Each week we gather in the gallery for a short talk by a subject specialist, followed by related object handling or a closer look. There are six weekly sessions:
But Darwin published his Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages and most of his labours in that time were focused on experimenting with and observing plants at his house in Kent. In fact Darwin was a brilliant and revolutionary botanist, with a particular interest in carnivorous and climbing plants, and in pollination and the evolution of flowers.
Booking required
Booking email address: education@botanic.cam.ac.uk
How was the process of making new human beings conceptualised and described by ancient medical writers? What roles did men and women have in these theories? How was family resemblance explained? In what ways did the new anatomical investigations in Hellenistic Alexandria change understandings?
Check out some of Darwin’s experiments, get creative with steam-punk makes, and explore the origins of the Museum. In partnership with the Darwin Correspondence Project and Whipple Museum of the History of Science. No need to book.
The richness, quirkiness and delights of the museum will provide the group with inspiration for creative writing over five sessions. Each session will comprise of two or three different writing exercises, often using objects in the museum as the starting point. There will even be some opportunities to handle the artefacts.
This course is suitable for novices and experienced writers alike; the aim is to create a friendly, supportive group in which everyone has fun laying down words and trying out different voices.
Other Saturday Sessions:
The richness, quirkiness and delights of the museum will provide the group with inspiration for creative writing over five sessions. Each session will comprise of two or three different writing exercises, often using objects in the museum as the starting point. There will even be some opportunities to handle the artefacts.
This course is suitable for novices and experienced writers alike; the aim is to create a friendly, supportive group in which everyone has fun laying down words and trying out different voices.
Other Saturday sessions:
The richness, quirkiness and delights of the museum will provide the group with inspiration for creative writing over five sessions. Each session will comprise of two or three different writing exercises, often using objects in the museum as the starting point. There will even be some opportunities to handle the artefacts.
This course is suitable for novices and experienced writers alike; the aim is to create a friendly, supportive group in which everyone has fun laying down words and trying out different voices.
Other Saturday sessions:
The richness, quirkiness and delights of the museum will provide the group with inspiration for creative writing over five sessions. Each session will comprise of two or three different writing exercises, often using objects in the museum as the starting point. There will even be some opportunities to handle the artefacts.
This course is suitable for novices and experienced writers alike; the aim is to create a friendly, supportive group in which everyone has fun laying down words and trying out different voices.
Other Saturday sessions:
Cam Lates brings you a range of alternative after-hours events from across the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden; what's not to like? More events forthcoming...
Ticket price includes two drinks from local craft beer specialists Thirsty. They will be offering a small selection of craft beers, mulled wine and soft drinks.
Take in the 80 metre range which houses displays showing how plants have evolved to survive in different environments across the world. From icy mountains, oceanic islands and arid lands to the nicely heated Tropics, wander the specially lit changing climates.
Book now for a unique evening at the Botanic Garden.
