Please note that the Modern Life Cafe will be closed during the Easter break from 28 March to 2 April 2024 but our Terrace Cafe remains open as well as the rest of the Sainsbury Centre.

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What’s on this Easter

Looking for things to do this Easter? We have got you covered, with something for all the family to enjoy.

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Artist Talk: Ro Robertson

Sainsbury Centre’s Chief Curator of Art, Tania Moore, will be in conversation with artist Ro Robertson. 

25 April- 25 April 2024

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What is Truth?

This year, the Sainsbury Centre is investigating how we can know what is true in the world around us through a series of fascinating, interlinked exhibitions – In Event of Moon Disaster, Liquid Gender, Jeffrey Gibson: no simple word for time and The Camera Never Lies – bringing together some of the world’s leading artists and creative thinkers, plus a new, interlinking publication.

17 February- 20 October 2024

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Sediment Spirit: The Activation of Art in the Anthropocene

Curated by John Kenneth Paranada, the first Curator of Art and Climate Change at a UK museum, this exhibition brings together local and international artworks from the 1960s to the present day which are responding to the climate crisis in all its complexities.

15 October- 14 April 2024

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Jeffrey Gibson: no simple word for time

In his first solo exhibition at a UK museum, American artist Jeffrey Gibson (b.1972) will create a new site-specific installation for the Sainsbury Centre.

24 February- 4 August 2024

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Channel

Immerse yourself in our content hub, exploring the life stories of our living collection.

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Dear Art

Since our relaunch in 2023, visitors can choose from a range of digital, analogue and experiential pathways to build new relationships with art in the museum.

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Art Talks Back: Director’s Introduction to the Sainsbury Centre’s ‘What Is Truth?’ season

Sainsbury Centre director Jago Cooper gives an introduction to our new season of exhibitions exploring 'What Is Truth?', which commenced in February 2024.

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Sharing Stories: Artist Anj Smith on Leonora Carrington’s ‘Old Maids’

In this interview, Sophie, LGBT rights activist and sea swimmer, talks to us about their relationship with gender and the natural world in response to Ro Robertson’s piece, ‘Stack (Body Set in Motion)’.

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Immersive Audio Experience

Sharing Stories empowers you to choose the voice of the artwork you want to listen to. Holding up your camera phone to any artwork on display, the image recognition app Smartify instantly brings up when this artwork was born and its life story.

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Interpretations: Episode 06 with Charlotte Debono

In this episode, Charlotte Debono takes the listener on the journey of her own personal responses to the Sainsbury Centre, stopping to reflect on Giorgio Morandi’s Still Life.

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