The Living Area
Our Universal Ticket gives you access to the full Living Art experience, including our Big Question seasonal exhibitions, The Living Area (the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection), our 350-acre Sculpture Park, and free daily tours. Entry tickets can be free, or you can choose to support the Sainsbury Centre through your contribution, which helps us to care for our collections, present world-class exhibitions, acquire new artworks, and keep art accessible for all.
The Living Area
The Living Area displays the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection. Works from different periods and cultures are juxtaposed, including recognised masterpieces from European twentieth century art as well as historic works from across the globe.
Artists such as Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, Francis Bacon, Jacob Epstein, Jean Arp, Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti, Amedeo Modigliani and Paul Gauguin are displayed alongside major holdings of art from Oceania, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, the ancient Mediterranean, classical cultures of Egypt, Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe.
Join one of our volunteer guides for an introductory tour of the Sainsbury Collection. These run from Tuesday-Sunday at 2pm, subject to availability. Limited to 15 people, places must be booked at the Visitor Services desk.
Aerial view of The Living Area. Photo by Andy Crouch.
Top photograph: Kate Wolstenholme