In collaboration with the National Science and Media Museum and the Scott Polar Research Institute, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is hosting a webinar exploring the evolution of photography and cinematography in one of the most remote and visually striking places on Earth.
Enjoy a drink with friends at our pay bar, and explore the exhibition after hours.
FREE, booking required.
Join us on 4 November when Parker will display the children's artwork throughout Kettle’s Yard, for one day only.
Against the backdrop of our present climate reality, and supported by teaching staff, around 800 children will respond to Parker’s 2023 film THE FUTURE (Sixes and Sevens) by drawing a picture of what they want to be when they grow up and writing a short letter (to whomever they choose – whether a person in power, a teacher, or their future selves) describing their hopes for their future.
About the event
Our Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar is back! Located on the second floor we are once again delighted to host the altar created by the University of Cambridge Mexican Society. Entry to the museum is free, so why not drop by and take a look.
What is Día de los Muertos?
Step into our gallery transformed by arts collective SaVĀge Kʻlub and immerse yourself in an explosion of colour, pattern, art and storytelling. In conversation with Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai – on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, London and Getty, LA – members of the Kʻlub from Tahiti and Aotearoa New Zealand bring together historic Polynesian objects from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge and contemporary artworks.
We will be running drop-in family craft activities, including making tissue paper flowers, string skeletons, colouring sheets and much more.
About Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos, often referred to as the Day of the Dead, has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years. It brings together elements of Aztec and Maya religions as well as Catholicism (brought to Mexico by the Spanish).
We will be running drop-in family craft activities, including making tissue paper flowers, string skeletons, colouring sheets and much more.
About Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos, often referred to as the Day of the Dead, has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years. It brings together elements of Aztec and Maya religions as well as Catholicism (brought to Mexico by the Spanish).
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.
What is an orrery? Why is the clock chiming 13? Why would you collect and display a set of plaster horses’ teeth, some green spectacles and several hundred pocket calculators?
Join us for a tour of the Whipple’s collection in 10 objects, featuring spectacular instruments, fascinating scientific stories, and links to some of Cambridge’s most famous names.
Meet at the reception point in the Main Gallery.
