An exterior shot of the Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery

The North East's leading gallery of historical and contemporary art.

New Bridge Street, Newcastle, NE1 8AG

0191 278 1611

https://laingartgallery.org.uk/

60. Portray Yourself!

2026-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 Saturday Only

Open: 6-10.30pm

Explore how the dresses behind the gallery’s portraits were made and worn in this free, drop-in crafting workshop to try your hand at making embellishments for 18th and 19th-century clothing - No crafting experience necessary!

Enjoy an exclusive tour with Amy, Exhibition Officer, of the new temporary exhibitions; the National Portrait Gallery’s celebrated painting competition, the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025, alongside Exploring Identity, a portraiture exhibition curated from North East Museums’ art collections that provides historical context to the Portrait Award. Tickets are £8.82 per person. Tours will take place at 6.30pm and 7.45pm. Pre-booking essential at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/events-laing-art-gallery/e-vrproz

Last entry 10pm

Maintained by Harry Bailey