gressenhall. Between […]
Timothy Gurney Gallery Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery 28 March 2026 – 28 February 2027 A new exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of Norfolk Contemporary Art Society (ncas) will open at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery this March. Since its foundation in 1956, ncas has supported the Castle to collect and display the work of contemporary […]
Chain of Flowers, an exhibition of new oil paintings by Cambridge-based artist Miranda Boulton will open at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery this May. Boulton’s practice explores ideas around memory and time, referencing the traditions of still life painting and abstraction with a mixture of vigorous and delicate marks. In preparing this exhibition, Boulton […]
This spring the Sainsbury Centre will ask What is the Meaning of Life? with a season of exhibitions and projects which delve into the fundamental questions of human existence, from rulemaking to time, creativity and play. Living by the Rule: Contemporary meets Medieval 16 May – 4 October 2026 Exploring the idea of routine and […]
This summer at Moyse’s Hall we will celebrate King Edmund in life and in death, like never before. Through academic partnership, we will meet Edmund in his 9th Century world, before exploring the rise and fall of his cult. Family trails every day, with workshops and daytime events on selected dates, as well as an […]
The National Trust at Flatford is preparing for a busy summer as it celebrates the 250 years since the birth of John Constable, one of the England’s most famous and much-loved landscape artists. Born in nearby East Bergholt on 11 June 1776, John Constable’s father, Golding Constable, owned the watermill at Flatford and John spent this youth exploring and […]
The chance to touch a real moon rock, marvel at a giant inflatable solar system, and explore Suffolk’s space stories awaits adventurers to Suffolk Archives’ free, family friendly summer exhibition. The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour, a touring exhibition from Bespoke Scientific, touches down at The Hold Ipswich from 26 June to 19 September. Discover […]
Introducing the second exhibition to celebrate John Constable’s 250th Birthday anniversary, The Hay Wain: Walking Constable’s Landscape is running from the 11th July - 4th October. Experience Constable’s iconic Hay Wain in Suffolk for the first time, alongside national major loans and rare works from his childhood home to explore themes of landscape, place and walking.
Launching on 18 July and running until 31 August, the Norwich City of Stories Summer Trail will encourage families, visitors and residents to uncover clues hidden across the city centre. Organised by VisitNorwich, part of Norwich Business Improvement District (BID), and supported by headline partner Norwich Cathedral, the trail coincides with the UK’s National Year of Reading and celebrates Norwich’s identity as England’s first UNESCO […]
The first major retrospective exhibition of the work of pioneering artist David Shenton will go on show at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery this July. Curated by artist Ian Giles, Kindly Ease The Tension will feature more than 150 works bringing together cartoons, illustrations, paintings, clothing, knitted artworks and large-scale textiles. David Shenton moved to Norfolk […]
Mallon Farm in County Tyrone is reviving the tradition of growing flax for fibre, as part of a patchwork of potatoes, grass and oats. For decades, the Irish linen industry has been importing flax from Europe, despite a rich heritage of local flax farming dating back thousands of years. New work from Irish photographer Yvette Monahan showcases […]
