Collections
Tour
Every Wednesday and Thursday, 12.30-1.15pm
Collections tour
Join one of our knowledgeable guides as they take you round one of our collections in focus.
Get to know one of our collections in more detail and then explore the others at your own pace after the tour.
prices and information
Tours are free with a valid day ticket or membership.
Please meet by the shop in the main house at the start of the tour.
Upcoming Collections Tours
Wed 25 Mar – Portrait Miniature: Jewel in the Hand
Thu 26 Mar – Renoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism
Wed 1 Apr – Treasures from the Barber Institute
Thu 2 Apr – Fame, Fortune and Fashion – British Portraits
Wed 8 Apr – Ancient China: Power & Belief
Thu 9 Apr – Renoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism
Wed 15 Apr – The Grand Tour: Destination Naples
Thu 16 Apr – Renoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism
Wed 22 Apr – ‘Saint George, that swing’d the dragon’
Thu 23 Apr – Renoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism
Wed 29 Apr – Treasures from the Barber Institute
Thu 30 Apr – British Folk Art – Everyone’s Story
Modern
Masterpieces:
Paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Wed 12 Nov 25 - Sun 6 Sep 26
Bruegel to Rembrandt:
Drawing Life,
Sketching Wonder
Sat 14 Mar – Sun 28 Jun 2026
spring into lego
Sat 28 Mar – Sun 12 Apr 2026