Uplifting stories for Norfolk and Suffolk
The latest family-friendly exhibition invites you to explore everything from bold splashes to delicate designs, showcasing captivating prints by artists such as David Hockney and René Magritte, on special loan from the prestigious Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. But that’s not all - discover Ipswich’s own treasure trove of modern and contemporary art, featuring works by iconic […]
A wonderful exhibition of toys and memorabilia is coming to Lynn Museum this summer. Opening in time for the summer holidays on 15 July, ‘May the Toys Be With You’ showcases one of the UK's finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys and original cinema posters, from 1977-1985. It is a celebration of the now highly […]
The Sainsbury Centre’s radical exhibition programme seeks to answer the most important questions in our lives. The latest wrestles with one of the darkest and deadliest aspects of humanity: Can We Stop Killing Each Other? The series explores the fundamental question of why humans are led to kill and how art, film, TV and culture […]
A new exhibition exploring the distinctive qualities of painting in watercolour will open this October in the Timothy Gurney Gallery at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Selected by the artist Simon Carter, Watercolour Now brings together recent work by eight contemporary artists who share a fascination with how watercolour can capture diverse and often fleeting relationships with light, […]
Seeds of Hate and Hope presents personal artistic responses to global mass atrocities, such as genocides, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Featuring work by artists including Mona Hatoum, William Kentridge, Hew Locke, Zoran Mušič, Peter Oloya, Kimberly Fulton Orozco and Indrė Šerpytytė, it explores how, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, artists […]
Bury St Edmunds third Comedy Festival will bring two months of rib-tickling, laugh out loud fun to Suffolk during funny February and March 2026. For the first time, there will be a competition to find Abbeygate Comedy Club’s Comedian of the Year 2026. The first heat will be held on Sunday, 25th January with further competitions on 8th and […]
The snowdrops are piercing their way through the frozen ground and the press is full of good advice encouraging us to get outside and enjoy nature. From the end of January and throughout February the National Garden Scheme will have several gardens on show with some firm favourites opening their gates once more and we […]
DigiFest, an annual celebration of digital creativity in Norfolk libraries, returns throughout February. With free events for children and young people aged up to 16, there is something for every aspiring digital mind. Aiming to inspire the next generation of coders and creators, DigiFest forms part of Norfolk County Council's digital inclusion strategy and helps hundreds of children […]
Wednesday 4 February - Saturday 14 February Open daily 10am - 4pm Private View: Thursday 5 February from 6pm Surface tension suggests both resilience and fragility: a force that holds, yet can be broken. For queer bodies and identities, how we appear becomes a manifesto - a way of living visibly in a world that […]
Vito Walker, Keziah Mornin, Will Powers, Roman Vaughan-Williams, Tom Cubitt, Maj Lisa Dörig, George Meadows, Rebecca Ashton, Madeleine Wood, Angus MacDonald, Myrtle Glanville and Arthur Boothby when? 7th-28th February | Thurs - Sun | 12 - 6pm (or by appointment) where? OUTPOST Gallery opening event? Sat 7th Feb 4:30-7:00pm including Artist Q&A 4:30pm
Kickstart your career or explore exciting apprenticeship opportunities in West Norfolk at an event to be held in King’s Lynn next month. Join us on 10 February, for a vibrant Careers and Apprenticeship Event at the Alive Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn. Delivered in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the event is part […]
The University of Suffolk’s first Open Lecture of 2026 is set to take place next month with a focus on the story of refugees coming to the county across the centuries. The lecture: “A History of Refugees in Suffolk”, will be delivered by Martin Simmonds, Fundraising and Communications Manager at Suffolk Refugee Support, following an […]
