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Mould, shape, paint and animate to create your own portraits of people important to you.
Also, try out our new family trail History Detectives and see if you can solve the puzzle to uncover the code!
Free, limited availability; first come first served.
Animating Faces
Photography Studio
11.00 – 13.00 and 14.00 – 16.00
Get ready to play with clay and mould your own fun faces. Watch as your creations come to life through stop motion animation magic!
Funny Faces
Art Studio
11.00 – 13.00 and 14.00 – 16.00
Get inspired by different portraits to create a giant cardboard head mask and join in a procession in the gallery.
Paint your Mug
Clore Studio
11.00 – 13.00 and 14.00 – 16.00
Create your own memorabilia mug! Paint famous faces or people that you know on your own mug to take home.
Portrait Cut Outs
Floor 3, Room 18
11.00 – 16.00
Cut, stick, and piece together your own fun portrait using images from the collection.
Colourful Collage Portraits
Floor 3, Room 4
11.00 – 16.00
Join illustrator Emma Thrussell and get creative making your own colourful paper collage portrait! Make a self-portrait or get inspired by the paintings around you. Explore facial features with fun shapes to build-up a masterpiece.
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Time:
11:00 - 16:00
Prices:
Free
Age:
All ages
Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus
A public car park is 195 metres from the Orange Street entrance on the corner of Whitcomb Street and Orange Street.
Audrey Green Café, Larry's Café Bar, The Portrait Restaurant by Richard Corrigan, The Portrait Pavilion
All our entrances have step-free access and all levels of the Gallery are connected by lifts. The Gallery has accessible toilets, a Changing Places Toilet, and our cafés, restaurant and shops have step-free access. Visitor Experience staff and our friendly volunteers are fully trained to support volunteers who require assistance – please ask for help. A limited number of manual wheelchairs and a walker are available to borrow free of charge from the Ticket and Membership Desk on Floor 0.
Guide, hearing and assistance dogs are welcome at the Gallery. A water bowl is available at the Ticket and Membership Desk. The nearest place to toilet your dog is Leicester Square.
