National Portrait Gallery Schools workshops, events and resources
Location: National Portrait Gallery
Book your students for a visit to the National Portrait Gallery for FREE curriculum-linked workshops...Monday 5th October
10:15 am – 6:00 pm
2026 Events
National Portrait Gallery Schools hub
Location: Online
Schools hub is the National Portrait Gallery's FREE online resource hub for schools. From simple...Monday 5th October
9:00 am – 11:00 pm
Surreal Solihull
Location: Midlands Arts Centre (MAC)
Surreal Solihull Wed 16 Sep - Sun 22 Nov | Free entry, donations welcome |...Monday 5th October
9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Portraying Lancaster
Location: Lancaster City Museum
What can a portrait tell us? Inspired by our new staircase display, which includes portraits...Monday 5th October
10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Curator Tour – Imprint: Women Artists and the Reading School of Art, 1890-1930
Location: 6 Redlands Road
Women played a vital role in the University of Reading's early School of Art. This...Tuesday 6th October
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Heritage Visit: The Life of Arthur Knighton-Hammond talk & Guided Tour of exhibition
Location: Nottingham Trent University
Join NTU at Brackenhurst Campus for an evening exploring the life and work of Nottingham-born...Tuesday 6th October
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Rewilding: Artists exploring the Natural World
Location: Online
When we talk about "rewilding" — in ecology, in the natural world — it's not...Tuesday 6th October
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Art Materials and Empire
Location: University of Birmingham
Where do art materials come from? Who was involved in their extraction and processing? What...Wednesday 7th October
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Drawing class inspired by Dame Laura Knight
Location: Bonington Atrium
Join Nottingham-based illustrator and NTU alumna Hannah Sawtell for a relaxed drawing workshop inspired by...Thursday 8th October
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Spotlight Talk: Earth Matters
Location: Inverleith House
Hear a short talk from one of the Botanics' Creative Programmes volunteers on their favourite...Thursday 8th October
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Wolverhampton Art Gallery Behind the Scenes Stores Tour
Location: Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Go behind the scenes with our Collections Officer and explore items from the city of...Friday 9th October
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Bryan Pearce: Ways of Seeing
Location: 25 River Street
Join Mike Dymond in his talk and workshop intoducing the work of Bryan Pearce, featuring some rarely seen...Friday 9th October
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Tour celebrating 400 years of tapestries
Location: Garden Museum
Join Curator Emma House for a tour to celebrate four hundred years of tapestry making in...Friday 9th October
11:00 am – 11:45 am
B.E.I.N.G B.O.U.Y.A.N.T
Location: the Wyllieum
Responding to the past and present of Greenock as well as shared inspirations in the...Friday 9th October
12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Hamilton Palace: Scotland’s Greatest Treasure House Recreated
Location: Online
This online talk by Dr Godfrey Evans (recently retired as Principal Curator of European Decorative...Friday 9th October
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dogs in Art and Crafts
Location: dumfries museum
Visit our new display of artworks featuring dogs and take part in free craft activities...Saturday 10th October
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tour of Private Collection of Modern British Art
Location: 2 Mansfield Street
Join CURA Art for a tour of a private collection of Modern British Art in...Sunday 11th October
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm