In The Picture - kiddies gallery

Art certainly imitates life at the New Art Gallery in Walsall, where a children's section is at the very foundation of a brand-new £21m, Lottery-boosted building that opened in February at the top of the Midlands town's high street. Step into the Discovery Gallery just inside the main entrance, and educators will recognise the components of any early years setting, a role-play corner, a dressing-up area, a puppet theatre, a drawing table, a storytelling corner, computer corners, tactile and shape-sorting displays, all linked with original new works by the likes of Damien Hirst and other contemporary artists.