Learning Events

Norwich Death Café at Sainsbury Centre

Meet in the Modern Life Café at 2pm, and at 3.30pm join us for a special tour of the collection which will highlight one special object related to death each week.

Death Café is a worldwide movement that brings people together to drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. Our aim is to normalise these conversations and in so doing help us all to enjoy our (finite) lives.

This is a free event and all guests get their first cuppa on the house.

To find out more about what to expect at a Death Cafe go to www.deathcafe.com

Please Note: Death Cafe events are offered as an informal space for talking about death with a view to normalising these conversations. As such they are not offered with the intention of providing bereavement support.

The Norwich Death Cafe team are happy to signpost on to other organisations locally offering this kind of support where needed. Contact norwichdeathcafe@gmail.com for further details.

Death Cafés are held throughout the year at the Sainsbury Centre’s Modern Life Café. Tickets are free, but booking is essential. Please make your selection below for the date you wish to attend. Please email Lauren Wilson at lauren.l.wilson@uea.ac.uk if you would like to bring a guest. 

Venue: Sainsbury Centre, Modern Life Café, UEA, Norfolk Road, Norwich NR4 7TJ

Term-time workshops for parents, carers and preschool children of all ages. Take part in relaxed guided exploration followed by multisensory play with a Sainsbury Centre artist. Suitable for 0-5 years old, accompanied by an adult.

Babies with an older sibling do not require a ticket.

Bursary places are available for families on a low income. Email Rachel.Anstey@uea.ac.uk 

If this event is fully booked and you would like to be added to the waiting list, please Rachel.Anstey@uea.ac.uk 

Building Blocks with artist Ian Brownlie

Collect, connect and construct in reponse to artworks in the gallery.

Term-time workshops for parents, carers and preschool children of all ages. Take part in relaxed guided exploration followed by multisensory play with a Sainsbury Centre artist. Suitable for 0-5 years old, accompanied by an adult.

Babies with an older sibling do not require a ticket.

Bursary places are available for families on a low income. Email Rachel.Anstey@uea.ac.uk

If this event is fully booked and you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact Rachel.Anstey@uea.ac.uk

Ball Games with artist Dot Howard

Roll up! Or down, or maybe bounce a-round with Dot. This Mini Studio takes balls and ball games as our inspiration.

Young Artists Studio 7-11

A day-long workshop for 7-11 year-olds with Anna Brass. Examine medieval marginalia: the mysterious, marvellous and occasionally cheeky little pictures and notes that decorate old, handwritten texts. In this drawing-focused workshop you'll wotk with Anna and other young artists to create your own doodled repsonses to artworks in the Sainsbury Centre.

Bursary places are available for families on a low income and looked-after children. Email Rachel.Anstey@uea.ac.uk 

Young Artists Studio 12-16

A three-day project for 12 to 16 year-olds with Rose Feather, Marnie Hardy and Ian Brownlie. Work with three artists over three days of workshops to hone your collage, painting and 3D construction skills. Take inspiration from works in the Sainsbury Centre and curate a selection of your own work for display in the gallery.

Bursary places are available for families on a low income and looked-after children. Email Rachel.Anstey@uea.ac.uk