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 Talk Awaken the Arts 9 January 2022 – 31 July 2023 Join us for an informal exploration of our visual arts collection, designed for those in need of additional support due to health, memory or concentration loss. Read more 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 EventWorkshop Back in Time: Reminiscence Memory Box Sessions 8 January – 31 August 2023 Take a trip down memory lane prompted by photos and objects from the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum collection. Sessions delivered in group homes and community settings. Read more Workshop Create and Craft Café 10 January – 4 July 2023 Learn new skills, try out different materials or work on your own craft projects in our monthly Create and Craft café, a great way to meet like-minded people. 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 EventWorkshop Silversmithing Workshop 4 February – 7 October 2023 Learn the basics of silversmithing and make an item of your choice in this course for beginners and experienced makers alike. 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 Exhibition Divided Selves: Legacies, Memories, Belonging 18 February – 24 September 2023 A free exhibition exploring notions of belonging at a time when the idea of nation is threatened by challenges ranging from populism to armed conflict. 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 Exhibition Warwickshire's Jurassic Sea 21 February 2023 – 23 February 2024 Discover the amazing creatures that lived in Coventry and Warwickshire... 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 Event The City is Full of Noises 1 – 31 March 2023 Our month-long electronic music festival celebrates Delia Derbyshire's legacy, culminating in a weekend of workshops, performances, markets and more. Read more Exhibition Coventry Open 2023 24 March – 21 May 2023 Coventry Open returns for 2023, showcasing work by West Midlands artists working in any visual art medium. This year’s exhibition includes a young people’s showcase. 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 Event Coventry Anime Club 1 April – 8 July 2023 Do you like Anime? Would you like to spend some time with other Anime... 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