Join in on the Easter fun, with art, family activities and the Ealing Book Festival at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.
Come and celebrate Easter at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery! This April, we spotlight various activities that promise to enrich and inspire.
Easter highlights include Easter Holiday Workshops: The Pride of England, Easter Holiday Events Tours, and Mini Makers: School Holiday Edition.
Join in on the exciting Ealing Book Festival, with talks and workshops across the Manor & Gallery. There is something for everyone! Read on for the complete list of activities and make the most of this vibrant season.
“A beautiful ambience in dialogue with the drama of the space.”
Wallpaper*
“Irwin’s vibrant sculptures offer a welcome escape.”
Culturalee
Iconic photography featuring Grace Jones, David Bowie, Kate Moss, and more.
A display of artwork created by Ealing primary school students responding to Idris Khan & Annie Morris: When Loss Makes Melodies.
Explore our latest exhibition, and the wider house, this Easter break with a series of special family tours.
Evening talk with Rich Ward and Annemarie Flanagan.
Artist-led creative play sessions for kids aged 1 to 8 years. Join for artistic fun at The Rickyard by Walpole Park playground. Ticket includes 20% off treats at Pitzhanger Pantry and free entry to Pitzhanger.
Family Yoga sessions are an opportunity for families to bond together through movement, breathing and relaxation to build trust and share quality time together as well as learn new skills.
Over the Easter holidays, we are inviting Ealing families to Pitzhanger for a very special series of workshops celebrating football and art, presented in partnership with Brentford FC Community Sports Trust.
Art workshop with artist Matt Small to decorate his sculptures of the Three Lions.
Drop-in multi-sports and games in Walpole Park
Celebrated political columnist and commentator Daniel Finkelstein shares the devastating experiences of his parents during the second world war & leading historian Roger Moorhouse tells the fascinating story of the brave group of Polish diplomats who rescued a number of Jews.
Join artist and story-teller Narvir Singh for a creative workshop focusing on identity and personal heritage.
Join us for what will be an entertaining and lively event showcasing some of the best writing talent that Ealing has to offer!
Booker prize-winning author Eleanor Catton, talks about her dazzling new psychological thriller. One of the most acclaimed novels of 2023, it explores some of the key themes of the 21st century from land-grabbing and climate change to surveillance, greed and corruption.
Two leading figures in publishing, one also a successful author of children’s and adult’s books, help demystify the publishing process, offering valuable tips on how to present and pitch your work, through to finding an agent and a publisher and how to engage with the marketing and publicity of your book.
Join celebrated poet and editor of this ground-breaking anthology of Sri Lankan and diasporic poetry to hear more about a long-neglected national literature that chronicles the island’s turbulent history and reshapes understanding of a country that has always thrilled the foreign imagination.
Join artist and Poetic Pastel Press founder Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck to create pencil drawings, cutouts and paper collages inspired by the transition to Spring as observed in the garden and park of Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.
Marina Cantacuzino explores ‘forgiveness’ and shares some extraordinary stories of people whose lives have been shattered by violence, tragedy and injustice and who are learning to forgive, reconcile and move on.
Why does espionage fiction remain so popular and compelling? Join three leading writers in the genre.
Lauren Child’s ‘Clarice Bean’ books have been delighting readers for the last 25 years. Join Lauren to hear about her latest heart-warming and beautifully illustrated story in which the wonderful Clarice is thinking about all that is endangered.
Some called it a craze, to others it was a cult. Award-winning historian Kathryn Hughes talks about how Edwardian Britain fell in love with cats and the role illustrator Louis Wain played in changing them from reviled pest controllers to adored family members.
James Pendle and Lisa Kelly are two established, published poets from Ealing who have all confronted issues around access, wellbeing and exclusion. For this event they share their poetry. There will be some time at the end of the event for audience questions and discussion.
Legendary guitarist for Roxy Music and acclaimed solo musician Phil Manzanera shares his eventful life story.
Join local textile artist Aisling Haymes for a collage class focusing on pattern and colour. Each participant will create a unique blueprint for a quilt, showcasing the endless possibilities when working with geometric shapes.
Join artist and arts educator Lauren Veevers for a drop-in art workshop.
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Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
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Office: 020 3994 0967
Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00
Last admissions one hour before closing
Partial Closure: 17 October, 3–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room and the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 3–5pm on 17 October for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
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