Date and time: Tuesday 15 November 2011, 12:30

Venue: Norwich Castle

Description: Charlotte Crawley, Director of the East Anglia Art Fund

Admission: Museum admission only

Contact: 01603 495897 or museums@norfolk.gov.uk

Date and time: Saturday 12 November 2011, 14:00 – 15:00

Venue: Norwich Castle

Description: Artists Townley and Bradby present an illustrated talk about juggling artistic creativity, earning a living and raising a family. Refreshments provided. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Admission: Free for exhibition ticket holders

Contact: 01603 495897 or museums@norfolk.gov.uk

Date and time: Thursday 10 November 2011, 18:00 – 20:00

Venue: Norwich Castle

Description: Lecture from Diane Dethloff. Includes a glass of wine and private view. Advance booking essential

Admission: £12.00

Contact: 01603 495897 or museums@norfolk.gov.uk

John Michael Wright, Portrait of Mrs Salesbury with her Grandchildren Edward and Elizabeth Bagot (1675-6)

Family Matters: The Family in British Art is an ambitious touring exhibition that shows how the subject of the family has been and continues to be a challenging yet enduring subject for artists. Divided thematically, the exhibition showcases the best of British art with works by David Hockney, Anthony van Dyck, William Hogarth and Tracey Emin. Contemporary and historic works are juxtaposed to show how the traditional family portrait has been replaced with a more frank portrayal of the family. Formal portraits were frequently staged for political or personal purposes, whereas the more recent works offer a view that can only be described as ‘behind the scenes’ creating a tension between the public and private portrayal of the family.

This tension between inside and outside, appearance and reality, can be traced across a number of the works by artists including Thomas Gainsborough and Johann Zoffany, British contemporary artists Richard Billingham and Rachel Whiteread, as well as international artists Thomas Struth and Zineb Sedira. The five thematic sections – Inheritance; Childhood; Parenting; Couples & Kinship; Home - reveal a world of shifting certainties for the British family through a range of media, including film and photography, painting and sculpture.

A full programme of events and activities accompanies this exhibition.

The first half of the 20th Century witnessed some of the most destructive and yet creative decades in Europe’s history. These were momentous, brutal, but inspiring times for artists as an entire generation responded to the electric pace of change.

Restless Times tells the story of what would become a turning point in the history of Modern British Art. From the devastating impact of war, to the celebration of the rural and the embracing of new ideas and technologies, Restless Times will show both the uncertainties and possibilities of the time.

Artists on show include Paul Nash, Eric Ravilious, Barbara Hepworth, Cyril Power, Percy Wyndham Lewis, Christopher Nevinson, Henry Moore, and Evelyn Dunbar. Also included are specially commissioned contemporary works, exploring our own ‘restless times’.

Restless Times is curated by Museums Sheffield as part of the Great British Art Debate. The exhibition will come to Tate Britain after it closes in Norwich.

For visiting information, and to find out more about Norwich Castle, visit their official site.