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Welcome to spring 2026
at 
Compton Verney

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Plan a brilliant day out this spring at Compton Verney.

Lively outdoor events, creative workshops and drop-in family activities are balanced throughout the season with expert talks, curator insights and guided tours.

Events

 

Events
The Taotie Annual Ritual
A museum exhibit showcasing a series of framed photographs depicting people wearing elaborate paper masks and costumes. The photographs are displayed on a bright red wall with text providing context for the exhibit.
Events

The Taotie Annual Ritual

with Artist Gayle Chong Kwan

Sat 10 Oct 2026

2pm – 4pm
After HoursHalloween
Events

After Hours
Halloween

Sat 31 Oct 2026

6pm – 9.30pm
The Textile Fair
Events

The Textile Fair

Fri 6 – Sun 8 Nov 2026

The Gift Fair 
Events

The Gift Fair 

Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Events

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Concerts by Candlelight

Sat 12 Dec 2026

School holidays

Workshops, talks and tours

 

TALKS & TOURS
CollectionsTour
This image shows two porcelain dogs sat symmetrically next to each other next to other historical objects.
Talks & Lectures Included in Admission

Collections
Tour

Wed and Thu

Exhibition tour
Talks & Lectures Included in Admission

Exhibition 
tour

Wed and Thu

A Walk in the Park  Late Summer Landscape Tour
A wooden pond dipping structure over a lake, with trees and vegetation surrounding the area, creating a tranquil natural environment in the late afternoon or early evening light.
Talks & Lectures

A Walk in the Park 

Late Summer Landscape Tour

Fri 25 Sep 2026

11am – 11.45am
Curator Tour and TeaRaqib Shaw: Night Sonnets
Talks & Lectures

Curator Tour and Tea
Raqib Shaw: Night Sonnets

Fri 9 Oct 2026

2pm – 3.30pm
Artist Tour and TeaNancy Cadogan: The Lost Trees
Talks & Lectures

Artist Tour and Tea
Nancy Cadogan: The Lost Trees

Fri 16 Oct 2026

2pm – 3.30pm
Archaeological Secrets Tour: Hunter Gatherers, Romans and Anglo-Saxons
Talks & Lectures Included in Admission

Archaeological Secrets Tour:
Hunter Gatherers, Romans and Anglo-Saxons

Pre-booking advised

Fri 13 Nov, 11am

11am – 11.45am
In Conversation:Alan Powers, The Pleasures of Pattern
Talks & Lectures

In Conversation:
Alan Powers,
The Pleasures of Pattern

Fri 20 Nov 2026

2pm – 3.30pm
Curator Tour and TeaThe Pattern of Life: Enid Marx and Modern British Design
Three-colour linocut still life by Enid Marx showing a sliced watermelon, pumpkin and cucumber on a dark patterned background, with bold black lines and teal, pink and yellow tones.
Talks & Lectures

Curator Tour and Tea
The Pattern of Life: Enid Marx and Modern British Design

Fri 18 Sep and 27 Nov

Exhibitions

 

Exhibitions
ModernMasterpieces:Paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Dimly lit interior with a child and two adults seated at a table under a glowing lamp.
Exhibitions Included in Admission

Modern
Masterpieces:
Paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Wed 12 Nov 25 - Sun 1 Nov 26

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Sculpture in the park
Four golden sculptures are displayed in front of a grand classical building with columns; two large trophy-like pieces with eyes and faces, and two smaller helmet-shaped sculptures.
Exhibitions Included in Admission

Sculpture
in the
park

Now open

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