Turtle Key Arts: Sisters 360

Two brightly dressed women are on a stage holding up skateboards above their heads. The background set it bright and colourful with skatepark ramps.

This event is part of The Spark Festival 2026. Fatima and Salima are hijabi-wearing step-sisters with one goal: win the Tiny is Mighty skateboarding competition. But when family tensions threaten […]

Next Gen. Creatives: Movement

‘Movement’ is a collaborative project between the Attenborough Arts Centre’s Next Gen Creatives and artist Mellow Baku. Across eight sessions, the group came together to explore the idea of movement […]

Culture Talk: How TB Sculpted Modernism

An x-ray looking image of an industrial building in black and white. Below it says 'Modernity is always on the horizontal.'

This event is chaired by Dr Nuala Morse, Associate Professor in Museum Studies at University of Leicester. The Leicester TB Research Group is pleased to host this special event to […]

Sunday Sessions: Give it a go!

Five pink, paper mache, cartoon heads in a line looking outward.

This event is part of The Spark Festival 2026 Join our friendly learning team in the sensory Salmon Gallery to get creative with a choice of arts and crafts in […]

WORD! with John Hegley

Join us with John for this first WORD! of the new summer season. John Hegley has been referred to as – ‘Comedy’s Poet Laureate (The Independent), ‘Scandalously talented’ (Sunday Times) […]

WORD! June Edition

WORD! written over a scene of a performance taking place in the courtyard in the evening.

WORD! is a 24 year old, Leicester based and UK Saboteur nominated, poetry and spoken word organisation. They deliver one of the longest running poetry events in the UK, alongside […]