There's lots going on at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum during the school holidays! It's the perfect place to delve into Coventry’s history and engage with art and culture.

School Holidays at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

• Opening Times: 
  • Monday: CLOSED (Open for Bank Holiday Mondays only)
  • Tuesday to Saturday: 10am - 4pm
  • Sunday: 12pm - 4pm
• Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, CV1 5QP
• Prices:
  • Day Passes: Adults, £4.50 | Go CV, £3 | Go CV+ and Children, FREE
  • Annual Passes: Adults £9 | Go CV, £5 | Go CV+ and Children, FREE
• Booking: You don't have to book to visit The Herbert, but you can book certain exhibitions, events and activities here.

What's on this Feb Half Term at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Nature's Journey: From Dinosaurs to Birds | Children's Crafts

• Dates: Tuesday 17 - Friday 20 February 2026
• Times: 10.00am – 3.30pm
• Booking: Drop In
• Price: £2.50 Per Child, Under 3s FREE | Adults go FREE* (*Admission fees apply)
• Here's all the info and the activities on offer each day

Head to Herbert Art Gallery this February half-term for nature-inspired creative activities. All materials provided. Suitable for ages 3+ with adult supervision

Discover how dinosaurs evolved into birds, explore the wildlife thriving in our British climate, and learn about sustainability through hands-on making. Create beautiful upcycled glass lanterns and recycled cardboard bird sculptures while uncovering the extraordinary story of our planet.

Museum Takeover Day | University of Warwick

• Dates: Wednesday 18 February 2026
• Times: 10am - 3:30pm
• Booking: Drop In
• Price: Included with admission
• Here's all the info

Join University of Warwick students for an inspiring Museum Takeover Day! Explore hands-on activities that reveal the wonders of animal evolution and the importance of planet sustainability. Families can connect with natural sciences, discover how life adapts and thrives, and uncover the science behind our collections. 

Art Masterclasses: British Birds Still Life Oil Painting

• Date: Thursday 19 February 2026 
• Times: 10.30am-12.30am & 2pm-4pm 
• Suitable for: Ages 8-16 
• Booking: Book Online 
• Price: £12.50 Per Child, adults go free  (Admission fees apply)
• Here's all the info and how to book.

Learn traditional oil painting techniques using British bird taxidermy as still life subjects. Discover the art of traditional oil painting in this hands-on masterclass! Children will develop their sketching skills and observational techniques by drawing from beautiful British bird taxidermy specimens - a unique opportunity to study feathers, forms, and natural details up close.

Open Studio | Crafts for 14-17 Year Olds

• Date: Friday 20 February 2026 
• Times: 12pm - 3pm
• Suitable for: Ages 14-17 
• Booking: Drop In
• Price: Included with admission
• Find out more

Have fun and socialize while doing some arts and crafts. We will provide a range of art materials but feel free to bring along your sketchbook or personal projects 

Exhibitions to Explore

Coventry Biennial 2025: Obsessions, Posessions: Coventry Biennial 2025 will facilitate a collective exploration of the roles and functions of collecting within the art, museum, heritage and knowledge production sectors, the wider community and the artists’ studio.

The programme of exhibitions, events and activities will platform the co-creation and presentation of new artworks and exciting reimaginings of collections and archives rooted in society’s shared obsessions and possessions.

Ranging from major national art collections to personal and family archives, from libraries to what can be found beneath your kitchen sink, from warehouses full of artworks to photo albums full of memories, we will explore how and why we collect, what it means to collect and will examine the impacts, legacies, politics and problematics of what is (or isn’t) included.

Dippy the Dinosaur - Dippy the dinosaur is a life-size, plaster-of-paris replica of a Diplodocus carnegii  skeleton. It became the first Diplodocus to go on display anywhere in the world when it was gifted to the Natural History Museum by Andrew Carnegie on 12 May 1905.

Warwickshire's Jurassic Sea - Discover the amazing creatures that lived in Coventry and Warwickshire during the time of the dinosaurs.

Coventry Rugby Club - A display celebrating 150 years of Coventry Rugby Club. Located in the History Gallery.

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