Saturday Exhibition Tours: Cosmos, the art of observing space

Saturday Exhibition Tours: Cosmos, the art of observing space

Saturday 07 February | Saturday 07 March | Saturday 04 April

Venue

Main Galleries, RWA

Date

Saturday 07 February

Join us for our monthly Saturday morning tour inspired by our latest exhibition, led by insiders, exhibition experts, and artists!  

Our tours are hosted on the first Saturday of every month, at 11am - 12pm and are free with an exhibition ticket. There is no need to book, simply join us on the day.

Coming up during Cosmos: the art of observing Space:

  • Saturday 07 February - with 'Cosmos' exhibition curator Ione Parkin RWA and Kathryn Johnson, RWA Head of Exhibitions - standing, main galleries
  • Saturday 07 March with Simon Hitchens RWA - standing, main galleries. 
  • Saturday 04 April with Melissa Wraxall. For thousands of years, humans across the globe have keenly observed the cycles of the night sky, weaving mythology into the seasonal and navigational star knowledge they needed to survive. To complement the RWA show Cosmos, join Australian born, Bath based painter Melissa Wraxall, for insights into the celestial knowledge of First Nations people from Australasia, in “Southern Skies – contemporary Aboriginal responses to the cosmos”. This is a seated talk, in the Youngwood Room. 

 

main image: Impossible Landscape 15-05-25, Michael Porter RWA

Cosmos: the art of observing Space


      Cosmos: the art of observing Space

24 January - 19 April 2026

Curated by Ione Parkin RWA, a major art and science exhibition celebrating our enduring fascination with Space.

From Free to £11

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