Museum Late Night - With These Hands: Crafting a Shared Humanity
Friday 7 November, 19.00 - 22.00
Free but booking required.
Celebrate crafting from around the world in the Museum after dark!
Join us at the Late Night and take part in a mix of drop-in and booked activities from craft making to object handling.
Make and take your own creations designed and delivered by Multaka volunteers. Knot and bead Chinese keepsakes, make Ukrainian Motanka dolls and create delicate flowers fit for fashion designers.
Handle cameras and learn about photography with the History of Science Museum. See a Camera Obscura in action and have a go at building your own.
Meet members of the Culture Club and hear about their craft experiences, alongside objects to handle. See clothing and textiles from around the world and find out more about the community they belong to. Join us behind the scenes in booked sessions to find out more about objects featured in the With These Hands display with the team behind the display.
Your evening will be DJ'd by local social enterprise Inspire Sounds with afrobeats to RnB mixed to perfection with favourite Multaka team tracks!
Bar and non-alcoholic drinks hosted by local social enterprise brewery Tap Social.
Adults and families welcome with activities for children aged 6+. Family-friendly experiences will run from 19.00 - 20.30.
More activities to follow over the coming weeks. Check out social pages for updates.
This event marks the opening of an exciting new MultakaOxford display in the museum galleries. Called With These Hands, the new display invites visitors to embark on a journey across the globe through exploring crafting disciplines. From textiles to beads, masks to soap, stories that tell us more about the communities that make and use these objects have been carefully curated by a group of MultakaOxford volunteers, offering an opportunity to connect through craft.
Find out more about MultakaOxford here.
See the Late Night Event Programme here
