 Titanic 110 event | Sunday 10 April | SeaCity Museum
To mark 110 years since the Titanic set sail from Southampton and to remember the stories and lives of those who sailed upon RMS Titanic, we will host a special event involving LEGO, in partnership with The BRICK People, including:
- Solve the “Under the Sea” anagram trail featuring LEGO® bricks!
- Features builds from That Brick LUG! (LEGO® User Group)
- Open build play area
- Official LEGO® sets on display
- Speed build competition
- Buy rare and discontinued LEGO® sets*
- Win a minifigure tombola!*
- Face painting*
To enjoy the LEGO® activities you will need a museum entry ticket, we recommend pre-booking entry to the museum here. *small charges for drop in activities may apply.
 Family walking tours, all day culture clubs, messy activities and creative classes for young minds. Keep the children busy this Easter holiday with our fun family workshops and tours below!
Week 1
Mon 11 April
Kids’ Culture Club - Ostrich sized Easter | Southampton City Art Gallery | 9am-5pm | We’ll be decorating massive Easter eggs and more in this whole day of creative fun and discovery for children aged 6 to 12yrs.
Tue 12 April
Kids’ Culture Club - Terrific Titanic! | Southampton City Art Gallery | 9am-5pm | We’ll be exploring the fascinating story of Titanic, making a lucky talisman, designing a luxury cruise ship and more in this whole day of creative fun and discovery for children aged 6 to 12yrs.
Peter Rabbit inspired mobiles (Under 6yrs) | Southampton City Art Gallery | 10.15am and 11.45am | Enjoy story time with us in the gallery and create your own inspired Peter Rabbit mobiles. Lots of techniques for little fingers to try.
Wed 13 April
Boingy Bunny Wire Sculptures (5-12yrs) | Southampton City Art Gallery | 10.15am | Create your very own funny bunny sculpture with springy legs ready for Easter.
Family Walking Tour: Walking the Titanic | Tudor House and Garden | 10.30am | Walk the sites and places of the Southampton’s Titanic story.
Thu 14 April
Boingy Bunny Wire Sculptures (5-12yrs) | Southampton City Art Gallery | 10.15am | Create your very own funny bunny sculpture with springy legs ready for Easter.
Play with Clay: Easter Hares Family Workshop (5yrs+) | Southampton City Art Gallery | 12.30pm, 2.30pm | Create your own clay bunny with your family in this creative clay session.
Week 2
Tue 19 April
Green Man Wall Plaques – A Family Workshop (6yrs+) | Tudor House and Garden | 10.30am| Get creative in this clay session inspired by the mythical Green Man.
Wed 20 April
Wicker Man and Wish Jars | Tudor House and Garden | 10.30am | Get crafty and Make Wicker Men wishes and Glowing lanterns ready for the Celtic festival of Beltane.
Family Walking Tour: Walking the Titanic | Tudor House and Garden | 10.30am | Walk the sites and places of the Southampton’s Titanic story.
Thur 21 April
Play with Papercutting: Springs Scenes Family Workshop (7yrs+) | Southampton City Art Gallery | 10am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm | Design and create your own stunning paper cut spring scene.
Fri 22 April
Play with Tie Dye Family Workshop | Southampton City Art Gallery | 10am | Experiment with different colours and techniques with fabulous results!
 ZoieLogic Dance Theatre present RIDE - Southampton Tour | Various sites across the City | 9 - 18 April 2022 | Free - no booking required!
The smash hit show RIDE is returning to Southampton and you’re invited! ZoieLogic Dance Theatre are taking Stanley the 1980s Ford Orion on tour with a brand new cast of dancers to locations across the city in April and would love to see you there...
- Sat 9th April - 1.30pm / Mansel Park, Millbrook
- Sun 10th April - 2pm / Weston Parade Car Park
- Wed 13th April - 12pm & 4pm / Below Bar, City Centre
- Thu 14th April - 1.30pm & 5.30pm / Holyrood Estate
- Sat 16th April - 2pm & 3pm / Monk's Way, Mansbridge
- Mon 18th April - 12pm & 2pm / St James’ Park, Shirley
Ride is an outdoor dance theatre performance, which is a fun and surprising take on the classic summer road trip. It tells the story of three men whose lives collide when they discover a most curious thing; a car that seems to have a life of its own. Watch the trailer here
Find out more at www.zoielogic.co.uk/ride
 SeaCity Museum will be opening an exhibition on Saturday 2 April to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, in the Southampton Stories gallery. Titled ‘Celebrating a Reign’, the exhibition will showcase how Southampton has celebrated coronations and jubilees of both Elizabeth II and previous monarchs. Exhibits will include banners used as decorations in the docks for the 1953 coronation and Southampton’s original City Charter of 1964, granted by the Queen.
Also in Southampton Stories, we have added a small display about the Falklands War to mark the 40th anniversary of the campaign, which includes six paintings by former President of the Society of Marine Artists, David Cobb. The paintings were recently donated to our Maritime & Local History collection in memory of Commander David Joel RN, who was the Naval Liaison Officer in Southampton during the Falklands War.
You can get your SeaCity Museum tickets here.
 The Science Behind the Art: Coastal Erosion | 5 April - 7pm | Southampton City Art Gallery
Discover the science behind Julian Perry's art in There Rolls The Deep, in this fascinating online talk with speakers from the Environment Agency and New Forest District Council and the artist as they explore the effects of coastal erosion and the work undertaken to combat this in two local areas; The Isle of Wight and Hurst Spit, near Lymington.
Book here
Desert island artist: Join our artist talks online | Next talk 14 April - 7.30pm | Online talk via Zoom
In this series of informal in-conversations with guest artists, we share their thoughts and knowledge on eight works of art, including three of their own, that have inspired and shaped their art practices over the years.
Join Roy Plumley aka artist and curator Tim Craven (Chair of the Friends – FoSMAG) on occasional Thursday evenings to hear about the careers and motivations of the following guest artists:
- 14 April 7.30pm: Melanie Rose
- 12 May 7.30pm. Lisa Traxler
Book these talks here
Titanic lifeboats: myths and media mayhem | 12 April - 7pm | Online talk via Zoom
Online talk with Titanic historian and researcher Mark Chirnside. You will explore the story of Titanic's lifeboats and the ensuing myths and fascination in the media that has followed ever since. Discover the lifeboat rules preceding the Titanic disaster, how increased liner sizes impacted these regulations, how the Olympic Class ships were designed in relation to lifeboat provision and look at examples of Titanic lifeboat disinformation in the media.
Book here
Sing for Earth with Blue Sky Choir, Glorious Harmony and Sing for Earth Pop Up group | 23 April - 3pm | Southampton Art Gallery
Join the Blue Sky Choir at Southampton City Art Gallery, 23 April at 3pm for Earth Day. Inspired by the theme of current exhibition There Rolls The Deep, with concern about sea levels rising and the ecological crisis. The programme will include beautiful earth blessings from around the world and singing to bring joy, connection and hope. There will also be opportunities for you to join the singing at times if you wish.
Discover more on www.naturalvoice.net
 Southampton City Art Gallery are inviting artists to respond to the question ‘What does culture mean to you?’
Now the finalists have been announced and Southampton is in the top four in it's bid to become UK City of Culture in 2025, we wanted to remind you that you can explore and celebrate what culture means to you by submitting a piece of art to our Open Exhibition.
Everyone’s culture is unique to them, and it can mean many different things to different people. It might be playing or watching sport, singing, music or dance. It might involve books, paintings, theatre or television. It might be different histories, religion or spirituality, or the food we love, how we style our hair, or our sense of fashion and what we wear. It can be about the special or our everyday lives. It’s part of what makes us human. There is no right or wrong way to enjoy culture – it belongs to everybody and it is constantly evolving and changing.
Entrants are encouraged to consider the theme of culture as creatively and widely as possible and can submit work in both 2-D and 3-D form in any medium including painting, photography, drawing, original prints, mixed media, textile, sculpture and video.
The successful artists will have their work exhibited at Southampton City Art Gallery from 02 July – 10 September 2022.
Find out more here
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