Why Do We Take Drugs?
Through a six-month season of interlinked exhibitions and programmes, the Sainsbury Centre explores the question Why Do We Take Drugs? From alcohol and caffeine to ayahuasca and heroin, this season uses art to take visitors on a journey of investigation, inviting audiences to explore the world of global drug cultures from illegal to familiar across one mind-blowing museum landscape.
14 September - 27 April 2025
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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
SoundEscapes
Meet art like never before. SoundEscapes is a new project connecting art and music and is set to help bring our collection to life.
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
Can We Stop Killing Each Other?
The autumn season will wrestle with one of the darkest and deadliest aspects of humanity. A series of exhibitions will explore the fundamental questions of why humans are led to kill and the culture that wrestles with this notion such as in art, film, TV and theatre.
20 September - 3 May 2026
Can the Seas Survive Us?
Multiple exhibitions explore Can the Seas Survive Us?, examining the choices shaping our future due to climate change, while emphasising the vital importance of the oceans and the life beneath the waves for the viability of our shared future.
15 March - 26 October 2025
YOUR LENS, YOUR TRUTH (Shutter Hub x Sainsbury Centre)
Online exhibition: Sometimes seen as superior to text, photographs are now a mainstay of how the media and the public understand events. Is what we see in the image the truth of the subject being photographed?
3 October - 3 January 2025
Free Guided Tours
Join our free guided Living Area and exhibition tours every Tuesday-Sunday.
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
Heroin Falls
Heroin Falls unflinchingly reveals heroin dependency as seen through the eyes of two remarkable photographers. The exhibition aims to show how substance use and dependency is a global challenge that transcends race, location and class.
23 November - 27 April 2025
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Living Area
The Living Area is the display of the eclectic Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection. Daily guided tour Tuesday - Sunday at 2pm
Sculpture Park
The Sculpture Park is set within the 350 acres of parkland featuring outstanding art, architecture and natural beauty. Open daily during daylight for all visitors to enjoy.
