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Grubtime Natter - The Miniature Muse. Insects in Art and Culture

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Dates:20 May 2020
Times:12:30 - 13:30
What is it:Talk
Organiser:Manchester Museum
Who is it for:University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16
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Wednesday 20 May 12.30-1.30pm Sylvia’s Space Scarabs, Moths and Spiders – find out more about some of the stories of the beasts featured in Beauty and the Beasts – have your lunch and meet new people in these informal lunchtime talks. The Miniature Muse. Insects in Art and Culture. Insects have inspired artists of all kinds across the centuries resulting in a diversity of artwork that mirrors the diversity of the in insects themselves.This talk will examine the relationship between insects, artists and the public that view the work, revealing a deep and continuous fascination with insects throughout human history. Peter Smithers, Royal Entomological Society Book your free ticket www.mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com

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