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.

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

Young Artists' Studio (7-11)

29 May 10:30 - 15:30 Sea Sound Scapes

What do the seas have to say to us? Spend a day at the Sainsbury Centre with associate artist Johann DonDaniel. Explore sound through sea water, movement and words. Experiment with sound technologies and work together to create an intriguing hydro acoustic world. Suitable for ages 7-11. Book in advance on our website. 

Buy ONE family ticket which includes gallery entry, studio activites and materials, and a snack for your young person / people.

You will recieve an automated email with a link to a short questionaire, which must be completed to attend this unaccompanied workshop.

Tickets cost £15 per person attending.

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

£15: 1 child ticket

£30: 2 child ticket

£45: 3 child ticket 

£60: 4 children ticket 

Young Artists' Studio (12-16)

29 - 31 July 10:30 - 16:00 Can the Seas Survive Us? 

During this 3-day workshop, you'll develop your own project with support from three Sainsbury Centre associate artists: Marnie Hardy; Ian Brownlie and Rose Feather. Use a range of techniques including drawing and digital photography to create works on paper in response to our Can the Seas Survive Us? Exhibition season. Experiment and develop your ideas alongside other young artists. Learn book-binding techniques to finish your work ready to display in the Living Area. Suitable for ages 12-16. Book in advance on our website. 

Buy ONE family ticket which includes gallery entry for three days, three studio workshops and all materials. 

You will recieve an automated email with a link to a short questionaire, which must be completed to attend this unaccompanied workshop. 

Tickets cost £45 per person attending.

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

£45: 1 person ticket

£90: 2 person ticket

£135: 3 person ticket

£180: 4 person ticket

Mini Studio: Term-time workshops for parents, carers, and preschool children. Take part in relaxed guided exploration followed by multisensory play with a Sainsbury Centre artist. Book from the beginning of each month on our website and pay what you can. Dates:

13 May 1030 - 1200 Sea Monster with Rose Feather

Buy ONE family ticket which includes gallery entry, Mini Studio activities and a snack for everyone.

Tickets cost £10 per child, up to a maximum of £25 per family. 

Babies with an older sibling do not require a ticket.

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

£10: 1 child ticket

£20: 2 children ticket

£25: 3+ children ticket

Mini Studio: Term-time workshops for parents, carers, and preschool children. Take part in relaxed guided exploration followed by multisensory play with a Sainsbury Centre artist. Book from the beginning of each month on our website and pay what you can. Dates:

10 June 1030 - 1200 Waves with Abby Page

Buy ONE family ticket which includes gallery entry, Mini Studio activities and a snack for everyone.

Tickets cost £10 per child, up to a maximum of £25 per family. 

Babies with an older sibling do not require a ticket.

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

£10: 1 child ticket

£20: 2 children ticket

£25: 3+ children ticket

Mini Studio: Term-time workshops for parents, carers, and preschool children. Take part in relaxed guided exploration followed by multisensory play with a Sainsbury Centre artist. Book from the beginning of each month on our website and pay what you can. Dates:

8 July 1030 - 1200 Watery World with Dot Howard

Buy ONE family ticket which includes gallery entry, Mini Studio activities and a snack for everyone.

Tickets cost £10 per child, up to a maximum of £25 per family. 

Babies with an older sibling do not require a ticket.

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

£10: 1 child ticket

£20: 2 children ticket

£25: 3+ children ticket

Wednesday 30th April 2025

2 - 4pm, Meet at Gallery Reception

Free

Join us for this informal dialogue event, using Sonia Levy’s film We Marry You O Sea as a Sign of True and Perpetual Dominion as a stimulus for conversation.  

This is part of a series of Connecting Oceans in Conversation events programmed by Sarah Wade and Pandora Syperek, supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.