Hilary Powell, artist and contributor to the Defaced! exhibition, talks about her artistic practice: making visible visceral hidden stories and structures, combining material and meaning in collective acts of salvage and experimentation. Her work plays with ideas of value - who, what and where society overlooks, and why.
Join curator Richard Kelleher for an exclusive introduction to the exhibition Defaced!, an exploration of the fascinating yet conflictive relationship between money, authority, and protest.
This event will be taking place at the Museum and will also be livestreamed.
A Studio Sunday Special as part of our CoLAB summer programme
Join us in our Clore Learning Studio for a free, practical art making workshop exploring ideas about accessibility and academic research in the city.
Artist Kaitlin Ferguson has transformed the Clore Learning Studio into a creative research lab and would love you to join her. You will learn new art techniques and skills and explore new ways of creative thinking in a safe and supported space.
Join artist Kaitlin Ferguson in the Clore Learning Studio for a free, interactive workshop all about how art and technology work together.
Using iPads to make drawings inspired by the natural world, you will explore how technology can help us look creatively at the world around us. Kaitlin will also introduce you to her 3D printer, and the materials she uses to print with – including coffee beans!
You will learn new art techniques and skills and explore new ways of creative thinking in a safe and supported space.
This workshop is open to all children aged 8-12.
Join artist Kaitlin Ferguson in the Clore Learning Studio for a free, interactive workshop about the relationship between art, technology, and waste.
Kaitlin will introduce you to her 3D printer and the waste materials she uses to print with, including tea leaves and coffee beans. These activities will contribute to informal discussion about how we can care for the planet and each other.
You will learn new art techniques and skills and explore new ways of creative thinking in a safe and supported space.
Welcome to BioBlitz 2022! Join us at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden as we explore the wildlife at the Garden, with a range of bookable activities for the whole family. We'll be mini beast hunting, pond dipping, running crafty caterpillar workshops, and much much more!
In her 1925 review of Lady Mursaki’s 11th Century novel Tale of Genji, Virginia Woolf admires the technique adopted to draw a clear vision of the male hero: he is conveyed through a method that decenters him and celebrates female intersubjectivity, ‘through the medium of other women’s minds’. Her encounter with the book clearly struck a chord, as a few years later, in an essay about women and fiction, Woolf returns to the Tale of Genji as a vital moment in the history of women’s creativity.
Join us for our new wellbeing and making workshops for adults at the Polar Museum! Meet and Make at the Museum sessions are all about giving you a supportive and social space to be creative. Making new crafts, making space for yourself, and making new connections. A chance for you to explore working with different materials and learn new skills with others. This month, Polar Maps!
For ages 16+
Tuesday 30 August: Where in the World
Join us over Zoom as Matt Hayes talks about the Butterflies Through Time project.
Over the last two years the Butterflies Through Time Project has aimed to engage people with the natural world and environmental change, both past and present, by linking historical museum collections with contemporary conservation initiatives. Join Matt Hayes as he gives an overview of the project; from museum specimens and modern wildlife conservation, to public engagement events and adapting to a global pandemic.
Join us for our new wellbeing and making workshops for adults at the Polar Museum! Meet and Make at the Museum sessions are all about giving you a supportive and social space to be creative. Making new crafts, making space for yourself, and making new connections. A chance for you to explore working with different materials and learn new skills with others.
For ages 16+
Monday 23 May: Auroras
