Discover how recent conservation work and scientific analysis have shed new light on the object’s intricate design, layered decoration and complex construction. Through this study, the hidden skills and techniques of ancient Egyptian craftspeople are brought to life. The talk will be followed by a Q&A and light refreshments.
The day will include a discussion in the galleries around evolving performance practices.
This event is held in collaboration with Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge.
Artist Harold Offeh will be in-conversation with Sepake Angiama, Artistic Director of Institute for International Visual Art (inIVA) and one of the contributors to the book. There will also be an opportunity to visit Offeh’s exhibition prior to the event.
The evening will take place within the context of Harold Offeh’s exhibition Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could be Sweet. Taking Offeh’s themes of identity, learning, play, archives, futurisms and references to popular culture as a starting point, students will present participatory workshops, and performances with sound and music, providing playful and dynamic encounters for visitors.
Counting Penguins: Assessing the Significance of the Falkland Islands Seabird Monitoring Programme
Bronte Evans Rayward completed her PhD at the Scott Polar Research Institute with a focus on examining the environmental history of Bird Island, South Georgia, with a particular focus on sea bird monitoring. Her talk is an exploration of the annual Falkland Islands Seabird Monitoring Programme (FISMP).
From Bronte:
Engagement and awareness of our waterways and their pivotal role in our global ecology has featured significantly in a recent creative project with artist Josh Bilton and pupils from Arbury Primary School in Cambridge.
Konstantis Alexopoulos is a doctoral candidate at the Scott Polar Research Institute and a National Geographic Explorer. As a conservationist & climate scientist, Konstantis' research focus lies on the interface between climate, ecosystems, and society, and how the three interact in a changing world. Through his talk, he hopes to transport you to the Greek alpine zone, the fragile beauty of his home country's mountains, their vital importance, and the threats they face.
Rowan Huntley is the artist behind the upcoming special exhibition at the Polar Museum, Through Ice and Fire, which explores the scientific work of Dr Joanne Johnson of British Antarctic Survey.
Did you know that hidden behind a Victorian facade on Free School Lane is the original 1618 hall of Cambridge’s Free School? Join the Whipple Museum’s Curator Dr Hannah Price for a walk up one of Cambridge’s most historic and scientific streets. Along the way, we’ll encounter medieval friars and seventeenth-century schoolboys, James Clerk Maxwell and Rosalind Franklin, and many more secrets...
Drop in. Meet at the Whipple Museum’s front desk.
The Great Comet of 1618 was the very first comet to be studied through a telescope. It was so bright it was spotted all over the world! Whoosh into the Museum’s Learning Gallery for hands-on family fun, and find out more about the comet and other science stories.
Drop in. Learning Gallery.
