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The Living Area

Thursday 11 June 2026 · All day · Universal Ticket — pay what you can

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The Living Area The Living Area displays the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection. Works from different periods and cultures are juxtaposed, including recognised masterpieces from European twentieth century art as well as historic works from across the globe. Artists such as Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, Francis Bacon, Jacob Epstein, Jean Arp, Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti, Amedeo Modigliani and Paul Gauguin are displayed alongside major holdings of art from Oceania, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, the ancient Mediterranean, classical cultures of Egypt, Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe.

Join one of our volunteer guides for an introductory tour of the Sainsbury Collection. These run from Tuesday-Sunday at 2pm, subject to availability. Limited to 15 people, places must be booked at the Visitor Services desk.   Aerial view of The Living Area.

Photo by Andy Crouch.     Top photograph: Kate Wolstenholme     Stay in the loop Click here to sign up to our Newsletter

Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ

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