Name: Family Event: Patterned Clay Bead Making with Clare
Start: 2024-12-07T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-07T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

Family Event: Patterned Clay Bead Making with Clare

Explore the art of bead and mark making in ancient Egypt and Sudan with air-dry clay . Pre-book for 11:00, 12:00 or 13:00.
About this Event

Audience

This is an intergenerational workshop, suitable for all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome but young children will need adult help.

About

Some of the collection is currently on display at the new exhibition at The British Museum and, to celebrate, artist Clare Sams will be running a workshop looking at our etched carnelian beads. Try your hand at mark making on air-dry clay to make make your own bead bracelets or charms, with threading and colouring-in exercises on hand for very young audiences.

This workshop is part of UCL Museums & Cultural Programmes 2024-25 event series , bringing together art, culture and research.

Access

Accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility from street level via a lift in the adjacent UCL Science Library. Upon arrival at the museum, visitors requiring lift/level access should ring the buzzer labelled ‘Museum’ located to the right of the main museum entrance. A member of our visitor services team will meet and escort you to the galleries via our level access route. Assistance is also available in reverse when exiting the museum.

Level access between the Pottery and Main Gallery spaces is available via a staff-operated lift.

Level access to our Entrance Gallery and shop is available via a private staff area.

Finding us

We are located in 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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Can we bring lunch with us?

To protect the Museum's collection, food cannot be eaten inside the venue and only bottled water with a lid can be drunk within the Museum space. There are plenty of nearby cafes and restaurants within 10 minutes walk of the Museum, and if you intend on bringing your own lunch, our staff will be able to point you in the direction of the best place to eat inside (or outside) on campus.