Discover how a charity school founded in the eighteenth century transformed into the UK’s first art centre as our Director of Cultural Legacies Bryan Biggs leads a tour of our Grade I listed building, offering a special insight into over 300 years of our history as part of Heritage Open Day Festival.
Join Director of Cultural Legacies Bryan Biggs, on a tour that offers insight into how the Bluecoat was transformed from a charity school to the first arts centre in the UK.
Explore our building, with over 300 years of interesting history, that has hosted a wide range of visitors and exhibitors such as Picasso, Matisse and Stravinsky, through to contemporary artists like Sonia Boyce, Jeremy Deller and John Akomfrah.
This years Heritage Open Day theme is ‘Creativity Unwrapped’. Our tours will unwrap the heritage of the Bluecoat, demonstrating that creativity has always been at the heart of what we do.
Tour times
Sat 9 Sep, 2pm – 3:30pm
Sun 10 Sep, 2pm – 3:30pm
Tickets
Free, booking required.
Event Date: Saturday 9th September 2023 - Sunday 10th September 2023
Categories: Accessible event | Arts | Free | Heritage | Tour
