Talks, workshops and late openings
Pick a date on the calendar to see what is on and book a place. Places left come from the front desk system and update through the day.
November 2026
Dots mark days with events. Mondays are closed.
Choose a date
Tap a day with a dot to see its events and book.
Everything this season
7Nov
Talk 11:00
Curator's walk: Indigo
Forty minutes in Room 4 with the exhibition curator. Meet at the front desk.
₦3,000 6 of 25 places left (example)
8Nov
Tour 15:00
Highlights tour
Free with admission. Eight works in forty minutes.
Free 18 of 30 places left (example)
12Nov
Late Thursday 17:00
Music in the courtyard
A highlife trio from 5pm to 8pm. Free entry from 4pm, no booking.
Free 300 of 300 places left (example)
14Nov
Families 10:00
Draw with one line
Ages 5 to 11 with a grown up. Paper, ink and a sticker for every finished line.
₦4,000 7 of 20 places left (example)
18Nov
Talk 14:00
Conserving cloth in a humid city
Our textile conservator on humidity, light and the cloth store.
₦2,000 33 of 60 places left (example)
21Nov
Film 16:00
The roof painter
A 52 minute documentary on Tunde Afolabi-Coker, then questions with the director.
₦2,500 41 of 80 places left (example)
26Nov
Late Thursday 18:00
Poetry and zobo
Six poets read in the Ruby Room. Free, no booking.
Free 120 of 120 places left (example)
28Nov
Workshop 10:00
Adire dye day
10am to 3pm with a working dyer. Cloth, paste, indigo and lunch included.
₦15,000 4 of 12 places left (example)
5Dec
Families 10:00
Saturday sketch club
Ages 8 to 14. Drawing in the galleries with an artist.
₦3,000 12 of 20 places left (example)
10Dec
Members 18:00
Members' evening
Private view of the new print room hang. Members and one guest.
Free 64 of 150 places left (example)
12Dec
Talk 15:00
In conversation: Bisola Adeyemo
The sculptor on casting bronze in her own foundry.
₦2,000 22 of 60 places left (example)
19Dec
Families 11:00
End of year family day
Trails, music, face painting and a drawing wall. Free for under 12s.
Free 200 of 200 places left (example)
Late Thursdays
Every Thursday the galleries stay open until 8pm and entry is free from 4pm. There is music or poetry in the courtyard from 5pm, the cafe serves until 7.30pm, and guides are in the rooms to talk to anyone who wants to talk.
Late Thursdays started in 2011 for office workers who could never come on weekdays. Now about 600 people come each week.
Event questions
Do free events need booking?
Late Thursdays and family days do not. Free tours fill on a first come basis at the desk.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, up to 48 hours before, or swap to another date at any time.
Are events accessible?
Every event room is step free. Tell us about access needs when you book and we will save a seat near the door.
Host your own event
The Ruby Room, the courtyard and the lecture theatre can be hired for dinners, launches and talks, with security, power backup and cleaning included.