Watercolour Now, Norwich Castle Museum, 4 October 2025 - 1 March 2026

Watercolour Now explores the distinctive qualities of painting in watercolour. Selected by artist Simon Carter, the exhibition brings together an exciting range of contemporary approaches to watercolour in the Timothy Gurney Gallery at Norwich Castle. The eight artists featured share a fascination with how watercolour can capture diverse and often fleeting relationships with light, colour, landscape and history.

The exhibiting artists are Simon Carter, Christoper Le Brun, Alf Löhr, Barbara Nicholls, Melanie Russell, Mark Stewart, Charlotte Verity and James Faure Walker.

As part of the exhibition, the artists selected works from Norfolk Museums Service's historical collections that they felt resonated with their own approaches to watercolour. These paintings, which are mostly from the nineteenth century, are on display in the Colman Watercolour Gallery at Norwich Castle.

Open daily including Sundays: 10am to 5pm. Last entry at 4.30pm.

ncas members free entry.

Paula Rego: Visions of English Literature, Norwich Castle Museum, 18 October 2025 - 18 January 2026

One of the great printmakers and storytellers of our time, Paula Rego drew inspiration from a vast range of sources - from traditional folklore and fairy tales, to literary classics and nursery rhymes.

Paula Rego: Visions of English Literature will present three of the artist’s most ambitious and profound series of works in printmaking: Nursery Rhymes, Peter Pan and Jane Eyre, made across a decade of the artist’s life. Each series will be accompanied by a variety of personal items from the artist, many of which have rarely been publicly displayed. Preparatory sketches, etching plates and Rego’s very own childhood copy of Peter Pan will offer audiences an intimate portrayal of the artist's lifelong fascination with literature and insight into how the artist transformed this material into startlingly original and unexpected pictures.

Presented by Hayward Gallery Touring, Paula Rego: Visions of English Literature showcases the artist’s remarkable printmaking practice, taking a deep look into the literary influences that have inspired Rego’s works.

Open daily including Sundays: 10am to 5pm. Last entry at 4.30pm.

ncas members free entry.

Art in the Close, Norwich Cathedral September 2025 - Spring 2026

Ancient architecture and contemporary sculpture combine in an exciting new exhibition of outdoor art by John Maine RA and Lynn Chadwick

Art in the Close will run from September 2025 to Spring 2026 and will see the Norwich Cathedral Close become the inspirational setting for a mix of works by both artists. Visitors can enjoy discovering works in three different areas of the Close - the Cloister, the Lower Close and Almary Green.

Entry to the exhibition is free.