Exhibitions

SPIDERS – FROM FEAR TO FASCINATION is a face-to-face interactive encounter that includes over 250 real spider specimens including Black Widows, Brown Recluses, and Giant Water spiders – some live! Created by the…

Crash! Bang! Kapow! COMICS tells the story of comic art in Britain – from the famous to the forgotten. Discover the birth of the comic strip, travel through the anarchic worlds of Beano,…

The exhibition presents falsifications throughout history. It describes the specific historical circumstances that explain their appearance, the interests and motives behind them and the impact they had. It also demonstrates how they…

Mariw Minaral (Spiritual Patterns) brings together some of the finest examples of Zendah Kes (Torres Strait Islands) artist Alick Tipoti’s unique and intricate linocut printmaking practice. The exhibition also contains his award-winning…

Developed in conjunction with the University of Suffolk, Picture Books for All explores, through over 100 items, the visual history of the pioneering printers W.S. Cowell Ltd. Established in 1818 in Ipswich the firm…

Poster and other graphic works can provide valuable resources for learning the culture and society of the time when these works were created. The poster created immediately after the previous war for…

A unique exhibition exploring the British Royal Family’s relationship with the camera. The exhibition brings together over 110 of the most iconic images ever taken of the Royal Family and explores their enduring…

The World Press Photo Foundation presents a selection of stories, awarded in the annual World Press Photo Contest from 2000 to 2021, that highlight the resilience and challenges of women, girls and…

From 19 February to 20 March 2022, the World Press Photo Foundation and Novi Sad European Capital of Culture presented a selection of stories of migration and forced displacement from the 21st…

The World Press Photo Foundation connects the world to the stories that matter. Now more than ever, supporting the conditions for freedom of expression, freedom of inquiry, and freedom of the press…

The family is a historical institution—but not an unchanging one. This exhibition considers a decidedly contemporary, complex range of familial relationships, as represented by photographs that have won the World Press Photo…

As 2025 marks 200 years of the modern British Railway, this exhibition explores how they have shaped Scotland. Featuring 35 framed images and accompanying interpretation, it explores the rise, decline and renewal…

Challenge your senses to gather information about the world around you with this highly interactive exhibition. Can you see what’s going on to the side when you are looking straight ahead? Can you…

Seven Stories became custodians of Judith Kerr’s life’s work in 2008, constituting one of the most significant collections of artwork by a single illustrator in the Seven Stories collection.   In 2009, Seven Stories…

This large-scale exhibition celebrates beloved author and illustrator, David McKee’s life’s work. Comprised of original artwork set in an interactive environment, the exhibition brings to life some of his best loved characters including…

The forces of nature are invisible but they affect every moment of our lives. You can feel them when driving round corners, ice skating or riding a bike. And you can see…

This exhibition reveals the techniques, tricks and trade of the art world from perspective to lighting, to composition. It looks into some of the major developments in the art world and how…

Sparks will fly in this exhibition of weird and wonderful experiments for all ages. Make an explosion using just water, experiment with batteries and generators, magnets and plasma globes, and see if…

Find out what the ancients did for us. Shoot down a castle wall with a Roman catapult and see how the Egyptians locked their doors. Build an aqueduct to guide water to…

We’re surrounded by sound and our ears are bombarded by noise but do you know how sound is made and how it travels? It’s all to do with vibrations of course. Experiment…