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The Lost Estate is a new photographic series of six large-scale images by artists Daniel & Clara which explores the relationship between humans and the natural world through imagined narratives, taking place in the gardens of a country estate. Daniel & Clara are based in Essex, UK. They work across moving image, photography, performance, and mail art to explore the nature of human experience, perception and reality. The Lost Estate was commissioned by Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and supported by High House Artist Residency. The exhibition is sponsored by East Anglia Art Fund.

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.

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.

Both flax and Norfolk Horn fleece have played an important role in Norfolk's textile past. Come and explore what these sustainable fibres mean to us in the present! Volunteers will be meeting once per month from March - October 2025 on site at Gressenhall to demonstrate the heritage skills involved in linen and wool production, talking to our visitors about the practical activities they are showcasing - from planting and processing to scutching and spinning! Activities will vary per month and are subject to volunteer availability.

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.

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

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).

Join Hayley Simmons (Museum Learning Assistant) as she explores the colourful world of fashion and beauty in the Ancient Roman Empire. Where the status of the Roman citizen was paramount and hygiene a necessity. Find out what influenced Roman clothing, by looking at their own words and art, and how they, in turn, influenced the fashions of societies to come through artefacts re-discovered over time.