EXHIBITION: Featuring original woodblock prints from our collection, this exhibition explores the sophisticated urban culture of Japan in the 18th and 19th centuries.
EXHIBITION: To complement Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, three young Bristol artists have produced Leonardo Unfinished – an eclectic and compelling manifesto to nurture your inner polymath.
EXHIBITION: To mark 500 years since his death, we will be displaying twelve drawings by Leonardo da Vinci as part of a national celebration of one of history’s geniuses.
SPECIAL EVENT: The Bristol Art Library is an art and performance project created in 1998 by the artist Annabel Other. It consists of handmade books commissioned from artists in a portable library the size of a suitcase, travelled the world over with the…
WORKSHOP: Design your own still life compositions by using a whole range of artificial human and animal bones, and wax sculptures of different areas of the body.
WORKSHOP: In this half-day workshop, you will learn about écorché (flayed studies) using tracing paper and drawing materials to build up bodies from the inside out.
WORKSHOP: Using theatrical silicone rubber, you will reconstruct the muscles and tendons in body paint to give a convincing depiction of dissected anatomy.
SPECIAL EVENT: Do you know the difference between breadnut and breadfruit? The Food Journey is a multi-sensory exploration of the human relationship with the planet.