October 2017
Script Detectives: Decoding Ancient Writing
| What: | Learn how to write in ancient scripts |
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| When: | Thursday 26th October, 2-3pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Children aged 7-11 |
What Postmoderns can learn from Premoderns
| What: | Festival of Ideas talk by Mr Nicholas Denyer |
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| 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 |
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| When: | Tuesday 24th October, 1-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Children of all ages |
Big Saturday
| What: | Crafts and object handling |
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| When: | Saturday 21st October, 1-5pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | All ages |
Incredible India: Sanskrit Myths and Truths
| What: | Festival of Ideas talk by Dr Jo Willmott |
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| 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 |
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| When: | Friday 20th October, 6.30-7.30pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Adults |
Nudity and Adornment in Greek and Indian Art
| What: | Festival of Ideas talk by Dr Nigel Spivey & Dr Caroline Vout |
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| When: | Tuesday 17 October, 6.30-7.30pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Adults |
August 2017
Meet the Greeks
| What: | Crafts and hands-on activities |
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| When: | Monday 21st August, 1-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Children of all ages |
Aesop's Forest: Don't Do That!
| What: | A tale based on Aesop's Fables with storyteller Marion Leeper |
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| When: | Thursday 17th August, 1-2pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Ages 3-5 |
Aesop's Forest: the Scared Lion
| What: | A tale based on Aesop's Fables with storyteller Marion Leeper |
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| When: | Thursday 17th August, 3-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Ages 3-5 |
Journey to the End of the World
| What: | Crafts and hands-on activities |
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| When: | Tuesday 15th August, 1-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Children of all ages |
Why is the Owl Wise?
| What: | Crafts and activities with the Museum of Zoology |
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| When: | Thursday 10th August, 1-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Children of all ages |
Meet the Romans
| What: | Crafts and hands-on activities |
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| When: | Tuesday 8th August, 1-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Children of all ages |
Drink and Draw
| What: | After-hours sketching in the Cast Gallery |
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| When: | Friday 4th August, 6-9pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, 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 |
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| When: | Monday 31st July, 1-2pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Ages 3-5 |
Aesop's Forest: the Scared Lion
| What: | A tale based on Aesop's Fables with storyteller Marion Leeper |
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| When: | Monday 31st July, 3-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| 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 |
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| When: | Wednesday 17th May, 6:30-8:00pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Adults |
Drink and Draw
| What: | After-hours sketching in the Cast Gallery |
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| When: | Friday 26th May, 6-9pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Adults |
April 2017
Odysseus the Pirate
| What: | A storytelling adventure on the high seas with Marion Leeper |
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| When: | Friday 7th April, 2-3pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Ages 3-5 |
Animal Antics
| What: | Explore the animals in our gallery with fun, crafts and a trail |
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| When: | Tuesday 11th April, 1-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | For all ages |
March 2017
Getting Up Close and Personal in Herculaneum
| What: | Cambridge Science Festival Talk by Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill |
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| 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 |
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| When: | Wednesday 15th October, 4.30-7.30pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | For all ages |
