The Lightbox

The Lightbox Award-winning gallery & museum in Surrey. We believe that art has the power to make you feel good. Registered charity no: 1073543.
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The Lightbox is an award-winning charitable arts and heritage organisation with a social purpose to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of its community.

🌞Half Price June Offer🌞Throughout June, we are pleased to offer half-price day passes, giving you discounted access to a...
01/06/2026

🌞Half Price June Offer🌞

Throughout June, we are pleased to offer half-price day passes, giving you discounted access to all our exhibitions and museum displays.

Throughout the month join us for:

🌴In A Public Garden, a major print retrospective from acclaimed painter and printmaker Howard Hodgkin

🌼Everything We Love We Will Lose, a collaboration between Lightbox Gallery & Museum and National Trust, Clandon Park by artist duo YARA+DAVINA

☕The opening of our new café with JG Kitchen Co.

To accompany this offer , we are also offering 10% off selected Howard Hodgkin books, homewares an gifts in our shop on the ground floor.


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☁️ Relaxed Opening Today ☁️On the last Sunday of every month between 10.00am - 12.00pm, we operate a relaxed opening.Thi...
31/05/2026

☁️ Relaxed Opening Today ☁️

On the last Sunday of every month between 10.00am - 12.00pm, we operate a relaxed opening.

This is a couple of hours offering a calm atmosphere in which to explore our galleries, sensitive to the needs of visitors with any communication or sensory needs. Siblings, families, carers, and friends are welcome.

If you would like a slightly quieter entrance to the building, we recommend using the back entrance, accessible through the car park.

For more information on access and facilities, visit our website: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/access-and-facilities
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Filmmaking Workshop for beginners!Learn how to create, shoot and edit art films in this workshop led by artist filmmaker...
30/05/2026

Filmmaking Workshop for beginners!

Learn how to create, shoot and edit art films in this workshop led by artist filmmaker Wolfgang Burkhard, exploring surrealism and the work of Luis Buñuel, David Lynch, and others.

⏰6 June, 10am
🎟£70 per participant

Refreshments served. Lunch is not provided.

Tickets are limited, so book now to avoid missing out! Visit our website for more information: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/filmmaking-workshop-april26

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We're Hiring!As we prepare for our 20th anniversary in 2027 and look towards an ambitious new phase of Lightbox Gallery ...
29/05/2026

We're Hiring!

As we prepare for our 20th anniversary in 2027 and look towards an ambitious new phase of Lightbox Gallery & Museum, we are looking for an experienced and initiative-taking fundraiser to help shape the organisation’s future.

If you thrive in a small, dynamic team and are ready to build something ambitious, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply by Friday 19 June 5pm
Find out more and apply on our website: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/join-our-team

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28/05/2026

ON NOW
Model Railways at Lightbox Gallery & Museum!

Step into a world where miniature railways come alive as the Guildford O Gauge Group presents a live, working model railway throughout May Half Term.

Watch intricately detailed trains glide along the tracks, experience the magic of engineering in motion, and discover the skill and creativity that bring these railways to life first hand through the passionate enthusiasts there on the day.

Plus, on the ground floor, discover a range of train-themed greeting cards, toys, and unique gift ideas in our shop.

Whether you’re a lifelong rail fan or simply curious, there’s something here to captivate visitors of all ages.

⏰on until 31 May
🎟£14.50 for adults. FREE for members and Under 18s
Access via donation on May Half Term Family Day

📍Lightbox Gallery & Museum, Woking, Surrey
Wed-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm

Find out more via our website: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/model-trains-in-action-2026

With thanks to funding from the Community Rail Network, South Western Railway and our Lightbox heritage volunteers.

Surrey
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27/05/2026

May Half Term Family Day
TODAY from 10:30-5pm

🎈Pay What You Wish All Day🎈

Come visit the gallery and museum for a day full of activities, including...

Drop in and craft your own railway-inspired creations in the education studio from 10:30am–12:30pm and 2:00–4:00pm.

Our Heritage Volunteers will be sharing captivating tales that bring Woking’s railway past to life with object handling from our Heritage Collection between 10:30am–12:30pm and 1:30–3:00pm.

Take a moment to recharge or enjoy the sun with a drink from our Café Pop-up in our Courtyard alongside outdoor games.

Enjoy creative hands-on activities from our Art Cart, perfect for all ages to explore and enjoy at their own pace.

Explore our Imagine and Play area: curl up with a book, try on different costumes, or build your own railway adventure with our wooden train set.

To find out more, visit our website: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/may-half-term-2026

Surrey
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THIS WEEK 🚂 May Half Term 🚂Spend your May Half Term with us and enjoy a variety of railway themed family-friendly activi...
26/05/2026

THIS WEEK
🚂 May Half Term 🚂

Spend your May Half Term with us and enjoy a variety of railway themed family-friendly activities.

Throughout the week, join us to:
- Create a giant, train-themed drawing and view a selection of unique railway objects held in our Heritage Collection on our Family Day
- Watch model trains come to life as volunteers from the Guildford O Gauge Group run a live test track in our Ambassadors room across May Half Term

And more including:
☀ Half Term Family Day
🖍️Art Cart
💭Imagine and Play
📜Woking's Story
📖Object Handling
🛍 Café and Shop

Lightbox Gallery & Museum, Woking, Surrey.
Weds-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm

Find out more on our website: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/may-half-term-2026

Our May Half term is kindly supported by Community Rail Network.
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ON NOW🌴Howard Hodgkin: In A Public Garden 🌴28 March – 12 July 2026Why not visit ‘In A Public Garden’ this weekend which ...
25/05/2026

ON NOW
🌴Howard Hodgkin: In A Public Garden 🌴
28 March – 12 July 2026

Why not visit ‘In A Public Garden’ this weekend which showcases over forty prints by the late acclaimed artist Howard Hodgkin. Celebrated as one of the great colourists of modern British art, In A Public Garden showcases Hodgkin’s skill of using colour and form to capture the sensations of people, places and moments from his life.

📍Lightbox Gallery & Museum, Woking, Surrey
⏰Wed-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm
🎟£14.50 for adults. FREE for members and under 18s

A touring exhibition from Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery

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Images:
Howard Hodgkin: In A Public Garden, Lightbox Gallery & Museum, Photo Hayden Wilde

ON NOWModel Railways at Lightbox Gallery & Museum!Step into a world where miniature railways come alive as the Guildford...
23/05/2026

ON NOW
Model Railways at Lightbox Gallery & Museum!

Step into a world where miniature railways come alive as the Guildford O Gauge Group presents a live, working model railway throughout May Half Term.

Watch intricately detailed trains glide along the tracks, experience the magic of engineering in motion, and discover the skill and creativity that bring these railways to life first hand through the passionate enthusiasts there on the day.

Plus, on the ground floor, discover a range of train-themed greeting cards, toys, and unique gift ideas in our shop.

Whether you’re a lifelong rail fan or simply curious, there’s something here to captivate visitors of all ages.

⏰23 - 31 May
🎟£14.50 for adults. FREE for members and Under 18s
Access via donation on May Half Term Family Day

📍Lightbox Gallery & Museum, Woking, Surrey
Wed-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm

Find out more via our website (link in bio)

With thanks to funding from the Community Rail Network, South Western Railway and our Lightbox heritage volunteers.

Surrey
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ON NOW🌼Everything We Love We Will Lose 🌼On until 5 July 2026 Everything We Love We Will Lose is a poignant new exhibitio...
23/05/2026

ON NOW
🌼Everything We Love We Will Lose 🌼
On until 5 July 2026

Everything We Love We Will Lose is a poignant new exhibition by Artist duo YARA + DAVINA that responds to shared narratives of loss and explores both contemporary and historic expressions of grief.

Working closely with those who have experienced pregnancy and baby loss, the artists and participants have drawn inspiration from local stories and objects from Lightbox Heritage and Clandon Park National Trust collections, including mourning lace and ceramic fragments that serve as poetic reminders of breakage, resilience and what it means to be remade.

Please be aware...
This exhibition explores themes of grief, loss and bereavement, including personal experiences of pregnancy loss. Some of the content may be emotionally affecting.

📍Lightbox Gallery & Museum, Woking, Surrey
⏰Wed-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
🔗For more information, visit the Lightbox Gallery website: https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/whats-on/everything-we-love-we-will-lose

An Exhibition commissioned by W for Woking, a collaboration between the National Trust Clandon Park and Lightbox Gallery and Museum

Clandon Park National Trust National Trust London
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Images:
1. Everything We Love We Will Lose, Lightbox Gallery, photography: Deniz Guzel.

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Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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