What's on at Culture House Sunderland

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

A large tower block at night, Many of the individual windows are lit with lights from inside the individual living spaces

Exhibitions

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

Showing in the Focus Gallery

19 Oct – 14 Nov 2026

Culture House Sunderland

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

An slightly abstract city riverside city scene with a bridge over a sky blue coloured river

Exhibitions

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

19 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

A deep yellow beach with a grey sea. A small red and white striped tent, the kind used for Punch and Judy shows, stands unused on the sand. A section of brown wooden fence is in the foreground.

Talks

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

23 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Finding Audrey Amiss

A women in a canvas apron looks intently at a large book filled with art

Talks

Finding Audrey Amiss

12 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

A smiling middle aged lady with shoulder length hair holds a blue coffee mug.

Talks

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

19 Nov 2026

*Age 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

A Sunday league football match set in the 1950s. The goalkeeper stands next to his near post with his arms folded. A spectator in a blue suit leans against the same post. In the distance, two footballers stand together. One is bending over. Surrounding the pitch are large red brick buildings.

Talks

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

27 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

A smiling middle aged lady with cropped white hair wears a yellow lightly pattered scarf and a black top..

Talks

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

11 Feb 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

A black and white photo shows a group of eight people in a large kitchen. They are all smiling and looking at the camera. Most of the people are wearing white aprons and small caps on their heads. One person in the front is holding a small white card. On the left side of the room, there is a large window with many small panes of glass. On the right side, there is a big cooker and other kitchen tools.

Talks

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

08 Mar 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

The Brand New Adventures of Santa and Scruff

Theatre and Performance

The Brand New Adventures of Santa and Scruff

11 – 24 Dec 2026

Ages 0 - 6

Culture House Sunderland

Rhyme & Shine

A child with a red dress hits a drum with sticks whilst an adult plays a ukelele

Children and Young People's Activities

Rhyme & Shine

Hosted in The Exchange

19 Oct – 18 Dec 2026

Ages 0-4

Culture House Sunderland

First Friends Social: Childminders

A close-up photograph of a child playing with rectangular wooden building blocks on a light-colored surface.

Children and Young People's Activities

First Friends Social: Childminders

20 Oct – 15 Dec 2026

Culture House Sunderland

Sensory Stories

A smiling women in a long purple cardigan play a ukulele. A toddler in a pink pyjama set sits crossed legged and waves her hand to the music.

Children and Young People's Activities

Sensory Stories

20 Oct – 22 Dec 2026

Ages 0-4 (SEND inclusive)

Culture House Sunderland

Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures

A female toddler with blonde hair sits in a playgroup holding a toy.

Children and Young People's Activities

Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures

Hosted in The Immersion Gallery

22 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 0-4

Culture House Sunderland

Youth Choir

A group of children and young teenagers stand gathered together in a brightly lit interior space. The children are arranged in three loose rows, facing forward towards the camera in casual clothing—including t-shirts, hoodies, and striped loungewear. Warm overhead lighting illuminates the group against a darker background. In the background, a large, dark curved wall or spiral feature sits in the centre of a spacious modern building interior with warm recessed ceiling lights to the left.

Children and Young People's Activities

Youth Choir

Presented by Music Connects Sunderland

22 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 7 - 18

Culture House Sunderland

Saturday Studio

young children decorating household items with sparkles using upcycled materials

Children and Young People's Activities

Saturday Studio

Hosted in The Inventors Lab

24 Oct – 19 Dec 2026

Ages 4+

Culture House Sunderland

Saturday Spotlight: Story Explorers

A close-up shot of a small stack of children's books resting on a soft, star-patterned fabric surface.

Children and Young People's Activities

Saturday Spotlight: Story Explorers

24 Oct 2026

Culture House Sunderland

Big Science: Halloween Spooktacular

Sold Out

Children and Young People's Activities

Big Science: Halloween Spooktacular

27 Oct 2026

Ages 4+

Culture House Sunderland

Half Term Story Explorers with Ashleigh Lowes

Parents and children sit in a circle around a colourful mat singing a song. One lady plays a ukelele

Children and Young People's Activities

Half Term Story Explorers with Ashleigh Lowes

Hosted in The Exchange

27 Oct 2026

Ages 0 - 4

Culture House Sunderland

Coast Crafts: Connecting Through Nature

A halloween bat made out a conifer and foliage

Children and Young People's Activities

Coast Crafts: Connecting Through Nature

Hosted in The Inventors Lab

28 Oct 2026

Ages 5 – 11

Culture House Sunderland

Storytelling Yoga with Mini Mindfuls

Adults and children sit on mats in an outdoor setting taking part in a yoga class.

Children and Young People's Activities

Storytelling Yoga with Mini Mindfuls

Hosted in The Exchange

29 Oct 2026

Ages 3 - 11

Culture House Sunderland

Find out more

There’s a place for everyone – from cosy reading spots and research areas, to gaming stations and crafting tables. Explore the different free activity spaces you can enjoy daily at Culture House Sunderland.

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Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

A forest scene. Three black and white photographs have been clipped to a branch

Adult Workshops and Activities

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

Hosted in The Record

19 Oct – 02 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Motherfolk Sessions

A close up of hands writing with a pen on a white piece of paper

Adult Workshops and Activities

Motherfolk Sessions

Book now

Booking is available directly from Motherfolk

20 Oct – 22 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

WEAR Friends

A table with art supplies. At the table are two elderly women working on crafting flower pictures from paper, scissors, and card.

Adult Workshops and Activities

WEAR Friends

Hosted in Level 2 Living Room

22 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Spin a Yarn

Two hands knit with needles and blue wool

Adult Workshops and Activities

Spin a Yarn

Hosted at Level 2 Living Room

22 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

The Edit: Film Focus

A laptop with film editing software being used by a women in a red wool hat and long blonde hair

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Edit: Film Focus

Hosted in The Collection Level 2

22 Oct – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

The Open Studio

A hand holds a fine paint brush. It is delicately painting a house onto a canvas

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Open Studio

Hosted in The Engagement Studio

23 Oct 2026 – 29 Jan 2027

Ages 18+

Culture House Sunderland

Big Read Workshops: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

A promotional image split side-by-side against a bright yellow background. Left Side: A portrait of a person with blonde hair resting their hand on their chin while leaning against a dark wooden chair, wearing a black top. Right Side: A book cover titled

Adult Workshops and Activities

Big Read Workshops: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

23 – 25 Oct 2026

Ages 18+

Culture House Sunderland

The Edit: Picture Focus

A laptop with design software on display being used by a lady. Her hand is touching the screen

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Edit: Picture Focus

23 Oct – 18 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Films

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Hosted in The Media Studio

20 Oct 2026 – 26 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

A cinema with yellow seats. Several people sit in the space.

Films

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

Hosted in The Engagement Studio

21 Oct – 16 Dec 2026

Ages 18+

Culture House Sunderland

Minions & Monsters

A minion with a shocked look is attached by monsters tentacles

Films

Minions & Monsters

Hosted in The Media Studio

26 Oct 2026

Cert U

Culture House Sunderland

Coyote Vs. Acme

Films

Coyote Vs. Acme

Hosted in The Media Studio

22 Nov 2026

Cert PG

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See & Do

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Exhibitions

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

Talks

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

Finding Audrey Amiss

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

Theatre & Performance

The Brand New Adventures of Santa and Scruff

Children & Young People’s Activities

Rhyme & Shine

First Friends Social: Childminders

Sensory Stories

Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures

Youth Choir

Saturday Studio

Saturday Spotlight: Story Explorers

Big Science: Halloween Spooktacular

Half Term Story Explorers with Ashleigh Lowes

Coast Crafts: Connecting Through Nature

Storytelling Yoga with Mini Mindfuls

Learn & Create with Culture House Sunderland

Adult Workshops & Activities

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

Motherfolk Sessions

WEAR Friends

Spin a Yarn

The Edit: Film Focus

The Open Studio

Big Read Workshops: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

The Edit: Picture Focus

Film

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

Minions & Monsters

Coyote Vs. Acme

Special Events

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