After Hours: Coral
| Dates: | 27 February 2014 |
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| Times: | 18:30 - 21:00 |
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| What is it: | Social event |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Museum |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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Encounter the unexpected…
Come along to Manchester Museum for a vibrant and eclectic evening celebrating the Coral: Something Rich and Strange exhibition.
Enjoy highlights tours of the exhibition with Dr Marion Endt, see and handle some amazing objects from the museum’s stores, and meet artists Lucy Burscough, Rachel Elwell and Karen Casper who all have work exhibited at the museum. Delve deep into the history of Coral with Dr Melanie Giles & find out more about Coral in the Iron Age. Hear poetry and have a go at creating your own coral poetry in a workshop with Melanie.
Join Lucy Burscough and help to create an amazing hyperbolic crocheted coral reef and see Karen Casper demonstrating techniques used in making the fan Ventalina on display in the exhibition.
Enjoy music from the Seychelles, Jamaica and Belize where coral reefs are prevalent, with sets from DJ Mayeva, Golty Farabeau, and Calypso George.
Free, drop in, adults
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Manchester Museum
Oxford Road
Manchester
Phone: 0161-2752648
Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk
