Exhibitions & Workshops events
WONDER - Where Reality and Imaginary Collide
Friday 28 June 2019 – Sunday 15 September 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Six remarkable artists have been united to take you on a journey to enchanting new worlds, one of unexpected environments, dreamlike realities and discovery.
View full details
Move and Play
Thursday 11 July 2019 – Sunday 10 November 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Explore an immersive world of games, challenges, and triumph in this must-see exhibition!
View full details
Let's Animate Presents: Monthly Animation Club
Monday 15 July 2019 – Monday 9 December 2019
Location: Fargo Village Far Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5ED.
Calling all Home Ed students, come along to the Let’s Animate studio and have fun animating.
View full details
Summer Holidays - A Summer of Playful Making
Tuesday 23 July 2019 – Saturday 31 August 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
This summer we will be doing all things playful in our popular children's craft activities. Each week we will have a different theme to explore, with activities changing throughout.
View full details
Summer Holidays - Velites v Celts
Tuesday 23 July 2019 – Friday 30 August 2019
Location: Lunt Roman Fort Coventry Rd, Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AJ
This summer, choose your allegiance and become a brave Roman Vales, or one of the wild Iron Age warriors that opposed them.
View full details
Herbert Illuminations - George Eliot at 200 - and the Coventry Connection
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Mary Ann Evans spent the first 21 years of her life at Griff, midway between Bedworth and Nuneaton.
View full details
Family Saturday: This makes That with These - Code and Doodle
Thursday 8 August 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Doodle with code. Did you ever wonder how we can draw on screens without using pens?
View full details
Minibeast Hunting
Monday 12 August 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Bugs come in all different shapes and sizes, can you tell your shield bugs from your leaf bug?
View full details
Dinosaurs
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre are making mud fossils and playing loads of dinosaur games during this session fit for the next dino discoverer.
View full details
Star Wars Marathon
Friday 23 August 2019 – Sunday 25 August 2019
Location: Fargo Village Far Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5ED.
This is a rare opportunity to see eight Star Wars films back to back on a big screen at FarGo Village. You can watch one or every single one! In the words of Yoda, 'Do. Or do not. There is no try.'
View full details
STEMtastic SUMMER Holiday Club
Friday 23 August 2019
Location: Howes Primary School, Palermo Avenue, Coventry, CV3 5EH.
Our Ofsted-registered STEMtastic Holiday Clubs are fun, energetic, structured days of science & technology experiments for ages 8-14!
View full details
Earlsdon Supper Club - Birthday Celebration
Friday 23 August 2019
Location: Earlsdon, Coventry, CV5.
Come celebrate with us.
View full details
Summer Colours
Tuesday 27 August 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Help us find all the colours of summer and get arty outdoors as we go on a summer adventure. This session is suitable for children aged 2+.
View full details
Minibeast Hunting
Tuesday 27 August 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
See what bugs you can find as we head out on a bug hunt and of course play some creepy crawly games too! This session is suitable for children aged 2+.
View full details
Wilderness Wednesdays - Wild Food Forage
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Join us to hunt for some wild food before cooking up a snack or too! This session is suitable for children aged 8+.
View full details
Nature Tots - Baby Animals and their Families
Thursday 29 August 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Those baby animals sure are cute, but how do they keep safe? Get ready to play lots of games and look after our cuddly toy creatures as we had out and learn all about baby animals and their families.
View full details
Family Bat Night
Friday 30 August 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Come with us and make a batty craft, before heading out to play some games and go on a bat hunt! Use our bat detectors to listen for bats and hopefully spot them flying between the trees too.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Marble Runs
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Become a marble run specialist in this fun session where we play with giant ball runs and small marble runs.
View full details
Mini Makers
Thursday 5 September 2019 – Thursday 5 December 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
There is tons of creative fun for little hands and feet in this informal drop-in art session.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Roald Dahl Day Special
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
We are celebrating Roald Dahl Day with this Mini Museum Engineers session.
View full details
Artist Talk: Julia Snowdin
Thursday 12 September 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Julia Snowdin discusses the process of creating her first light installation from Arts Council application to creation.
View full details
Heritage Open Days 2019
Friday 13 September 2019 – Sunday 22 September 2019
Location: Coventry
Locally organised by Coventry City Council, Heritage Open Days is free and celebrates Coventry’s architecture, culture and local and social history.
View full details
Coventry Improv Presents: Full of Beans
Friday 13 September 2019 – Friday 13 December 2019
Location: Esquires Coffee, Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place, Hales St, Coventry, CV1 1JD.
Coventry's monthly improv comedy show.
View full details
Festival of Crafts
Saturday 14 September 2019 – Sunday 15 September 2019
Location: Coombe Abbey Brinklow Rd, Coventry CV3 2AB
Family day out with displays and demonstrations, and stalls showing the craftier side of Coventry and Warwickshire.
View full details
Herbert Illuminations - Nothing new? Radical drawing through the ages
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Is the idea of 'radical drawing' something that only came into being with the advent of modernism? Definitely not!
View full details
Herbert Illuminations - Celebrating the Centenary of Coventry's First Women Councillors
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
This autumn Coventry City Council celebrates anniversary of the election of its first women councillors, a hugely important milestone in the city's history.
View full details
Sprinkles Gelato Chess Evening
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Location: Sprinkles Gelato Old Fire Station, Hales St, Coventry, CV1 1JA
Springles Gelato is proud to be able to host Coventry Chess League Team vs. Leamington Chess League Team.
View full details
Sensory Play Days
Thursday 19 September 2019 – Friday 20 December 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Let imaginations soar as your child learns to play creatively in this interactive space.
View full details
Family Saturday: This makes That with These - Tool Skills Special
Saturday 21 September 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
This session is inspired by one of Coventry's traditional industries - weaving.
View full details
Earlsdon Supper Club - Summer Sign Off
Saturday 21 September 2019
Location: Earlsdon, Coventry, CV5.
Let's finish summer in style!
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Fun with Magnets
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
We love exploring magnets.
View full details
Pulling the Threads Together
Friday 27 September 2019
Location: St Mary's Guildhall Bayley Lane, Coventry, CV1 5RN
Leading academics and experts will be converging on St Marys Guildhall to celebrate and debate the magnificent Coventry Tapestry, revealing some of its untold stories and bringing new interpretations.
View full details
Mothers Who Make
Saturday 28 September 2019 – Saturday 30 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
This innovative nationwide movement continues in Coventry this autumn.
View full details
Silversmithing Workshop
Saturday 28 September 2019 – Saturday 14 December 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Led by our informative tutors, Laura and Naim, this workshop will teach you all the basic techniques of silversmithing and because we keep numbers small, there is time to explore a range of techniques
View full details
Coffee and Cake Chinwag
Tuesday 1 October 2019 – Wednesday 4 December 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Kick starting on International Coffee Day, meet and mingle with other parents and care givers in this new monthly social gathering.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Ramps and Racers
Wednesday 2 October 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
This popular session gets all of us playing with different ramps.
View full details
Heritage Storeys
Thursday 3 October 2019 – Sunday 3 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Heritage Storeys is a Virtual Reality storytelling experience where you can travel through time in a lift and immerse yourself in a series of compelling historical stories.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Up, up, up we go
Wednesday 9 October 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
In this session we will be using traditional and unusual toys and tolls to engineer tall and boosting structures.
View full details
History of Caludon Castle
Saturday 12 October 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
John Clarke OBE and George Demidowicz will be giving a talk on the history of Caludon Castle.
View full details
Wildfloss Abstract Embroidery Workshop
Saturday 12 October 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
An introduction to abstract embroidery. Artist Ruth Hughes will show you how to experiment with colour, create texture and develop contemporary shape.
View full details
Jess Morgan (UK) and Nels Andrews (USA) - Books and Songs 2019
Friday 18 October 2019
Location: FarGo Village - Big Comfy Bookshop Unit 2F, Fargo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5ED
Jess Morgan from England and Nels Andrews from the US have joined forces because they both - for the first time - have illustrated books to accompany the new music they want to bring to audiences.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Code
Friday 18 October 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Did you know that we can code without using computers?
View full details
October Half Term - Festival of the Dead
Saturday 19 October 2019 – Sunday 3 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Join us to create some spooktacular crafts as part of our Festival of the Dead celebrations.
View full details
Radiant Roman Lamps
Monday 21 October 2019 – Friday 25 October 2019
Location: Belgrade Theatre Belgrade Square Corporation St Coventry CV1 1GS
Give thanks to the Gods for another successful campaign, by making your own working Roman lamp! All materials are provided.
View full details
Behind the Scenes Family Store Tour
Wednesday 23 October 2019 – Thursday 31 October 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Join our curator for a 30 minute behind the scenes talk and tour in our Natural History store, where you will encounter objects from our skeletal collection and a mummified cat too!
View full details
Art Masterclass: Screen Printed Canvas Bag
Thursday 24 October 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Continuing with our programme of exciting art classes for children, we will be discovering the techniques for screen printing using Day of the Dead imagery as inspiration.
View full details
Monstrous Minibeast Hunting
Monday 28 October 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Can you make your own web and find some creepy crawlies hiding out in the deep dark woods. This session is suitable for children aged 2+.
View full details
Hibernating Hedgehogs
Monday 28 October 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Find out about hedgehogs and their night time lives, what do they eat? Where are they in Winter? Plus make a mud hedgehog too! This session is suitable for children aged 2+.
View full details
Den Building
Tuesday 29 October 2019
Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane, Coventry, CV3 3GW.
Would you be able to survive outside this Autumn? Come find out as you discover how to make a survival den in the woods, to keep warm and sheltered away from the cold.
View full details
Jesmonite Jewellery Workshop
Saturday 2 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Create a beautiful and on-trend jesmonite pendant and design it in block colour, or with a marble effect.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Dens
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Come and build dens of all shapes and sizes in our museum.
View full details
Coventry Accents in the Coventry Archives
Saturday 9 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Dr. Christopher Strelluf uses the treasure trove of old sound recordings in the Coventry Archives to show what English in Coventry was like.
View full details
Lino Cutting Workshop
Saturday 9 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Discover the techniques needed to cut designs, create a relief surface and experiment with inking and printing.
View full details
Midlands Arts Papers 3 - Launch
Wednesday 13 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
An event celebrating the new issue of the online journal.
View full details
Tales from Coventry Tables: A Supper Club
Saturday 16 November 2019
Location: The Old Grammar School Bishop Street, Coventry
Food is much more than sustenance.
View full details
World Nursery Rhyme Week: On Tour!
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
It's World Nursery Rhyme week and to celebrate we are taking our Sensory Stories and Rhymes activities on tour to Coventry Transport Museum for this day only.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Travelling the World
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
We move around the world in many different ways.
View full details
Making Merry: Arts, Crafts and Gifts Fair
Friday 29 November 2019 – Saturday 30 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Our fabulous feast of festive fun returns, bringing you the best local and ethical arts and crafts. Get ahead of the festive game with workshops, music, choirs and more.
View full details
Wreath Making
Saturday 30 November 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Create a fabulous wreath in this ever popular workshop.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Tool Skills
Wednesday 4 December 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Join this session to practice your tool skills and make a beautiful wooden toy to take home.
View full details
Christmas Early Years Celebrations
Tuesday 10 December 2019 – Tuesday 17 December 2019
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP
Tis the season to sing with Santa and enjoy a Christmas story too.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Lights
Wednesday 11 December 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Come into the museum to discover light and shade through play.
View full details
GreenMatthews presents: A Brief History of Christmas: 600 Years of Yuletide Songs, Carols, Tunes and Tales
Wednesday 11 December 2019
Location: The Old Grammar School Bishop Street, Coventry
Acclaimed musicians GreenMatthews (with special guest Jude Rees of Pilgrim's Way) present a festive romp through 600 years of Christmas music, songs and carols.
View full details
Family Saturday: This makes That with These - Star Struck
Saturday 14 December 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Celebrate the festive season with this wonderful Family Saturday.
View full details
Mini Museum Engineers - Marble Runs
Wednesday 18 December 2019
Location: Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
We are going to finish our Mini Museum Engineers year with our most popular session.
