Here to keep you creatively enriched, NTU Arts offers activities and events for all tastes and talents. From bands to book clubs, crafting to concerts, exhibitions to excursions to arts organisations across the city, we’ll help you broaden your creative horizons.
With activities for students and colleagues and an extensive public programme, start exploring NTU Arts now!
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What's on
From concerts and exhibitions to writing masterclasses, discover the latest events and activities with NTU Arts — NTU’s extracurricular and public arts programme.
NTU Arts: Music
If you're looking to master an instrument, start a band or join a choir, we offer it all.
Metronome – our live entertainment venue
Discover the latest music, comedy and spoken word at Metronome.
Bonington Gallery
Explore our public contemporary arts exhibition space and events programme.
Book exchanges
Call into to our book exchanges and share your love of reading with others.
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Find out more about NTU's Lace Archive and Fashionmap, two extensive collections of fashion and textiles.
About NTU Arts
Find out more about NTU Arts
Latest news
Thu 15 Oct 2026
Exhibition to reveal the hidden world of the Nottingham War Rooms
Images of inside Nottingham’s most secretive Cold War site – which stood largely unseen by the public for decades - will go on display as part of a new exhibition at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
Dancing with technology: Creating immersive experiences for every body
Tue 06 Oct 2026
Nottingham’s universities welcome BBC Concert Orchestra for collaborative Residency Week celebrating Nottingham: A City of Rebels
Mon 11 May 2026
Celebrate creativity at the NTU Arts Showcase
Fri 08 May 2026
Future art and design talent to be unveiled at major exhibition
Fri 08 May 2026