House of Illustration Proceed to checkout Expand navigation Current & future events Select a date Select a date Calendar << April 2020 >> MoTuWeThFrSaSu 12345< 6789101112< 13141516171819< 20212223242526< 27282930 < Filter by event type All (22) Exhibition (7) Late opening (5) Family workshop (4) Mini Change-Makers (4) Adult education (6) Masterclass (4) Course (2) The first ever retrospective of the Polish-Jewish émigré who brought European modernist aesthetics to British graphic design. Bottle labels for Schweppes, 1960 © The Estate of George Him Main Gallery exhibition George Him: A Polish Designer for Mid-Century Britain Until 10 May 2020 The UK’s first public exhibition dedicated solely to gay cultural icon Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen) on the centenary of his birth. Untitled, from Sex on a Train, 1974 © Tom of Finland, the Tom of Finland Foundation South Gallery exhibition Tom of Finland: Love and Liberation Until 28 Jun 2020 The first ever permanent space dedicated to the UK’s most celebrated illustrator. Mouse on a Tricycle, from QB Papers © Quentin Blake cropped Quentin Blake Gallery exhibition Quentin Blake: From the Studio Until 31 Jan 2021, 10:00am - 5:30pm Lifting the lid on the untold story of illustration in the criminal justice system over the last 200 years. Harold Shipman trial © Priscilla Coleman Main Gallery exhibition Forensic Art: Illustrating Justice 22 May to 20 Sep 2020 Experimental comics and found poetry from House of Illustration’s sixth annual residency. Park Bench 2 © Peony Gent South Gallery exhibition Peony Gent: Illustrator in Residence 3 Jul to 18 Oct 2020 Tackling big topics for little people through image-making, storytelling and play. Moonlight Travellers © Quentin Blake 3 Workshop for 2-5 year olds Mini Change-Makers: September Workshop for 2-5s 3 Sep 2020, 10:30am - 12:00pm After-hours gallery opening on the first Friday of the month. Park Bench 1 © Peony Gent Late opening First Friday: September 4 Sep 2020, 5:30pm - 9:00pm A full-day workshop with botanical illustrator Elaine Searle. Botanical Illustration © Elaine Searle 6 1 day masterclass for adults (SOLD OUT) Masterclass: Botanical Illustration 12 Sep 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm Discover the joys of illustration through a series of mini creative projects with Merlin Strangeway. Mark-making © Merlin Strangeway 4 week evening course for adults Short Course: Pleasures of Illustration 14 Sep to 5 Oct 2020, 7:00pm - 9:30pm A full-day workshop with illustrator Sion Ap Tomos. Expressions © Sion Ap Tomos 1 day masterclass for adults (SOLD OUT) Masterclass: Illustrating People 20 Sep 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm Tackling big topics for little people through image-making, storytelling and play. I Hear You Hear 2 © Peony Gent Workshop for 2-5 year olds Mini Change-Makers: October Workshop for 2-5s 1 Oct 2020, 10:30am - 12:00pm An afternoon workshop with medical illustrator Merlin Strangeway. Stress © Merlin Strangeway 1 day masterclass for adults (SOLD OUT) Masterclass: Illustrating Mental Health 11 Oct 2020, 1:00pm - 5:00pm A weekend discovering the joys of illustration – back by popular demand! Pleasures of Illustration4 (c) Merlin Strangeway Weekend course for adults (SOLD OUT) Weekend Course: Pleasures of Illustration 17 to 18 Oct 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm A full-day workshop with illustrator Sion Ap Tomos. Horse © Sarah McDonald 1 day masterclass for adults Masterclass: Illustrating Animals 1 Nov 2020, 1:00pm - 5:00pm The first ever retrospective of one of the most important author-illustrators of all time. Detail of illustration for Ethel and Ernest book cover, 1998 © Raymond Briggs, published by Penguin Random House Main Gallery exhibition Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective 2 Oct 2020 to 31 Jan 2021 Large-scale drawings and embroideries exploring family life in London and Saint Lucia. Before the Last Time © Olivia Twist South Gallery exhibition Olivia Twist: London/Fond Gens Libre 23 Oct 2020 to 31 Jan 2021 Tackling big topics for little people through image-making, storytelling and play. Home © Olivia Twist Workshop for 2-5 year olds Mini Change-Makers: November Workshop for 2-5s 5 Nov 2020, 10:30am - 12:00pm Tackling big topics for little people through image-making, storytelling and play. Page spread from Father Christmas © Raymond Briggs, 1973, published by Penguin Random House 1 Workshop for 2-5 year olds Mini Change-Makers: December Workshop for 2-5s 3 Dec 2020, 10:30am - 12:00pm
