October 2017
Script Detectives: Decoding Ancient Writing
What: learn how to write in ancient scripts
When: Thursday 26th October, 2-3pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: children aged 7-11
What Postmoderns can learn from Premoderns
What: Festival of Ideas talk by Mr Nicholas Denyer
When: Wednesday 25th October, 6.30-7.30pm
Where: Faculty of Classics, Room G.19
Who: Adults
It's a Kind of Magic
What: crafts and hands on activities
When: Tuesday 24th October, 1-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: children of all ages
Big Saturday
What: crafts and object handling
When: Saturday 21st October, 1-5pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: all ages
Incredible India: Sanskrit Myths and Truths
What: Festival of Ideas talk by Dr Jo Willmott
When: Saturday 21st October, 3-4pm
Where: Faculty of Classics, Room G.19
Who: Adults
Recitativo: Fragments - after Lucretius and Negri
What: performance art in the Cast Gallery inspired by ancient literature
When: Friday 20th October, 6.30-7.30pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: Adults
Nudity and Adornment in Greek and Indian Art
What: Festival of Ideas talk by Dr Nigel Spivey & Dr Caroline Vout
When: Tuesday 17 October, 6.30-7.30pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: Adults
August 2017
Meet the Greeks
What: crafts and hands-on activities
When: Monday 21st August, 1-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: children of all ages
Aesop's Forest: Don't Do That!
What: a tale based on Aesop's Fables with storyteller Marion Leeper
When: Thursday 17th August, 1-2pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: ages 3-5
Aesop's Forest: the Scared Lion
What: a tale based on Aesop's Fables with storyteller Marion Leeper
When: Thursday 17th August, 3-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: ages 3-5
Journey to the End of the World
What: crafts and hands-on activities
When: Tuesday 15th August, 1-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: children of all ages
Why is the Owl Wise?
What: crafts and activities with the Museum of Zoology
When: Thursday 10th August, 1-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: children of all ages
Meet the Romans
What: crafts and hands-on activities
When: Tuesday 8th August, 1-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: children of all ages
Drink and Draw
What: after-hours sketching in the Cast Gallery
When: Friday 4th August, 6-9pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Adults
July 2017
Aesop's Forest: Don't Do That!
What: a tale based on Aesop's Fables with storyteller Marion Leeper
When: Monday 31st July, 1-2pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: ages 3-5
Aesop's Forest: the Scared Lion
What: a tale based on Aesop's Fables with storyteller Marion Leeper
When: Monday 31st July, 3-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: ages 3-5
May 2017
Lost: an evening with Issam Kourbaj and Ruth Padel
What: evening event with poetry exploring Lost, our current exhibition
When: Wednesday 17th May, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: Adults
Drink and Draw
What: after-hours sketching in the Cast Gallery
When: Friday 26th May, 6-9pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Adults
April 2017
Odysseus the Pirate
What: a storytelling adventure on the high seas with Marion Leeper
When: Friday 7th April, 2-3pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: Ages 3-5
Animal Antics
What: explore the animals in our gallery with fun, crafts and a trail
When: Tuesday 11th April, 1-4pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: For all ages
March 2017
Getting Up Close and Personal in Herculaneum
What: Cambridge Science Festival Talk by Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
When: Thursday 16th March, 6:30-7:30pm
Where: Faculty of Classics, Room G.19
Who: Adults
February 2017
Twilight at the Museums
What: a torch-lit adventure in the Cast Gallery after-hours
When: Wednesday 15th October, 4.30-7.30pm
Where: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery
Who: For all ages
