About this Event
Join Holly and Stefi from our Visitor Experience and Engagement team for a creative workshop exploring dreams through discussion and cyanotype printing.
The workshop will begin with a short introduction to psychiatrist Carl Jung and his ideas about dream archetypes: recurring characters, images and themes that he believed were common to many people’s dreams. We’ll also explore how and why we dream. You’ll be welcome to share your own experiences of dreaming, but you do not have to take part in the discussion.
You’ll then create your own dreamscape using cyanotype printing, a cameraless photographic process used to produce blue-and-white images. You’ll arrange acetate images from our collection on specially coated paper before exposing your composition to ultraviolet light and washing it with water.
At the end of the workshop, there will be an opportunity to share what you have made with the group.
All materials will be provided. A chill out space will be available throughout the workshop with low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions, mats, ear defenders, earplugs and sensory toys. Please note that low-wattage ultraviolet light will be used during the workshop.
This workshop is for people aged 14 and over. Spaces are limited, so you can only book one ticket per person. If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket so we can offer your place to someone else.We’ll be in the Studio and Studio Breakout Room. To get there, take the lift or stairs up to level 1 and then follow the signs through the ‘Being Human’ gallery.
Need to know
Location
We’ll be in the Studio and Studio Breakout Room. To get there, take the lift or stairs up to level 1 and then follow the signs through the ‘Being Human’ gallery.
Place not guaranteed
Booking a ticket for a free, in-person event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.
Waiting list
If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.
British Sign Language interpreted
This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.
Hearing loop
There will be a hearing loop at this event.
Wheelchair accessible
This event is wheelchair accessible, which means people in wheelchairs can access the location with relative ease.
For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at [email protected] or call 020 7611 2222.
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About your facilitators
Holly Houlton (she/her)
Holly is a Visitor Experience and Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection with a background in the visual arts, photography and writing. She uses a variety of facilitation techniques to encourage visitors to connect with artworks and items from the collection; with the aim of creating meaningful and memorable experiences.
Stefi Ilieva
Stefi is a Visitor Experience and Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection, with a background in archives and print across several cultural institutions. Her interests include folklore, mythology and Bulgarian heritage, which she enjoys sharing with a wide audience.
Image credit: These Dreams are Made of Blue workshop at Wellcome Collection. Photo: Benjamin Gilbert. © Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom
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