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Since our relaunch in 2023, visitors can choose from a range of digital, analogue and experiential pathways to build new relationships with art in the museum.

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A sneak peek from our Why Do We Take Drugs? book

Enjoy a sneak peek from our new Why Do We Take Drugs? book, accompanying the expansive exhibition season now on at the Sainsbury Centre.

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‘This allowed them to escape’: Children react in awe as world-class art visits their classroom

On Wednesday, 27 November 2024, the Sainsbury Centre took Hybrid Mask (Baule/Yaure), by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA out of the museum on a visit to Nelson Academy in Downham Market.

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Mike Jay on ‘Why Do We Take Drugs?’

Author, historian, curator and expert on the cultural history of science and medicine, Mike Jay talks to us amidst our current season exploring 'Why Do We Take Drugs?'.

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Divine Southgate-Smith on Power Plants

"I really feel as though this space gives you that childlike curiosity, where you feel that you [...] physically feel the presence of these objects.That's what I really like about being here."

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SoundEscapes: New music bringing our collection to life

A new project connecting art and music aims to help bring our world-class art museum’s collection to life.

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Dr Christopher Timmerman: Ayahuasca and the Brain on DMT

Dr Christopher Timmerman, Head of DMT Research at Imperial College London, talks to us about ayahuasca and its effects on the brain.

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Graham MacIndoe & Lindokuhle Sobekwa on Heroin Falls

Incredible photographers, Graham MacIndoe and Lindokuhle Sobekwa, reveal the realities of drug dependency in our show, Heroin Falls.

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Ivan Morison on his residency Towards the Weird Heart of Things

Ivan Morison introduces his new four-meter-high, site-specific sculptures, constructed from abundant East Anglian agricultural organic materials including hemp, present nature as a vital drug for human health and well-being.

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