Exhibition : Norwich Works: The Industrial Photography of Walter and Rita Nurnberg

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery Castle Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Between 1948 and 1961, German-born husband and wife Walter and Rita Nurnberg photographed the factories of Norwich and their workers. Meticulously choreographed images of the factories are infused with the high modernism of the Bauhaus, whilst striking portraits of workers lean into the glamour and beauty of cinema’s golden age. It includes over 130 original […]

Crossings, Constructions and Connections: JMW Turner and Bridges Old and New – Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life

Time & Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom

This beautiful new exhibition explores how bridges – physical and symbolic – have inspired artists from Norfolk and beyond, in particular their importance in the work of JMW Turner. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the magnificent early oil painting, Walton Bridges, painted by Turner in 1806, and acquired for Norfolk Museums in 2019 with the […]

Norwich Works: The Industrial Photography of Walter & Rita Nurnberg – Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery Castle Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Norwich Works: The Industrial Photography of Walter & Rita Nurnberg shines a spotlight on the remarkable and beautiful photographs by Walter and Rita Nurnberg capturing post-war working life in three Norwich factories. Their journey from the archives to the gallery wall is a fascinating one of chance and rediscovery. The story began in 2020 when […]

Two new exhibitions – Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury

Gainsborough's House 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Gainsborough’s House, the national centre for the study of Gainsborough, Suffolk, will present two special exhibitions opening on 11 November 2023 and running until 10 March 2024. In View: Rebecca Salter at Gainsborough’s House will be the first solo museum show in the UK dedicated to the work of the British abstract artist Rebecca Salter, President of […]

Snowman Trail – Castle Quarter, Norwich

Castle Quarter Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

For families looking for some free festive activities as the Christmas excitement builds, Castle Quarter will host another of its popular sculpture trails. This year, it will feature six jolly snowmen located around all four levels of Castle Quarter. The snowman trail starts on 13 November and runs through to 24 December. Collect or download a trail […]

‘Arrivals: Celebrating Migration to Suffolk’ – The Hold, Ipswich

The Hold Ipswich, United Kingdom

Suffolk Archives’ latest exhibition ‘Arrivals: Celebrating Migration to Suffolk’ is now open at The Hold in Ipswich, and explores historical and contemporary experiences of migration to Suffolk since the end of World War II.­­­­ ‘Arrivals: Celebrating Migration to Suffolk’ has been co-curated by Suffolk Archives, a Suffolk County Council service, with local community groups. Made possible by The National Lottery […]

Exhibition : The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Lynn Museum, Norfolk

Lynn Museum Market Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom

The Tiger Who Came To Tea celebrates the life and work of Judith Kerr, one of Britain’s best known children’s book author-illustrators. Copies of Kerr’s original artwork will be on display alongside notes and sketches. Children can also enjoy stepping into Sophie’s kitchen to have tea with a life-size tiger. Published in 1968, Kerr’s first […]

Harleston & Waveney Art Trail Grand Winter Show – The Bell Gallery, Bungay

The Bell Gallery Earsham Street, Bungay, Suffolk, United Kingdom

An art collective from the picturesque Waveney Valley is heading to Bungay for a one-off exhibition. Harleston & Waveney Art Trail collective (HWAT), based on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk, will be exhibiting at The Bell Gallery this winter. It’s the perfect opportunity for locals and visitors alike to explore the work of this […]

Meet Father Christmas – West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, Icklingham Road, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Father Christmas will be making an early stop at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, near Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December. The friendly village elf will be on site to ensure you have a wonderful experience, tickets include a craft workshop making Christmas decorations, as well as free entry to explore the […]

Arts and Crafts Christmas Fair – Blackthorpe Barn, Suffolk

Blackthorpe Barn Rougham, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Blackthorpe Barn in Rougham will once again be hosting weekends celebrating some of country’s most talented artisans and craft makers with stalls to browse and buy on December 2-3 and then December 9-10 (10am-4pm). Located inside the vast 16th century thatched barn, the weekend event showcases carefully-selected makers selling their own high-quality items directly to […]

Christmas Fair – Wymondham Abbey

Wymondham Abbey Church Street, Wymondham, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Wymondham Abbey’s popular Christmas fair will be bursting with even more fabulous crafts, local produce and bespoke gifts than ever on Saturday 2nd December. The town’s historic Abbey will host more than 70 stalls, with the Spangle Steel Pan Band adding to the festive experience.  For the first time, the event will extend into the Abbey […]

Penguins Go Pop – The Louis Marchesi, Tombland, Norwich

The Louis Marchesi Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Penguins Go Pop are playing their final gig of the year at one of their favourite venues The Louis Marchesi in Tombland Norwich on Sunday 3rd December. The gig from 7-10pm and free entry will be their last of the year before taking a 4-month break to record and write songs for the follow up to […]