Home What's On Coming soon Search by: Event Exhibition Family After Hours Workshop Talk Heritage Open Days Online Christmas Show All Narrow results: Next week Next month Show all Family Sensory Stories & Rhymes 1 February 2022 – 31 January 2023 Explore our collections through songs, stories, movement and sensory... Read more FamilyTalk Family Friendly Art Talks 26 February 2022 – 28 January 2023 Each month we will be exploring a different gallery space or series of... Read more Exhibition Coventry Banner 13 May – 11 September 2022 The Coventry Banner, born out of the Turner Prize 2021 and the... Read more Family Sensory Play Days 19 May 2022 – 20 January 2023 Play creatively in this hands-on interactive space and explore using... Read more FamilyTalk Saturday Storytelling 28 May 2022 – 28 January 2023 Each month in the gallery spaces we will be reading a 15-minute story... Read more Talk Awaken the Arts – #MakeTheChange for Mindfulness 6 June 2022 – 9 January 2023 Join us for an informal discussion and exploration of our visual arts... Read more Workshop Create and Craft Café 7 June 2022 – 10 January 2023 Take part in our monthly Create and Craft café to meet with... Read more Family Mini Makers - Messy Play 9 June 2022 – 5 January 2023 Creative fun for little hands and feet in these informal art... Read more Exhibition Breaking the News 18 June – 27 August 2022 Running alongside a major exhibition at the British Library, Breaking the News explores how news reporting has shaped the world we live in over the centuries. Read more Exhibition Grown Up in Britain - 100 Years of Teenage Kicks 1 July 2022 – 12 February 2023 Grown Up in Britain celebrates a century of teenage life from the roaring... Read more Exhibition Twenty Years 8 July – 25 September 2022 Twenty Years is an interactive installation. Visitors like you, are... Read more FamilyWorkshop Twenty Years Family Workshop: Imagine the Future 23 July 2022 What will our lives look like in the future? In this art workshop we will... Read more Family Summer Holidays: Crafting Coventry’s Culture 1 August – 3 September 2022 Inspired by our temporary exhibitions, these summer holiday sessions invite kids aged 3+ to try out a range of craft activities, from cityscapes to ceramics. Read more Family Art Masterclass: Street Art Murals with Katie-O 2 August 2022 Learn the basics of street art and how it can be used to enrich public spaces in this hands-on workshop with Katie-O, designed for ages 11 - 16. Lunch included. Read more Family Art Masterclass: Creative Journaling with Lindsay Jane Hunter 3 August 2022 Explore creative ways to develop a personal response to art with a hybrid sketchbook and diary in this summer holiday workshop for ages 11-16. Lunch included. Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Ceramic Glazing 4 August 2022 Design and make your own plate or mug in this summer holiday workshop for ages 8-16. Finished items will be glazed by a ceramic artist ready for collection. Read more Family Art Masterclass: Art & Movement with Highly Sprung Performance 4 August 2022 Highly Sprung use movement to explore and animate the hidden stories behind artworks in this physical theatre workshop, aimed at ages 11-16. Lunch included. Read more Family Art Masterclass: Zine Making with Rachel Marsden 9 August 2022 Explore themes of storytelling and identity in this zine-making workshop for 11-16s, using photo printing, print-making and other techniques. Lunch included. Read more Family Art Masterclass: Still Life Oil Painting 10 August 2022 Develop oil painting techniques through practice activities and create a still life painting on canvas to take home in this workshop for 11-16s. Lunch included. Read more Workshop Outside In Artist Support Day 11 August 2022 Outside In offer expert advice on funding and applications, sharing and promoting your work and more for artists facing barriers to accessing the art world. Read more Exhibition Ali Cherri: If you prick us, do we not bleed? 12 August 2022 – 8 January 2023 Ali Cherri considers how histories of trauma can be explored in mixed media installations responding to damaged works from the National Gallery collection. Read more Exhibition Brought to Light 12 August 2022 – 8 January 2023 Explore highlights from the Herbert’s collection through paintings,... Read more EventFamily The Big Drum 12 August 2022 Mahandra Patel invites you to learn new skills and techniques in this free, drop-in, hand drumming workshop, aimed at families with children aged 5 and over. Read more Family Art Masterclass: Floral Watercolours 17 August 2022 Kids aged 11-16 will develop their technique painting flowers from observation in this watercolour workshop, with guidance a local artist. Lunch included. Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Linocutting 18 August 2022 Kids aged 8-16 can create their own lino-cut tiles in this summer holiday workshop, using specialist tools to turn their designs into high quality prints. Read more Family Art Masterclass: Illustration with Jessica Hartshorn 18 August 2022 Learn techniques to illustrate your own book, comic or short story in this summer holiday workshop for 11-16s, led by Jessica Hartshorn (Jessi Illustrates). Read more Event The Stories Behind The Coventry Banner 19 August 2022 Come and hear the tales behind the works that make up the Turner Prize... Read more FamilyWorkshop Learn to Skate Demonstrations 22 – 23 August 2022 Learn some basic skills and discover the thrill of skateboarding culture in this drop-in activity led by Project Number 5. Places are first come, first served. Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Macrame 1 September 2022 Learn simple knot techniques and create your own beautiful wall hanging with help from a professional Macrame artist in this workshop for kids aged 8-16. Read more EventTalk Catch the Conservators 14 September 2022 Come and meet the Herbert’s conservators... ...and watch them in... Read more EventFamily Early Years in the City 24 September 2022 Discover the early years provision available throughout the city, from... Read more TalkOnline Treasured Tales: Reconciling Home 24 September 2022 Public Art, Civic Architecture, and the Post-War Reconstruction of... Read more EventWorkshop Silversmithing Workshop 15 October 2022 Led by our informative tutors, Laura and Naomi, this course will teach you... Read more Family October Half-Term: Magic & Mischief 22 – 29 October 2022 Are you ready to create some marvellous makes? Transform mason jars... Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Sculpting with Modrock 27 October 2022 Get messy with this versatile material! Using items inspired by... Read more Family World Nursery Rhyme Week Special – Rhymetastic Crafts 15 November 2022 Join in with some special craft activities themed on the nursery rhymes we... Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass : Christmas Rag Wreath 3 December 2022 Make a beautiful rag wreath decoration, with a Christmas treat from the... Read more Family Sensory Stories & Rhymes: Christmas Special 6 December 2022 Explore the classic story ‘The Night Before Christmas’ with... Read more Family Sensory Stories & Rhymes: Santa Sing-Along Special 13 December 2022 Welcome a very special visitor from the North Pole, and sing-along to some... Read more Family Christmas Decorations: Soldiers & Fairies 20 – 22 December 2022 Join us for some seasonal celebrations as we craft... Read more