Talks, Tours and Workshops
Get more from your visit by coming along to one of our tours. Book your place online or call the Box Office on 01234 718044. Use the promotional code HIGGINS30 to remove any transaction fee.
© Despair and Promise by Vicky Lindo and Bill Brookes
20 September,
12 - 12:30pm
Join the Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art for a half hour tour of some of the highlights of Edward Bawden & Me. Use the promotional code HIGGINS30 to remove any transaction fee. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
16 October, 22 November & 17 January
12 - 1pm
£6.85, concessions £5.50 – Book Online
Join the Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art for an hour long tour of some of the highlights of Edward Bawden & Me. Use the promotional code HIGGINS30 to remove any transaction fee. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
17 September, 22 October, 26 November, 10am - 11.30am
£12.90, concessions £10.35 – Booking EssentialBook Online
This session is the perfect opportunity for Bawden fans and those new to the subject to have an up-close look at the extensive Edward Bawden collection. Works from the collection, including some that have never been on display before, as well as old favourites, will be introduced by The Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art. Use the promotional code HIGGINS30 to remove any transaction fee. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
Bedford’s Planes, Trains and Automobiles Tour
16 October 11.30–12 noon
£3.50, concessions £2.95 Book Online
Join the Keeper of Social History and explore Bedford’s transport heritage including Airship R101, Bedford Times coach, Dan Albone cycle, the coming of the railways and the Adams car.
Hare and Tortoise Rag Rug, 2023 by Lu Mason
Rag Rug workshop
25 October, 11.15am – 3pm (with a break for lunch)
£10 –Book Online
Join renowned rag rug artist Lu Mason for this special rag rug workshop. Lu will be showing us how she made her two beautiful rugs in the Edward Bawden & Me exhibition. Techniques shown will be the loopy and clippie method. Hessian and hooks will be provided, please bring some old fabric and scissors.
Community Portrait: Reprint Revolution
7 November 2024 3 to 6pm
A symposium to explore AI and photography, questioning the reimagining and reinterpretation of community image creation.
Join us for a panel discussion on topics including bias in algorithms, fair representation and the use of AI as a progressive tool in arts and culture.
Join us for a panel discussion exploring topics including bias in algorithms, fair representation, and AI as a progressive tool in arts and culture.
Speakers include AI artists Fergus Laidlaw and Arnab Chakravarty
Please book your free place online or by calling 01234 718044, using the promotional code HIGGINS30 to avoid paying a transaction fee.
In Conversation with Peter Brathwaite and Dr Lucy Peltz, NPG
21 November, 6.30-8.30pm,
£6.85, concessions £5.50 – Book Online
Peter Brathwaite talks to Lucy Peltz, Head of Collection Displays (Tudor to Regency) and Senior Curator 18th Century Collections at the National Portrait Gallery conversation about Black portraiture and Peter’s exhibition. Use the promotional code HIGGINS30 to remove any transaction fee. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
Play with Me, 1981 by Edward Bawden ©The Estate of Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden & Me – The Cat Tour
15 November, 12 - 12.30pm
£3.50, concessions £2.95 – Book Online
The Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art has been finding it increasingly hard to not just focus on all the cats in the exhibition in her tours so for half an hour that’s all she is going to talk about! Cats include Jonny Hannah’s boxing cats, Chris Corr’s dreaming cat, Sheila Robinson’s tabby cat and of course a clowder of Edward Bawden’s of cats. Use the promotional code HIGGINS30 to remove any transaction fee. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
Rag Rug Christmas Wreath workshop
22 November, 2-4.30pm
Join local artist Anne-Marie Abbate to make a rag rug inspired Christmas wreath. A metal frame, ribbon and some materials will be provided, please bring additional material if required.
Fine and Decorative Art Tour
28 November 11.15 – 12.15
£6.85, Concessions £5.50 – Book Online
Have you ever wanted to know how the art collections were formed and why they are here in Bedford? All will be explained with a tour of the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Collection. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
The Higgins Highlights Tour
6 February 11.15am – 12.15pm
£6.85, Concessions £5.50 – Book Online
Join us for an introductory tour of the highlights of The Higgins Bedford featuring Bedford’s heritage. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
To book places on exhibition tours and workshops please call the Box Office on 01234 718044 (open Tues – Sat 10am – 4pm) or go to the website www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk/Book_Online