What’s On
Thursday, 16 February 2012 at 13:00
Fabulous Fundials
Family-Friendly Drop In
Sundials come in all different shapes and sizes from a wristwatch version to dials on the sides of buildings. The Museum even owns a spoon fashioned into a sundial. Design and make your own decorative sundial in this family friendly drop-in. Suitable for ages 5-11.
Saturday, 18 February 2012 at 14:00
Pick a Pocket Sundial
Family-Friendly Workshop
Our apologies, this event has been cancelled.
Discover ingenious pocket sundials and make beautiful replicas based on instruments from the Museum's special collection. Suitable for ages 7-13, suggested materials contribution £5.
Saturday, 18 February 2012 at 14:00
A brief history of astronomy
Gallery Talk
The staircase of the Museum tells a story of the history of astronomy. Come along to this Gallery Talk to find out more...
Sunday, 26 February 2012 at 14:30
The Armillary Animated
Table Talk
The Museum contains some very special armillary spheres. Stephen Johnston uses examples from the collection to explain how these fascinating instruments were used.
Saturday, 03 March 2012 at 12:00
Euclid You Can!
Family-Friendly Drop In
Find out about the famous mathematician Euclid and make exciting 3D geometric shapes out of coloured card. Suitable for ages 7 upwards.
Tuesday, 06 March 2012 at 19:00
Decimalising Time: Calendar and Clocks in the French Revolution
Lecture
Extraordinary revisions of time measurement were adopted during the French Revolution. Matthew Shaw, Curator of North American History at the British Library, will talk about this new way of seeing time, and the French Republican Calendar.
Saturday, 17 March 2012 at 10:00
About Time!
Special Event
Discover the story of time in a day of activities, talks, trails and entertainment all about time! Activities to include stop-frame animation film-making, model-making, a time trail, fun demonstrations, object handling, tours of the special exhibition Time Machines, and much more...
Suitable for all the family.
Suitable for all the family.
Saturday, 24 March 2012 at 14:00
Time Machines
Gallery Talk
A guided tour of the current special exhibition led by its curator Stephen Johnston.
Saturday, 31 March 2012 at 14:00
Making Micrographia
Family-Friendly Drop In
Use microscopes and lenses to observe tiny things; make drawings and magical monoprints. Suitable for ages 7+.
View previous artworks created in the Making Micrographia session on our website.
View previous artworks created in the Making Micrographia session on our website.
