GHT Opening Weekend: What's New
Posted: 04/02/2026
After a much-needed month of TLC, God’s House Tower (GHT) is reopening and welcoming audiences back into the building.
What’s new at GHT:
- A brand-new exhibition
- A fresh Artist Shop cohort
- New café & bar menu
- New wine selection
New Exhibition: Embodied Knowledge: Traces of Our Making
The exhibition launch kicks off on Friday 6 February by Create + Connect. Embodied Knowledge: Traces of Our Making celebrates women’s creativity through clay, weaving and Madhubani painting workshops held in Southampton.
Opening Weekend Hours:
- Friday 6 February | Launch | 18:00 – 21:00
- Saturday 7 February | 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday 8 February | 10:00 – 16:00
After the Opening Weekend, GHT will then be open Thursday to Sunday. Free admission to the exhibition.
New Café, Bar & Wine Menu
The GHT café proudly works with local suppliers to showcase Southampton’s finest bakers, brewers and coffee roasters. As a charity, every cup, sip and bite directly supports our creative work across the city. The refreshed menu includes a wide range of baked goods, with plenty of plant-based and gluten-free options, alongside a new wine selection.
New Artist Shop Cohort
For the first time, ‘a space’ arts has brought together a new cohort of artists for the GHT Artist Shop. Discover handmade cards, jewellery, gifts, lgifts and artworks by independent makers. Buy direct from artists and support Hampshire-based creatives.
About the Exhibition
This exhibition showcases the outcomes from a series of workshops held at God’s House Tower during the last six months, including Madhubani Painting with Moly Gupta, Introduction to Weaving with Alice Hume, and Exploring Clay led by Ren Wooldridge. The programme was documented by Mihaela Ardei.
Together, these works carry the marks of exploration, exchange, and collaboration. They invite viewers to consider creativity as a form of communication, revealing the connections formed between people, materials, and place.
Embodied Knowledge refers to the understanding that emerges through physical engagement, practice, and shared creative experience. Traces of Our Making values both the material outcomes of making and the community shaped through the process.
Create + Connect is a project led by Ren Wooldridge, a multidisciplinary artist with a strong commitment to community-engaged practice, while her studio work is grounded in ceramic sculpture. Ren is a recipient of ‘a space’ arts experimental bursary scheme, Pitch Your Project.
