Kids' Arts & Crafts Club
Every first Sunday of the month

For all children between 4 and 12 years' old. THE KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SUNDAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY IN A CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!
MEXICAN BIRD RATTLE
A popular tradition for New Year’s celebration and annual festivities is the making of papier-mâché rattles. These joyful noisemakers are usually shaped to resemble colourful bird heads. The rattles are shaken to welcome generous spirits of the New Year and to drive away any unhappy spirits from the past.
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Summer Workshops for Kids

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Family Movement workshop
Still Life with...

With dancer Cindy Cummings

Dance performance and Artists' Talk
Still Life with ...

Dance improvisation performance with Cindy Cummings followed by Artists' talk with Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly

Kids' Arts & Crafts Club
Every first Sunday of the month

For all children between 4 and 12 years' old. THE KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SUNDAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY IN A CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!
EGYPTIAN CARTOUCHE
Names of kings and queens and other important people are enclosed in a cartouche, a rectangle with rounded corners. In reading hieroglyphic text, a cartouche is easily recognized and often was carved from stone and used as a royal seal.
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Summer Workshops for Kids

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Kids' Arts & Crafts Club
Every first Sunday of the month

For all children between 4 and 12 years' old. THE KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SUNDAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY IN A CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!
JAPANESE FISH KITES
Boy’s day is a holiday celebrated in Japan: traditionally male children of the family create kites in the shape of fish, called kol nobori. These colourful kites are patterned after large carp, symbolizing courage and determination, qualities the boys hope to achieve.
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The Hunt Symposium Series: Climate Change and the Risk to Material Culture

A one-day symposium of lectures and discussion.
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Kids' Arts & Crafts Club
Every first Sunday of the month

For all children between 4 and 12 years' old. THE KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SUNDAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY IN A CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!
ISLAMIC/SPANISH TILE
Muslims from North Africa invaded Spain in the 8th Century. They brought with them a rich heritage of design and pattern. This was most obvious in their building style and architectural decoration, for example their mosaic tile design. The tiles were decorated with geometric and floral design, usually in all shades of blue.
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Lunchtime lecture

‘The Spiritual vision of Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)’
This lecture focuses on a key aspect of the work of one of the best known and best loved of all 20th century British artists, whose highly individual brand of visionary expression links him with artists such as William Blake. His vision is inseparable from his home village of Cookham which is the location of many of his most striking and beautiful images and which he immortalised in his art.
Speaker: David McBurnie, Docent at the Hunt Museum

Kids' Arts & Crafts Club
Every first Sunday of the month

For all children between 4 and 12 years' old. THE KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SUNDAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY IN A CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!
AFRICAN MASKS
Mask are very important in African culture, and each has its own purpose. Used by dancers, masks are a way of communicating with various spirits. The masks are constructed from various materials and are decorated with simple, strong and powerful shapes and design.
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Lunchtime lecture

‘Equipping the Tea Table: Silver, ceramics and ‘luxury commodities’, 1660-1800’
The introduction of the new drinks, or ‘luxury commodities’, of tea, coffee and chocolate had a profound effect on social behaviour, consumption and ritual in Europe, no less so in Britain and Ireland, from the mid-17th century. Their popularity spawned the development of an entire industry of plain and decorative vessels and implements in both silver and ceramics. This lecture and slide show will survey a variety of these items within the social and historical context of this period.
Speaker: Jessica Cunningham MA
Jessica Cunningham graduated from the MA in Design History and Material Culture at the National College of Art and Design in 2008. She was the 2008 joint recipient of the Desmond Guinness Scholarship from the Irish Georgian Society and her article on Dublin’s Huguenot Goldsmiths was published in the Society’s latest Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies journal. Jessica lectures at the N.C.A.D., the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, and at Trinity College. She is currently researching 17th century Irish silver.

Kids' Arts & Crafts Club
Every first Sunday of the month

For all children between 4 and 12 years' old. THE KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY SUNDAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY IN A CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT!
FRENCH JUMPING DOLLS
French jumping dolls, panting, have segmented body parts that jump by pulling one string that connects the entire body. These dolls became popular in France in the 8th Century courts. Eventually spreading to other parts of Europe, the dolls are called Hampelmann in Germany and Jacks in England.
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