Discovery Talk:
Taking place on the second Friday of every month in the Museum’s Discovery Space, the Discovery Talks explore themes from the history of the collections to current zoological research.
13.15-13.45
Suitable for ages 12+
This workshop will take place in the Clore Learning Studio and is open to people of all abilities, no previous experience of performance is needed.
‘Working in a group with common and individual questions we will expand conventional notions about the world. The gap between familiar and unknown will be filled with feeling. By responding to it through movement, participants will be guided to build up the connection between body, consciousness and reality.’ – Sasha Pirogova
FREE, booking required.
FREE, booking required.
About Open House
Open House is a long-term collaboration between Kettle’s Yard and our neighbouring communities in North Cambridge.
Open House welcomes an Artist in Residence each year, selected by the community, to explore the local area, collaborate with local residents and create new artwork together.
With contributions by:
Peter Abrahams, University of Warwick
Laura Aldovini, Musei Civici, Pavia
Martin Clayton, Royal Collections, Windsor Castle
Maya Corry, University of Oxford
Iain Fenlon, University of Cambridge
Ian Hutchings, University of Cambridge
Domenico Laurenza, Museo Galileo Florence
Martin Kemp, University of Oxford
Alexander Marr, University of Cambridge
Luke Syson, The Fitzwilliam Museum
Evelyn Welch, King’s College London
Organiser: Lucia Tantardini, University of Cambridge
Thursday 26 September
11.00 – 13.00 • One model
14.00 – 16.00 • Two models
Experimental workshops with artist Issam Kourbaj.
Saturday 28 September
11.00 – 13.00
14.00 – 16.00
Taking the poses of Rembrandt's models as inspiration, with illustrator Pam Smy.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk or tel: 01223 332904
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Fan facts
10.30 – 13.00
FREE
Join our speakers for a morning of engaging short talks:
10.30: 'An Insight into Printed Fans'
Anne-Marie Benson, The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers and Mary Kitson, The Fan Circle International
11.00: 'Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd Collection'
Flavia Ravaioli, Objects Conservator at The Fitzwilliam Museum
Discovery Talk: Fish Inside-out
Computerised tomography (CT) scans are widely used in medicine to see inside the body to diagnose and monitor illnesses. CT scans also have an important place in modern Zoology. Join Museum researcher Dr Kate Criswell as she explores fish anatomy using CT scans of some of the specimens in the Museum’s fish collection.
Join artist and researcher Dr Lucy Lyons to explore the skeletal anatomy of animals through drawing. Learn techniques and hone your observation skills in this one day illustration workshop.
Suitable for ages 18+
Tickets £50. Booking essential.
Join the Director of the Museum of Zoology, Professor Paul Brakefield, as he explores the evolution and development of eyespot patterns on butterfly wings.
Suitable for ages 12+
Free. No need to book.
Take part in a creative evening for 18–25 year olds.
A chance to make some art, meet new people and discover what’s on offer this year through our young people’s programme, Circuit.
Everyone is welcome – no previous art experience necessary.
FREE, drop-in and find out more