Portsmouth100 Wonders: Heritage Art Club

Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery is hosting the final session of the Heritage Art Club on Saturday 14 November, from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. It's a free morning, and you don't need any experience to join in — they provide all the materials, so you just have to turn up. The club is open to anyone aged 16 and over.

Each session starts with a bit of local history: you'll pick up facts, stories and anecdotes about one of the city's iconic or hidden landmarks. After that, you get to work on it with a local artist, using collage, sketching, drawing, storytelling or photography — each venue has its own art form, so what you do depends on where you are. The club has been running one Saturday a month throughout the year, with sessions on 20 June, 18 July, 22 August, 12 September, 10 October and now 14 November.

It's part of Portsmouth100, the year-long celebration marking the city's centenary. The whole programme has been running across 2026, with live music, fireworks displays and a sculpture trail, alongside the usual fixtures given a centenary spin and an official '100 Things to See and Do' brochure. The art sessions opened each month ahead of the museum's 'Your museum. Your stories. Your city.' exhibition, which opened in October. The programme is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Over the course of the year, the club has moved around the city, with sessions held at the Japanese garden and Rose Garden, Baffins Pond, Hilsea Lido, Milton Locks, Central Library and Wymering Manor. This final one is on Saturday 14 November, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm, and it's free.