Events
moonscope
24 May - 16 September 2007, 2 -7 pm
Tuesday to Friday, 12 to 5 pm
Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, 2 to 5 pm
The Night of Museums
La Nuit des Musées, the annual European festival of museums
‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
Saturday 19 May, 7 to 11 pm
A preview of the exhibition including music, film, performance and insight
‘Ebb and Flow’, a short film by Tila Rodriguez-Past about Rebecca Hind painting the moon in watercolour
‘Veiled’, a performance by Holly Slingsby.
Paper Moon
Saturday 26 May, 10 am to 5 pm
Discover the moon on this day full of beautiful, exciting and lunatic adventure!
Talks, activities, storytelling and more.
Suitable for all the family.
Observing and Drawing the Moon
Monday 28 May, 9.15 to 10.45 pm
Monday 23 July, 9.00 to 10.30 pm
Special after-hours access to the University Parks, where Hanwell Community Observatory will organise telescopic observation of the moon and Rebecca Hind will offer advice on lunar drawing. Draw if you like, or just observe.
Booking required
Family Friendly Drop In
‘Faces of the Moon’
Tuesday 29 May, 12 to 4 pm
Draw your own pictures of the moon and join in the fun of creating an astronomical moon mobile!
Family Friendly Drop In
‘Magic Moon Dial’
Saturday 9 June and 15 September, 2 to 4 pm
Find out about the phases of the moon and make your own magnificent moon dial.
Suitable for children aged 7 upwards.
Blue Moon
Saturday 30 June, 10 am to 5 pm
There will be a Blue Moon on 30 June 2007.
A programme of unusual events and activities.
Themes will include:
‘Blue and Other Moons’
‘The Moon in Many Calendars’
Public Lecture
Wednesday 11 July, 7 pm
Hilary Underwood
‘John Russell, Artist and Astronomer’
Table Talk
Sunday 15 July, 2.30 pm
Jim Bennett will talk about the 18th-century reflecting telescope.
Gallery Talk
Saturday 4 August, 2 pm
Jim Bennett will tell the story of 18th-century astronomy as represented in the Museum’s galleries.
Painting Workshop
Saturday 1 September for ages 13 to 16
Saturday 8 September for ages 7 to 12
2 to 4 pm
‘Moonshine’
with Rebecca Hind
Numbers are limited, booking required
Artist’s talk
Tuesday 4 September, 7 pm
Rebecca Hind
‘The Moon: a painter's eye view’
Painting Workshop for Adults
Sunday 9 September, 1.45 to 4.45 pm
‘Moonshine, exploring lunar luminosity through paint’
Rebecca Hind
Numbers are limited, booking required
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