What's on

Mini Studio

Take part in relaxed guided exploration followed by multi-sensory play.

14 January - 11 March 2025

Big Sunday (including Family Sunday)

Family Sunday has grown to offer creativity for all ages. Join us for fun activities every first Sunday of each month. Free, no booking needed.

Free Guided Tours

Join one of our guides for free guided Living Area and exhibition tours every Tuesday to Sunday.

Norwich Death Cafe at the Sainsbury Centre

Join a relaxed conversation and openly talk about death, dying and end of life at the Sainsbury Centre.

3 September - 8 July 2025

Artist Teacher Group

Regular informal peer-led studio session developed with The Network of East Anglian Art Teachers (NEAAT) to give teachers the opportunity to develop their personal art practice.

14 September - 12 July 2025

Ivan Morison: Towards the Weird Heart of Things

The Sainsbury Centre, in collaboration with Orleans House Gallery, presents Towards the Weird Heart of Things, a new site-specific series of sculptures by artist Ivan Morison in response to the curatorial provocation, Why Do We Take Drugs?

21 October - 28 February 2025

sUStain Climate Cafés

Concerned about the climate crisis? Worried you’re not doing enough? Come along to our climate cafés. A friendly informal space to talk about how you are feeling about the climate emergency.

14 January - 11 March 2025

London Art Fair

London Art Fair will return to the UK capital from 22-26 January 2025. Sainsbury Centre, the first museum to treat art as a living entity, will be featured as London Art Fair’s annual Museum Partner.

22 January - 26 January 2025

Campus: Walk and Draw

Start the new term on the right foot with a creative walk led by artist Paul Patrick Fenner. Take part in creative activities designed to help us to relax, connect to others and appreciate the world around us.

Spotlight Tours – Early Spring 2025

Encore! Spotlight Tours Early Spring 2025. A Bakers' Dozen. Thirteen of our most popular tours return for those who missed them.

4 February - 10 April 2025

Young Associates Spring 2025

Young Associates is a free creative programme for young people aged 16-25 years old. Working in response to the question ‘Can the sea survive us?’, Young Associates will explore self-publishing as a means of creativity, community building and activism.

4 February - 25 March 2025

Family Studio

An artist-led workshop for all the family, led by Sainsbury Centre associate artist James Metsoja. In partnership with Norwich Science Festival 2025.

15 February 2025

Young Artists’ Studio (7-11)

An artist-led workshop for 7-11 year olds, led by Sainsbury Centre associate artist Kaitlin Ferguson. In partnership with Norwich Science Festival 2025.

20 February 2025