We are open 10am–5pm from Good Friday (29 March) to Easter Monday (1 April). Enjoy the manor and gallery this Easter bank holiday weekend. Book your visit.
14 May 2019
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Education Room, Pitzhanger Manor
The Education Room, Pitzhanger Manor 0-3 years £5 per child (£2 per sibling)
Join us for our very first ‘Little Builders’ creative play sessions for under 5s and their adults. We’ll be exploring materials and textures, shapes and colours before making collages.
🎨 Immerse yourself in the vibrant universe of Alice Irwin`s `Chinwag` exhibition at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery! 🌟 Irwin beautifully intertwines inspiration from children`s toys and playtime with thought-provoking themes. 🎈 From jigsaw puzzles to snakes & ladders, Irwin`s art captures the innocence and joy of youth while delving into the complexities of human identity. 🎨✨
Experience the magic of her work, where traditional meets contemporary in a captivating blend of colours and forms. 🌈 Don`t miss this chance this exhibition, igniting conversations and sparking joy for all who visit. 🎉
Come join the fun and let Irwin`s playful creations transport you to a world of wonder! 👧🎨 Book now with link in bio.
Alice Irwin: Chinwag 📅 Opens 24 January 2024, Wednesday – Sunday 📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 Access with General Admission / Members go free
March🚶♀️into March with Mini Makers! 🎨 Don`t miss out on our exciting sessions led by artist and teacher Antoine Genevier. We’ve got lots of fun-filled activities lined up, perfect for children aged 1 to 5 years.
Plus, introducing Mini Makers School Edition for kids up to 8 years old, ideal for the upcoming holidays! 🐣🖌️ Let your little ones unleash their imagination while you sit back and relax with a coffee ☕️ and a treat from Pitzhanger Pantry 🥐. We’ve got you covered.
Hurry and book your spot before tickets run out! ⏰ Link in bio.
Mini Makers 📅 8, 13, 22 & 29 March 2024 🕙 10.00am – 2.00pm 📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 £9 Standard / £1 Concessions / Members: 6–12 FREE sessions/year
We are thrilled to unveil the inaugural Ealing Book Festival programme from 11–14 April 2024 at Pitzhanger! 🎉
Join us for a literary celebration featuring two former Children`s Laureates, a Booker Prize-winning novelist, and legends from the worlds of music and history. 🌟
📖 Highlights include: – 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 and 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 enchanting us with their latest works. – 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 discussing her new book `Birnam Wood`. – 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻 sharing tales from his iconic career and early days in London. – Engaging talks by 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗻𝗲, and 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀, among other distinguished authors and speakers.
🎟 Tickets are available now! Dive into the full programme and secure your spot at this festival by visiting pitzhanger.org.uk See you at #EalingBookFestival2024! 📚❤️
✨ Looking for some creative adventures this half term? Join Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery this Sunday. Experience the beauty of traditional Chinese painting 🖌, led by artist Helen Chan, while celebrating Lunar New Year! Unleash your creativity and capture the spirit of the season in your artwork.
Plus, this Friday let your little ones unleash their creativity at the special Half Term Mini Makers. 👩🎨 From cardboard constructions to messy masterpieces, 🎨 it`s a blast for ages 6 months to 8 years. Get ready for the fun! 🎉✨
Link in bio.
Open Sunday: Chinese Painting Workshop with Helen Chan 📅 Sunday 11 February 2024 🕙 10.30am – 12.30pm 📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 Free for Ealing residents / Children visit free with a paying adult if out-of-borough
Get ready for Half Term? 🌟 Pitzhanger has the perfect activity for you! Join us this February with a special Half Term Mini Makers edition.🎨🌟 Let your kids aged 6 months to 8 years unleash their creativity! 🤗 From building and painting with cardboard to sensory play and drawing, there`s something for every little artist. 🖌️✨
Parents, sit back and relax as your children build confidence and fine motor skills in a mess-free environment! Join us at The Rickyard in Walpole Park for these artist-led sessions – conveniently located near Pitzhanger Pantry and the park`s playground for a perfect family day out! 👨👩👦👦✨
Link in bio. Don’t miss out on the fun! 😊
Mini Makers – February Half Term 📅 16 February 2024 🕙 10.00am – 2.00pm 📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 £5 Standard / £1 Concessions / Members: 1–2 FREE sessions/month
🎨👨👩👧👦 Family fun at Pitzhanger! Get creative this January with our free family workshops every weekend! Join us on Sunday, 21 January, for `Talking Shapes` with Ruth Pickard and on Sunday, 28 January, for `Painting the Winter Sky` with Cai Jia Eng. 🖌️☁️
🌟 Plus, don`t miss our special collaboration with Kongtinue on Saturday, 27 January — `Depicting Yourself in a Line` workshop for 8–13-year-olds! A unique chance for kids to express their stories through art. 🖼️✏️ Perfect for little artists and families looking for weekend creativity! Learn more at www.pitzhanger.org.uk 🌈
Pitzhanger Open Sundays 📅 Every Sunday 🕥 10.30am – 12.30pm 🎫 Free for Ealing residents / Kids free with paying out-of-borough adult
Heard the news? 🗞️ London welcomes its first baby beaver in centuries! 🌿 Join the celebration at Pitzhanger`s Open Sunday on 15 October. From hands-on workshops to an insightful activity trail, immerse yourself in the story of the beaver`s UK return. 🎨🐾 Ealing residents enter free, and children visit free with a paying out-of-borough adult. See you there! Learn more with the link in bio.
Open Sunday: Nature’s Architects — Reintroducing Beavers to Ealing 📅 Sunday 15 October 2023 🕙 10.00am – 12.30pm 📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 Free for Ealing Residents / Kids free with paying out-of-borough adult
Regular sessions of Mini Makers this October! Play and explore with artist and teacher Antoine Genevier in an exploratory play session inspired by the Autumn season. In these sessions, we welcome children aged 6 months to 5 years with a variety of child-led activities and art-making, including building and painting with cardboard and other materials, sensory play, drawing, and more!
Your children will build their confidence, creativity, and fine motor skills while making a mess that you won’t have to clean up at the end!
It is advisable to wear suitable clothing as Mini Makers sessions will be messy!
Please Note: 🤸♂️This is a drop-in session. Your ticket gives you entry anytime between 10:00am and 1:30pm. 🤸♂️Mini Makers sessions are always busiest towards the beginning – if you would like more space and time for your activities, it is advised to come later on if at all possible.
Extras: 🧁Show your Mini Makers ticket at Pitzhanger Pantry to get 20% off Mr Whippy kiddie cones as well as cake or cookies! 🧁Your ticket also grants you free entry to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery – just show your ticket at the reception!
Mini Makers 📅 4, 13, 20, 27 October 2023 | 10am – 2pm 📍 The Rickyard, Walpole Park, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 £5 / £1
Details of all our October Open Sundays are now up on the Pitzhanger website! Join us on Sunday mornings every week for a range of activities and workshops!
🎃 1 October – Celebrate the start of Black History Month with Tyan Jones` interactive re-telling of The Fire Children and a drop-in art workshop with Tamira Kitchens. 🍂Storytelling performances at 10.30 – 11am & 11.30 – 12pm. 🍂Drop-in workshop in the Education Room from 10.30am – 12.30pm.
🎃 8 October – Come to Pitzhanger`s Education Room for a drop-in art workshop with Judy Preece 🍂Drop-in workshop from 10:30am – 12:30pm.
🎃 15 October – Nature’s Architects: Reintroducing Beavers to Ealing 🍂Drop-in workshop for all-ages with Rebecca Cargill from Blue Fox Forest School. Come along and make your own wooden beaver and weave a beaver tail! 🍂This project is part of The Wild Escape, an @artfund project uniting nature and creativity in the UK. The Wild Escape is made possible by lead support from @aceagrams National Lottery Project Grants, with additional support from @artfund
🎃 22 October – Kongtinue: Friendship Festival, a special Fun Fair hosted by an organisation comprised of Hong Kong social workers and educators, dedicated to facilitating the integration of young immigrants from Hong Kong into British society. 🍂 Drop-in art workshop in the Education Room from 10:30am – 12:30pm. 🍂 Stage Performances & speeches, game booths, merchant stalls, community art exhibition and more!
🎃 29 October – Halloween: Spooky Puppets! 🍂 Join artist Ruth Pickard for a spooktacular session of creativity at our Halloween workshop where we will make a moveable puppet out of coloured card. 🍂 Drop-in from 10.30am – 12.30pm
📅 Every Sunday in October, 10am – 12.30pm 📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 FREE to Ealing Residents / Included in General Admission
Join artist and teacher Antoine Genevier on Thursday 28 September for Mini Makers, an exploratory play session. In this session, we welcome children aged 6 months to 8 years with a variety of child-led activities and art-making, including building and painting with cardboard and other materials, sensory play, drawing, and more!
Your children will build their confidence, creativity, and build their motor skills while making a mess that you won’t have to clean up at the end!
It is advisable to wear suitable clothing as Mini Makers sessions will be messy. You may wish to bring a spare change of clothes!
Please Note: 🎨This is a drop-in session. Your ticket gives you entry anytime between 10:30am and 1:30pm. 🎨Mini Makers sessions are always busiest towards the beginning – if you would like more space and time for your activities, it is advised to come later on if at all possible.
Extras: 🖌️Show your Mini Makers ticket at Pitzhanger Pantry to get 20% off Mr Whippy kiddie cones as well as cake or cookies! 🖌️Your ticket also grants you free entry to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery – just show your ticket at the reception!
📅 Thursday 28 September 🕣 10.30am – 2pm 📍The Rickyard, Walpole Park (Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Ealing Green, London, W5 5EQ) 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 £5 / £1
Mini Makers returns in September! Join artist and teacher Antoine Genevier in an exploratory play session inspired by the season. In these special sessions, we welcome children aged 6 months to 8 years old with a variety of child-led activities and art-making, including building and painting with cardboard and other materials, sensory play, drawing, and more!
Your children will build their confidence and creativity while making a mess that you won’t have to clean up at the end!
Wear suitable clothing as Mini Makers sessions will be messy. These are drop-in sessions and your ticket will grant you entry anytime between 10:30am and 1:30pm. Mini Makers sessions are always busiest towards the beginning – if you would like more space and time for your activities, it is advised to come later on if at all possible.
Some fun extras: ❗ Show your Mini Makers ticket at Pitzhanger Pantry to get 20% off Mr Whippy kiddie cones as well as cake or cookies! ❗ Your ticket grants you free entry to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery – just show your ticket at the reception!
📸Photo by Roger Green
📆 Wednesday 6 September & Thursday 28 September, 10.30 am – 2.00 pm 📍The Rickyard (Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery) in Walpole Park 🚇Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail) 🎫 £5 / £1 concessions Single and Single+ Members: 1 FREE session per month Joint Members: 2 FREE sessions per month
🌟 Calling all young detectives and artists! 🌟 The Stolen Songbird Trail is now open at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery! It is an exciting, interactive experience inspired by Judith Eagle`s new book. 📖
🕵️♀️ Solve clues and find the hidden painting as you explore the Manor, just like Caro in the book! 🏰
🎨 Ready to show off your creativity? Draw your version of the Stolen Songbird and win £50 of Faber children`s books! 🖌️
📷 Don`t miss out on capturing the fun in our photo frame in the Conservatory! Tag us with @Pitzhanger and @FaberChildrens. 🌿
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery 📅 Wednesday to Sunday (Open on Bank Holiday Monday) 📍 Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ 🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)