Current and recent exhibition and events
DEREK JOHN MORRIS BA PPRBS 1940-2025
Derek Morris, who has died at the age of 85, was born in 1940 in Birmingham, England, and grew up in an intensely creative family. His father was a craftsman/sculptor, his mother an embroiderer and his sister a silversmith turned jeweller. Derek studied Fine Art at...
Hungate to host the Plunkett Prize exhibition
We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society again, this time as the host venue for the exhibition of shortlisted photographs from the inaugural Plunkett Photographic Prize. The theme of the prize celebrates...
OPEN NOW: Shape Shift Converse Rework
Shape Shift Converse Rework is an exhibition that tells the stories of a three-year collaborative project at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich, which commissioned 15 international artists to work with patients and staff to create major artworks. This exhibition has been...
Exhibition and event archive
Epoche: withholding of assent (2022)
Epoche: Withholding of Assent (2022): A site-specific installation at Hungate Medieval Art by Su Nicholls
Coming soon to Hungate: epoche ii
Hungate is closed this weekend (30th and 31st July) in preparation for the opening of Epoche II
what lies beneath: evening lectures
A series of lectures on archaeological topics, to accompany the What Lies Beneath exhibition.
A tale of two caistors
Monday 30th May: join us for a lecture on the archaeology of Caistor St Edmunds by Dr Natasha Harlow.
Halftone Printing
Here at Hungate, we have been working with volunteers to unwrap, clean, sort, and catalogue printing blocks from the newspaper of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society. Inspired by what we’re come across in this process, here is a run-down on...
The Newspaper Wars of Norwich
As Hungate’s Unwrapping Archaeology events allow our volunteers and the public to sort through printing blocks dating back to the 19th century, it’s fitting to look into Norwich’s printing history. As I’ve been volunteering with Hungate as a part of my...