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.
Concession prices are offered for most events to people over 65, students, those with disabilities plus their carer, National Art Pass members and adults receiving benefits.
Exhibition Tour
24 April 12–12.30pm
Tickets £3.95 per person, concessions £3.35
Booking Essential
Join the Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art for a lunchtime tour of some of the highlights of the exhibition.
Talk on Noel Carrington by Joe Pearson
27 February 2–3pm Free - Booking Essential
New Venue - Bunyan Meeting Church, Mill Street, Bedford MK40 3EU
Join exhibition curator Joe Pearson to learn more about the amazing career of Noel Carrington and the artists he championed. Joe is an established collector and writer on mid-century lithography. In 2015 he founded Design for Today, a press and publisher, with the aim of working with designers and illustrators to create limited edition books and cards.
Archive Session
Friday 17 April, 2pm–3.30pm
£14.60, concessions £11.60 – Booking Essential
Hidden in secret drawers inside The Edward Bawden Gallery are hundreds of prints, drawings and ephemera. Join the Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art for a delve through some of them. The session is a perfect opportunity to see well known works as well as pieces that have never been on display before with an informative guide.
Exhibition Tour
11 February 12–12.30pm
Tickets £3.95 per person, concessions £3.35 - Booking Essential
Join the Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art for a lunchtime tour of some of the highlights of the exhibition.
Introduction to Archaeology
7 February, 11.15am - 1pm
Free, Booking essential
Archaeology is the study of past human life. Archaeologists primarily focus on material remains. In this introduction to archaeology, we will explore some of the approaches used by archaeologists to reconstruct past lives, with a specific focus on excavations in and around Bedford.