Examine the phrase 'Mind the Gap' – that familiar message heard at stations advising you to be careful of the space between the train and platform. This Lunchtime Lecture uses the phrase as a means to think about gaps in representation and belonging in today’s museums, and gaps as spaces of potential for transforming cultural institutions into ones we would like to see.
Antarctic Panoramas
Our current special exhibition, Polar Panoramas, features the art of John Kelly, an artist who has undertaken extensive fieldwork in the polar regions. Combining drawing, painting, photomontage and audiovisual work with observation and historical research, Polar Panoramas offers a compelling comparison between the Arctic and Antarctic as places of both human endeavour and environmental encounter.
Learn about a range of queer stories and those who challenged gender expectations throughout history, from trans lichenologist Elke Mackenzie, to the deep love expressed by some expedition members for their companions, to artistic expressions of gender over long polar winters, to the surprising connection between Hunter & Palmers biscuits and the taboos around discussing homosexuality in the 20th century.
Important Information
The conversation will draw on Gupta’s remarkable photography practice, works in the exhibition and his collaborative work with Singh.
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now will be open from 6pm for you to explore before the in conversation event.
The Kettle’s Yard shop will be open for you to enjoy some evening shopping, and drinks and food will be available from the Garden Kitchen café. There will also be live music to enjoy throughout the evening.
This event is free with an exhibition ticket. Book your ticket to the exhibition here.
This event is free with an exhibition ticket. Book your ticket to the exhibition here.
This event is free with an exhibition ticket. Book your ticket to the exhibition here.
The event is free with an exhibition ticket. Book your ticket to the exhibition here.
Exactly 120 years ago, Hertha Ayrton was awarded the Royal Society’s prestigious Hughes Medal, the first and only woman in the entire twentieth century to receive this honour.
A close friend of Marie Curie, Ayrton was an electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor, as well as an active suffrage campaigner. While a student at Cambridge’s Girton College, she also founded the College’s own Fire Brigade.
