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 Easter at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Crafting Stories: Celebrate Heritage, Family and Community Through Art

• Dates: Saturday 28 March - Saturday 11 April 2026 (excluding Monday 30 March and Sundays) 
• Times: 10.30am – 3.30pm
• Booking: Drop In
• Suitable for: Ages 3+
• 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 Easter for creative activities. All materials provided. Suitable for ages 3+ with adult supervision

Discover what makes each of us unique as we create art inspired by themes of family, heritage, belonging, and community. We will use different materials and recyclable resources to build story homes, design message banners, and create mixed-media portraits to take home and treasure.

Our Stories and Heritage | Pop Up Exhibition

• Dates: 6, 7, 8 & 9 April 2026
• Times: 10.00am – 3.30pm
• Booking: Drop In
• Suitable for: Ages 14+
• Here's all the info and the activities on offer each day

Step into our vibrant pop-up exhibition celebrating the rich heritage of South Asian families in Coventry. 

Inspired by the Stories That Made Us - Roots, Resilience, Representation exhibition, which showcases the lived experiences of a South Asian family in Coventry from 1968 to 2010, featuring immersive room settings, oral histories, radio broadcasts, music, video and graphics to bring these stories to life.

Youth Artists Holiday Clubs

• Dates: Thursday 2nd & 9th April 2026
• Times: 9am - 4pm
• Price: Book Online | LIMITED AVAILABILITY |  £15 per person
• Suitable for: 7- to 11-year-olds 
• Here's all the info

Designed especially for creative 7- to 11-year-olds, our new Herbert Art Gallery Holiday Club offers a full day of hands-on arts and crafts inspired by our current exhibitions.

This Easter, we are drawing inspiration from our Stories That Made Us living history exhibition, exploring the powerful themes of Roots, Resilience, and Representation through exciting artistic activities led by professional artists.

Your young creators will work alongside artist Julia Snowdon to construct an impressive 80s sculpture, discovering how art can tell stories about our past and present. They'll also collaborate with storyteller Amy Wilde to create shadow puppets and bring narratives to life, exploring how stories shape our understanding of heritage and identity.

Exhibitions to Explore

CASE: Coventry Art Societies Exhibition - A diverse and inspiring collection of artworks created by members of art societies and art groups across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Saturday Town - The pop up portrait studio documenting youth culture since 2013.

Stories That Made Us - Roots, Resilience, Representation - Dynamic exhibition tracing four decades of South Asian experience in Coventry.

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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