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Join artists from Edible East as they journey into the microscopic world of Norfolk's landscape. Inspired by 2025 being the 400th anniversary of the use of the term 'microscope', this exhibition is part of an on-going residency at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, supported by the John Innes Centre and The Centre for Microbial Interactions, Norwich. From microscopic fungi that support life in the soil, to single-celled algae that overwhelm freshwater ecosystems, Edible East have responded to a range of historic and contemporary material, offering a visual and playful exploration of our relationship with the natural world. Alongside large-scale, mixed media artworks, using print, installation and shadow-theatre techniques, visitors will be able to see historical material on loan from the John Innes Foundation Historical Collections.

holding space features nearly 50 works from Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery's Modern and Contemporary Art collection, dating from 1964 to the present day. The exhibition marks the year in which the Timothy Gurney Gallery was inaugurated as a space dedicated to the display of modern and contemporary art. The works in holding space explore our interaction with the spaces which surround us and how they function in our lives. The display presents new works in the collection from leading contemporary artists including Ibrahim Mahama, Beatrice Gibson and Florence Peake - some of which are on show for the first time. Other artists featured in the exhibition include Michael Andrews, Elisabeth Frink, Georgina Starr and Bruce Lacey. We are grateful to Art Fund, Contemporary Art Society, The Friends of the Norwich Museums, Norfolk Contemporary Art Society and Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund for their support.

A brand-new exhibition celebrating our canine companion throughout time, featuring natural history, archaeology, and art works of both local and national importance.

Catherine Maude Nichols (1847-1923) was born in Norwich and lived all her life in the city. A prolific and gifted artist, she was able to sustain a successful professional career - unusual for a woman of the time - and deserves to be better known today. This exhibition showcases a range of Nichols' work, with a particular focus on her drypoint etchings, but also displaying watercolours and drawings. Detailed evocations of Norwich views sit alongside atmospheric, at times brooding, images of Norfolk's reed beds and meadows, while scenes from her travels include watercolours of Cornish cliffs and prints of a Chateau near Fontainebleau and Bristol's suspension bridge. Drawing on Norwich Castle's collection of 135 paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints by the artist, Catherine Maude Nichols: Making her Mark is a wonderful opportunity to discover the work of this talented artist who was determined to live life on her own terms.

One Self: The Creative Life of Colin Self is the first major retrospective of this remarkable artist in 17 years. Containing over 120 works of art, it celebrates the boundless creative spirit of an artist whose dedication to the act of making spans over six decades. The exhibition explores the artist's significant contribution to twentieth-century art, complex relationship with the London art scene and deliberate positioning on the margins of the art world, including periods of self-imposed exile and solitude. Created in close collaboration with the artist and his wife, and only on show at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, One Self: The Creative Life of Colin Self is a rare opportunity to explore the full career of one of the UK's most unpredictable and brilliant artists.

After the success of our pilot sessions last year, we are excited to announce regular Express Pilates at Strangers' Hall in the Elizabethan Knot Garden. From 6th May, classes will be running every Tuesday (12:45-1:30pm) until mid-September. We are incredibly lucky to be working with Emma Power who won the award for Best Pilates Teacher in Norwich 2024. Classes are £11, limited to 12 spaces and are bookable through Emma's website: EmPower Pilates Norwich Book Mat-based Pilates Class (emmapowerpilates.com).

Explore the creative life of Colin Self with us this May half-term (24 May to 1 June)! Every day during half-term: -Explore the One Self exhibition with our spotter sheet -Doodle on a postcard, just as Colin Self does when he visits somewhere new -Create a Colin Self-inspired collage Plus, on 24, 27, 28 and 29 May, join our friendly learning team to: -Explore a sensory space and experiment with colours, just as Colin Self does -Help turn recycling into a sculptural masterpiece and display it in the gallery On Friday 30 May, join us from 10am to 3pm for a medieval day run by The Knights of the Sound Table, our Kick The Dust youth group!

Join us this May half term at the Museum of Norwich where we're going crazy for caps and all things hat-related! Take inspiration from our collections to design a hat of your own - who would wear it, what material would it be, what would you name it? On Tuesday 27 May, join a member of staff to have a closer look at some hats from the past as well as some other hat-related objects.

Step back into the 1920s and join Strangers' Hall founder, Leonard Bolingbroke at his Grand Masquerade. Don some fantastical fancy dress, put yourself in the picture and join forces to design the most outlandish costume that you can. On Wednesday create your own mannequin challenge.