Discover an incredible world of sounds beneath our feet – conversations between whales in the oceans, the low throb of ship engines, bursts of vibrations excited by earthquakes. We normally cannot hear these vibrations as sounds, but working with scientists, sound artist David Stalling has made it possible.
Once you've heard the sounds of the earth in our 'Earth's Traces' installation, explore how sounds are made with our fun, hands-on activities. Jump to make your own earthquake, make giant waves with slinkies, and more.
Discover an incredible world of sounds beneath our feet – conversations between whales in the oceans, the low throb of ship engines, bursts of vibrations excited by earthquakes. We normally cannot hear these vibrations as sounds, but working with scientists, sound artist David Stalling has made it possible.
Once you've heard the sounds of the earth in our 'Earth's Traces' installation, explore how sounds are made with our fun, hands-on activities. Jump to make your own earthquake, make giant waves with slinkies, and more.
Explore the museum this half-term with your family and friends. Try out our pop-up activity station bursting with different activities boxes, puzzles and books.
For families. No booking required.
Museum opening hours Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-4pm
Join us for a drop in craft session at the Polar Museum. Find out about narwhals, the unicorns of north and make your own narwhal headband!
Ages 5+, no booking required.
Discover an incredible world of sounds beneath our feet – conversations between whales in the oceans, the low throb of ship engines, bursts of vibrations excited by earthquakes. We normally cannot hear these vibrations as sounds, but working with scientists, sound artist David Stalling has made it possible.
Inspired by Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, we will create artwork exploring symbols of identity and strength. We’ll also recognise personal losses and challenges — from climate change to relationships or moving schools. Using textiles, natural inks, selfies and creative processes, we’ll develop ways to express our feelings, resilience and power.
Please bring a packed lunch with you.
Felt making is an ancient process for making textiles that involves a lot of soap bubbles, super-soft wool fibres and a bit of a physical workout! Inspired by Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery, we’ll be making a felt artwork about something precious that we’d like to protect. Felt making is a lot of fun and you won’t even have to thread a needle! For ages 7–11.
This half term, the museum’s been taken over by mythical monsters and scary beasts! Drop in with the family to discover the scary stories and heroic adventures behind the meanest monsters from Ancient Greece. Get ready for the spooky season and become a mythical creature yourself as we make monstrous masks for you to take home and unleash on your friends at Halloween!
Our autumn animal cards are back again! Pick up a free card on your way into the Garden to learn about different garden wildlife and what they get up to at this time of year and decorate it with fallen leaves, seeds and petals as you make your way around the beautiful Botanic Garden.
Several different animal cards are available to collect. Cards will change approximately every 2 weeks.
This autumn, grab your pencils and head to the Botanic Garden to have a go at our new Autumn Art Adventure. We’ve produced a little booklet which is free to pick up from the ticket offices and is full of prompts and ideas to help you observe, imagine, scribble and draw as you make your way around the beautiful Garden at autumn time.
