Event details
Tuesday 9 April | 10.30am to 12pm
£6.50 per child | £2.50 per adult
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Max 1 adult per child.
Join us for a fun and creative family workshop inspired by the Picturing Childhood exhibition. Through collage and drawing, you’ll have the opportunity to explore various techniques to create unique family portraits - you can even add a family member’s face to one of our pictures from the exhibition! Your sibling could be Magdalena in her beautiful red dress, or your pet dog could be standing beside the Duke as a little boy.
Please bring a family photograph to work from. Suitable for children age 5+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
All materials are provided. Please meet at the top garden gate at 10.20am. The event take place The Old Potting Shed which is a step free, accessible venue with baby change facilities. Please note this session does not include house, garden or farmyard tickets.
If you would like to join this event and have questions about accessibility, please contact Chatsworth Education at [email protected] so we can discuss your specific requirements.
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