Family Event: Paper Basketry and Weaving
Drop in from 11:00-12:30
Pre-book for a guaranteed place in the 12:30-14:00 session (booking available from 2 Feb 2024)
Audience: This is an intergenerational workshop, suitable for all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome.
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese ArchaeologyÌýinvites you to join artist and educator Clare Sams for a workshop on basket weaving, inspired by the collection.
Basket weaving is a craft that has truly stood the test of time. You can find several examples of it in the collection separated by thousands of years, and this craft can even be traced back to before the use of pottery. Basket weaving comes in many patternsÌýusing a variety of techniques and isÌýmade of tightly wrapped fibres such a palm leaves or halfa grasses. In this session we will be using paper and thin card to learn a few of the techniques used in this period. Come and try out some weaving and take your own basketry example home!
Read more about Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê research into weaving
This workshop is part of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Museums & Cultural Programmes 2023-24 event series Architecting Futures from Past Traces, bringing together art, culture and research.Ìý
Audience
This is an intergenerational workshop, suitable for all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome.
Booking
This event comprises ofÌý³Ù·É´ÇÌýsessions:
- Drop-in sessionÌýfrom 11:00-12:30 where booking isÌý²Ô´Ç³ÙÌýrequired.
- Bookable sessionÌýfrom 12:30-14:00 (tickets on sale from 2ÌýFebruaryÌý2024)*,Ìýplease reserve yourself a space by bookingÌýone ticket per family groupÌý´Ç²Ô
*If you wish to book a slot earlier than this for access reasons, contact us at museums@ucl.ac.uk
Access
There is step free access to the Petrie Museum via the lift in the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Science Library to the left of the Museum's main entrance.ÌýFurther information about access at the Museum can be found here.
Finding us
The Museum is locatedÌýin Bloomsbury, in the heart of central London. The nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Victoria Line), and buses 18, 30, 73, 134 and 205 stop 3-5 minutes away on Euston Road.
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