Talks, Tours and Workshops
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.
For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044. 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.
© Despair and Promise by Vicky Lindo and Bill Brookes
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.
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.
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.
Chris Brown on Edward Bawden
4 Dec 12-1
£6.85, concessions £5.50 – Booking Essential
Chris Brown’s first contact with Edward Bawden’s work was as a child looking at his illustrations for Andrew Lang’s book ‘Tales of Troy and Greece’. Twenty years later his tutor at the Royal College of Art arranged for them to meet and so started a lifelong friendship. In this talk Chris, curator of Edward Bawden & Me, will talk about their time together and Bawden’s influence on his work. For concessionary rate please call the Box Office on 01234 718044.
Community Portrait: Reprint Revolution Symposium
Tuesday 14 January 2025
13:30-17:00 - Free Entry
Booking Essential
For more information and how to book, visit
https://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/events/community-portrait-reprint-revolution/
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