Secondary Schools Morning: Chiharu Shiota and Yin Xiuzhen
Secondary school groups are invited to come and explore our current Hayward Gallery exhibitions for free.
Groups are able to discover the exhibition at their own pace, while using our secondary schools resource, the Artists & Thinkers’ Guide, to help you explore the artwork.
Sketchbooks and pencils are welcome (no pens or charcoal please).
Need to know
This event is for secondary school, sixth form and college groups only. There must be the following ratio of adults to children:
One adult for every 15 students aged 12 – 16
One adult for every 20 students aged 16 – 18
Regardless of the size of the group, there must be at least two adults responsible for the group at all times. Safeguarding information for schools is available.
View safeguarding information.
Please be aware that the Hayward Gallery is also open to the public during this time.
Lunch space and risk assessment available upon request, email [email protected] following your booking.
For your visit
This event is held at the Hayward Gallery Southbank Centre
The Hayward Gallery is currently closed.
It reopens for Anish Kapoor on Tuesday 16 June 2026.
Plan your visit
The Hayward Gallery is also where you’ll find the HENI Project Space.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
Cloakroom
We have a cloakroom for coats, umbrellas and small bags; it costs £2 per item.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Exhibition tours
Guided tours of our Hayward Gallery exhibitions are available to ticket holders; the dates and times of these can be found when you click through to book your exhibition tickets.
If you’d like to arrange a private/group tour of an exhibition, please contact us. The Hayward Gallery does not accept external tour guides or tour groups – all exhibition tours must be arranged through the Southbank Centre.
Food & drink
Offering sandwiches, salads, cakes and coffee, Hayward Gallery Cafe is the perfect spot for a pre-exhibition energy boost or a post-visit drink.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.