We pile meaning on our hair, changing the cut, style and colour to influence how the world sees us – and how we see ourselves. Hair is always with us and is a part of our body which we can modify at will. And if this is true today, it was also true in the ancient past. So for one afternoon only, we’re going to be getting hands-on with ancient hair and embodying the styles of the classical past here in our atmospheric Cast Gallery.
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4. The sessions are designed with early years development in mind. Artists draw upon their expertise as early years facilitators and use the Kettle’s Yard ethos and collection to create sessions where babies, toddlers and their carers can experience and learn together.
Join us at Kettle’s Yard for a panel discussion about our current exhibition Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, with exhibition curator Rachel Dedman and artists Aya Haidar and Maeve Brennan. In this panel discussion the speakers will discuss themes emerging from the exhibition, such the role of Palestinian embroidery today and the ways in which this traditional practice is expressed in contemporary art.
£10 (£8 Friends, £5 Students), booking required
Join Cambridge Visual Culture and Kettle’s Yard for a screening of the documentary film Stitching Palestine (dir. Carol Mansour, 2017) featuring the testimonies of twelve diasporic Palestinian women connected by the practice of tatreez, followed by a panel conversation with speakers on the cultural histories and identities reflected in Palestinian embroidery.
FREE, booking required
Image: Still from Stitching Palestine (2017)
Join us at for a special talk in the Kettle’s Yard house with Rachel Dedman, curator of our exhibition Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery. Rachel will trace the evolution of embroidered dress in Palestine over the last century: from embroidery’s historical traditions to its politicisation after 1948, its role in resistance and its significance today.
Join us for a special afternoon of talks and discussion about Palestinian embroidery, its history and importance today, with the exhibition curator and collectors and experts from the region.
2 – 2.50pm: Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery curator Rachel Dedman discusses the origins of the exhibition and its presentation in Cambridge and Manchester, followed by audience questions and discussion. Introduced and chaired by Eliza Spindel, Assistant Curator, Kettle’s Yard.
Join florist Paula Edgington to start your festive season and make your own garden-inspired festive wreath. No previous experience is needed as you will be taken through the process step-by-step. The wreath will be made from scratch, and will have a moss-based ring. You will then cover it in a selection of festive evergreen foliages and berries which have been gathered from the Botanic Garden, followed by a choice of decorations from natural pine cones, cinnamon bundles, dried fruit and more, and finally a ribbon to hang it up.
Join florist Paula Edgington to start your festive season and make your own garden-inspired festive wreath. No previous experience is needed as you will be taken through the process step-by-step. The wreath will be made from scratch, and will have a moss-based ring. You will then cover it in a selection of festive evergreen foliages and berries which have been gathered from the Botanic Garden, followed by a choice of decorations from natural pine cones, cinnamon bundles, dried fruit and more, and finally a ribbon to hang it up.
Winter is often considered off-season for many gardeners, but there are many plants which can enhance even the smallest garden over the winter period. Join Sally on this half day course as she discusses ways to add interest to your own patch; provides tips on which plants will bring valuable colour to your garden in winter; and takes you on a tour of our acclaimed Winter Garden.
