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30/05/2026

🩵 Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the grand opening of Spiral Spot with us today!

Seeing so many families exploring, playing, and letting their imaginations run wild was the perfect way to kick off this special installation and end our 25th anniversary celebrations.

📣 Turn your sound 🆙 to hear exactly what our toughest critics, the under-5s themselves, thought of this new playable public artwork.

If you missed out today, don't worry! Spiral Spot is officially open right outside the art gallery and museum, waiting for your little ones to explore.

Thank you again to local artist Julia Snowdin who imagined and brought into reality this incredible pop of colour and creativity in Rugby town centre.

🎉 Spiral Spot is now OPEN! 🌟Step into a world of color and creativity with this playful, party-popper inspired installat...
30/05/2026

🎉 Spiral Spot is now OPEN! 🌟

Step into a world of color and creativity with this playful, party-popper inspired installation by local artist Julia Snowdin, sitting just outside the art gallery and museum.

Come join the fun today (Saturday 30th May) from 10.30-12.30 when you can also enjoy FREE activities with your little ones aged 2+ alongside the artist behind the installation!

Designed especially for and with children under 5, celebrating our 25th anniversary, this vibrant sculpture invites families to explore art together through movement and imagination.

Free Drop-In Sensory Exploration for BabiesJoin us on the first Monday of every month for Baby Hour, a special hour desi...
30/05/2026

Free Drop-In Sensory Exploration for Babies

Join us on the first Monday of every month for Baby Hour, a special hour designed for parents, guardians, and their little ones under the age of two. Enjoy a visit to the Unveiled exhibition and sensory light play in our activity space.

When: Monday 1 June, 10-11am, free, no booking required
Where: Activity Space, 2nd Floor, Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Website: www.ragm.co.uk/family

The Rugby Town Rugby Borough Council

Stay Cool with our Free hunt!Beat the heat this half term and join us for our 'Super Sounds' hunt. Explore the intriguin...
27/05/2026

Stay Cool with our Free hunt!

Beat the heat this half term and join us for our 'Super Sounds' hunt. Explore the intriguing sounds scattered throughout all three floors of our cool exhibition spaces, and submit your completed sheet for a chance to win a prize!

Availability: During our opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm

The Rugby Town Rugby Borough Council

26/05/2026

💌 1 WEEK LEFT TO ENTER!

Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, in collaboration with Warwickshire Libraries, are inviting local poets to submit their entries for the Love Rugby Poetry Competition!

This call out is open to all ages, children and adults alike, just submit your poem by email to [email protected] by Monday 1st June 2026.

Write a poem which celebrates what you love about living in Rugby for the chance to have your poetry on display in the outdoor MOAT Gallery on Regent Place during the Love Rugby Festival.

Find out more at www.ragm.co.uk/Love-Rugby

📢 Join us for an art talk TOMORROW - last few tickets remaining!Alexander Adams: Life and worksWe look forward to welcom...
22/05/2026

📢 Join us for an art talk TOMORROW - last few tickets remaining!

Alexander Adams: Life and works

We look forward to welcoming Rugby Collection artist Alexander Adams for an upcoming art talk in May. Join us as Adams discusses his creative practice, career and the process behind his two Rugby Collection artworks: ‘Boy’ and ‘Untitled’. Adams has been an artist for 30 years after studying at Goldsmiths, College, London. He has lived in both London and Berlin, and has works in museums around the world.

Only a few tickets left! To book your space, please visit: https://www.ragm.co.uk/unveiled-the-rugby-collection

Image: Boy, Alexander Adams. Rugby Borough Council, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.

Rugby Borough Council The Rugby Town Northants & Rutland Open Studios Warwickshire Open Studios Leicester Society of Artists Kettering & District Art Society - KDAS Art at the Alex Warwickshire What's On

🪵If you’ve visited us recently, you might have noticed something wonderful happening at eye-level for our littlest visit...
22/05/2026

🪵If you’ve visited us recently, you might have noticed something wonderful happening at eye-level for our littlest visitors.

We are absolutely thrilled by the response to this spectacular series of hand-carved tactile panels by local artist Tom Jennings. Tom has taken key elements from the Rugby Collection and translated them into stunning, touchable wood carvings.

While the surrounding exhibition, UNVEILED: The Rugby Collection in Full, celebrates these historic artworks visually, Tom’s panels invite you to experience them with your hands.

This commission combined our commitments to making our exhibitions accessible and engaging for all audiences, providing opportunities to invest in the skills of our community of incredible local artists and craftspeople, and being conscious of our environment footprint utilising natural and renewable materials where possible.

With just two more weeks left until UNVEILED: The Rugby Collection in Full closes, May half-term is the perfect time to pop in!

Bring the family to explore the exhibition and experience Tom's wonderful tactile panels before the gallery closes to get ready for our summer exhibition on Saturday 30th May.

Find out more about what's on at www.ragm.co.uk

🎉 Join us on Saturday 30th May, for the grand opening of Spiral Spot! 🌟Step into a world of color and creativity with th...
22/05/2026

🎉 Join us on Saturday 30th May, for the grand opening of Spiral Spot! 🌟

Step into a world of color and creativity with this playful, party-popper inspired installation by local artist Julia Snowdin, sitting just outside the art gallery and museum.

Designed especially for and with children under 5, celebrating our 25th anniversary, this vibrant sculpture invites families to explore art together through movement and imagination.

From 10.30-12.30 you can also enjoy FREE fun with your little ones aged 2+ with the artist behind the installation.

🎥 It was fantastic to have two Media Practice students from Birmingham City University with us earlier in the week.Irene...
21/05/2026

🎥 It was fantastic to have two Media Practice students from Birmingham City University with us earlier in the week.

Irene, who is currently in her second year, and Joel, who is in his first year, collaborated with our Senior Exhibitions and Programming Officer, Katie Boyce, and Senior Learning and Engagement Officer, Phoebe Hilton, to record a 360° video of our exhibition UNVEILED: The Rugby Collection in Full.

This initiative will archive this landmark exhibition and allow people near and far to explore our collection of 257 contemporary British artworks long after it closes next Saturday.

This project has built on the thriving partnership between the university and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, as we work together to explore and test the use of immersive technologies to improve visitor experience and expand the reach of our exhibitions and collections.

Join us for The Good Times craft workshops!Our 'The Good Times' craft workshops are monthly craft and reminiscence sessi...
21/05/2026

Join us for The Good Times craft workshops!

Our 'The Good Times' craft workshops are monthly craft and reminiscence sessions aimed at adults living with Dementia and their carers. Participants can make a different craft each month while enjoying a cuppa and a biscuit. This month we will be making string art and there are last minute spaces available!

Visit the website, or call 01788 533217 to book: www.ragm.co.uk/good-times

The Rugby Town Rugby Borough Council

Free drop-in object handling session this may half term!Explore our collection by interacting with authentic objects fro...
20/05/2026

Free drop-in object handling session this may half term!

Explore our collection by interacting with authentic objects from the past. Discover how these items reveal the rich social history of Rugby.

When: Bank Holiday Monday 25 May, between 10am-12pm
Age: Suitable for all
Where: The Local History Gallery, 1st floor
No need to book for this free drop-in event!
Visit: For more half term activities see our website www.ragm.co.uk/holidayfun

The Rugby Town Rugby Borough Council

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