Celebrate the Festival of Light: Diwali in Leicester
Diwali is an important event for Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities all over the world – and in Leicester we like to celebrate it like no other. Often referred to […]
Celebrating 6 Years with BBC Children in Need
Attenborough Arts Centre’s Inclusive Youth Arts programme has been generously funded by BBC Children in Need since April 2015 and has now been running for 6 wonderful years. This short […]
University of Leicester placement students bid their farewells
Over the past 8 week we have had the pleasure of hosting three placements’ students from the University of Leicester MA Museum and Art Gallery studies. They have worked within […]
Little Inventors Project selected as a finalist for the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2021
The Little Inventors In Space project, being facilitated by The Attenborough Arts Centre’s Bob Christer, has been nominated for the prestigious Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year award, for […]
Gallery reopens with a brand new exhibition
It’s been a long time coming, but we the Attenborough arts centre are thrilled to open our gallery doors for a brand new exhibition. Stretching throughout galleries 1 and 2, […]
AAC is thrilled to announce a new project with The British Museum in partnership with Pedestrian
We are thrilled to announce that after the hard work of our education and outreach team, The Attenborough Arts Centre, in Partnership with Pedestrian, will be working with The British […]
School children ‘Ask the Astronaut’ with Attenborough Arts Centre
School children from Leicester and Leicestershire have found out exactly what it means to travel into space by having their questions answered by UK astronaut Tim Peake. Major Peake spent […]
Second DCMS and AAC Culture Recovery Grant
Attenborough Arts Centre is delighted to have been the recipient of a second Culture Recovery Grant from the DCMS administered by Arts Council England, which will secure the creative culture […]
Trans* Postcard Project goes live
To mark the Trans Day of Awareness, March 31, the Attenborough Arts Centre is launching the Trans* Post Project, inviting both trans*/non-binary/non-conforming people to sign up for a free postcard […]
Attenborough Arts Centre & Disability Arts Online – Visual Artist Support Commissions Selected
Attenborough Arts Centre and Disability Arts Online are pleased to announce the five artists selected to receive a commission of £1500 and participate in their new co-produced artist support programme. […]