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 Mini Makers: Messy Play 5 January – 6 July 2023 Get messy in our informal art sessions, introducing little ones to early mark-making with sensory materials, including paint, glitter, clay, spaghetti, chalk and more. Read more Family Sensory Play Days 19 January – 23 June 2023 Play creatively in our hands-on, interactive space and explore using... Read more FamilyTalk Family-friendly Art Talks 28 January – 22 July 2023 Explore the artworks on display in our galleries through our series of animated monthly talks, using child-friendly language to help younger visitors engage with art. Read more FamilyTalk Saturday Storytelling 28 January – 22 July 2023 Join us in our galleries to learn about a different global artist each month with a 15-minute story and a chance to try creating your own work in their style. Read more Family Sensory Stories and Rhymes 7 February – 25 July 2023 Explore our collections through songs, stories, movement and sensory play with hands-on resources. Read more Family Montgomery Bonbon: Museum Mystery Trail 11 February – 31 March 2023 Celebrate the release of Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum with a free detective trail for families, created by Kids in Museums and Walker Books. Read more ExhibitionFamily Dippy in Coventry: The Nation's Favourite Dinosaur 20 February 2023 – 21 February 2026 Fresh from the Natural History Museum, Dippy the Diplodocus stomps into the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum from February 2023, becoming dino-in-residence for 3 years. Read more Family Fossils and Folklore trail 21 February – 16 April 2023 Look out for fossils from our collection as you journey around the... Read more FamilyWorkshop Crafting Identities: Set Yourself Free 1 – 15 April 2023 Join us for family-friendly Easter arts and crafts inspired by our Divided Selves exhibition, including memory homes, samosa packet prints and newsprint portraits. Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Samosa-making 6 April 2023 Spice up your Easter holiday with our Samosa-making art masterclass, learning ancient Punjabi techniques to prepare this favourite Indian snack. Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Screen-printing 13 April 2023 Learn screen-printing techniques and design your own canvas bag to take home in this Easter holiday art masterclass, inspired by our Divided Selves exhibition. Read more EventFamilyWorkshopTalk World Earth Day: The Wild Escape 22 April 2023 Join us to celebrate Earth Day 2023 with a wild adventure as part of The Wild Escape, featuring activities inspired by Dippy in Coventry. Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Stop Motion Animation 22 April 2023 Bring your own dinosaur stories to life in Let's Animate's World Earth Day stop-motion masterclass, inspired by Dippy in Coventry. Read more FamilyWorkshop May Half-term Crafts: Scenic Seascapes 27 May – 3 June 2023 Explore watercolours, collaging and junk modelling in our ocean-themed half-term craft activities, inspired by seascapes from our permanent art collection. Read more FamilyWorkshop Art Masterclass: Acrylic and Oil Paint Making 1 June 2023 Make and use your own acrylic and oil paint with dry soil and learn techniques for applying it to canvas in our half-term art masterclass. Read more