Join Iku Nishikawa of Kintsugi Oxford for an experimental workshop of the centuries-old Japanese technique for repairing broken ceramics, Kintsugi, which translates as ‘gold-mend’.
Kettle’s Yard has two objects in our collection which have been repaired using the traditional Japanese technique of Kintsugi; ‘The Heron’ by William Staite Murray, c. 1928 and a Song Dynasty temmoku tea bowl.
Inspired by the Cycladic figurines of ancient Greece and their influence on modernist sculptors including Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, we will create our own sculptures using simple stylised elements to represent the human form.
Meet in Courtyard Entrance. Guide dogs and companions are welcome.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Join Dr Richard Kelleher, Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals, for a behind the scenes handling session of some wonderful coins and medals from our collection, to complement the current exhibition.
Meet in Courtyard Entrance. Guide dogs and companions are welcome.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Go behind the scenes with Dr Victoria Avery, Curator of the upcoming food themed exhibition, Feast & Fast. Handle objects that will be included in the show and assist with co-curation by sharing your thoughts and ideas!
Meet in Courtyard Entrance. Guide dogs and companions are welcome.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Old Divinity School Lecture Theatre, St John’s College
Doors open: 17.30, Lecture: 18.00
An evening lecture on old Cyprus by Professor Paul A. Cartledge.
Elspeth Owen’s ceramics are found in museum collections all over the world and are all made in her studio in a former cricket pavilion in Grantchester. Elspeth will talk about the centrality of touch in the making and enjoying of pots and there will be an opportunity to handle some of her works. She will seek to place her work politically within the ‘gift economy’, an idea as important for museums as for artists.
Art Talks with Art Fund is a national programme of artist talks around contemporary art in museums across the UK.
Exquisite examples of still life paintings can be seen in our Beggarstaffs exhibition. Join guest artist Penny Price to experiment with the painting techniques used to create these seemingly timeless works of art.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
Image: Sir William Nicholson, Poppies in pewter, 1933-1934 © Desmond Banks / Image © National Galleries of Scotland
Put your creativity to the test and craft your very own sterling silver pendant during this hands-on workshop. Under the guidance of an expert Designer and specialist Goldsmith from one of the UK’s leading bespoke jewellery companies, this is a rare opportunity to explore how to hammer, stamp, drill, form and texture precious metal to create a finished piece of beautiful sterling silver jewellery to take home with you. To help inspire you we will look at historic examples of jewellery in the Renaissance and ancient Greek galleries.
A chance to restore, refresh and relax. Join us for 40 minutes of stress release with a combination of body awareness and mindfulness. No previous experience needed. Part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest please tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
A talk with Eliza Spindel, Curatorial and Research Assistant, Kettle’s Yard.
Admission is by token, one per person, available at the Courtyard Entrance desk on a first-come first-served basis 30 minutes before the talk. Assisted hearing sets are available.
Image: Astrolabe, gilt copper, purportedly by Johannes Bos of Rome, dated 1597, but now identified as a modern fake, c.1920, 100mm diameter, Whipple Museum of the History of Science
