Spend some time in our Relaxed Hours studio spaces, with creative workshops and activities inspired by the exhibitions throughout the day for you to play, create and reflect with artists and the Southbank Centre’s Arts & Wellbeing Team.

We welcome everyone to our exhibitions whenever our gallery is open, but we also recognise that some visitors may require a more relaxed approach to noise and movement in the space, or may welcome additional support to experience the exhibition fully.

Our Relaxed Hours are shaped around the needs of visitors with sensory processing differences, neurodivergent visitors or those living with neurological conditions, as well as early-year visitors, parents and carers. We work closely with SEND schools and community groups to support and encourage bookings and visits.

During Relaxed Hours there is reduced capacity inside the galleries, and we offer gallery companions, guided tours, creative resources and chill-out spaces.

Creative workshops and activities are drop-in. You can sign up to join an exhibition tour at our Relaxed Hours welcome desk in the Hayward Gallery Foyer.

Relaxed Hours is generously supported by City Bridge Foundation and the U.S. Embassy London.