GUERILLA ARTISTS FAMILY WORSKSHOPS

Be inspired by objects in the collection to create your own immense
masterpiece. An ideal activity for groups of friends for that special day out.

• Saturday 8 May 2010 ~ SPACE MONKEYS & SPUTNIK
Join the Space race, in this exploration of the cold war. Build your own art rockets using alka seltzer, water, paint & bottles. Then create your own
artwork featuring a monkey splattered cosmos.

• Saturday 10 July 2010 ~ FLING OUT YOUR DEAD!
Investigate the destructive power of medieval siege machines & warfare, drawing inspiration from the Maciejowsky bible (c1240). Build your own device from withies & doweling, load and fire your painty projectiles to build a medieval masterpiece.

• Saturday 11 September 2010 ~ SUGAR SKULLS & SOULS
Inspired by Dia de los Muertos, we explore how nations clashed during the fight for power in the Americas. With Montezuma, Conquistadors and Elizabeth I all going head-to-head in the struggle to control the ‘New World’.
Create your own decorated or bejewelled skull fit for the Day of the Dead.

• Saturday 9 October 2010 ~ THE BIG DRAW (details to be confirmed)

£5 per child accompanying adults free!







Time:

10:00 - 14:00

Suitable age range:

7-13 years

How to get involved:

TO BOOK A SESSION Tel: 0113 220 1888 Email: educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk

Materials required:

Remember to wear old clothes - it could get messy! 30 minutes for lunch - please bring packed lunch

Are places limited:

Yes (30 places)

Is parental consent needed:

No

Cost:

££5

Is the activity a registered Ofsted childcare provision?

No

Accessibility indicators

  • Wheelchair access available

Venue Details:

Royal Armouries Museum
Royal Armouries Museum
Armouries Drive
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1LT

Tel: 08700 344344

National museum.  Home of the national collection of arms and armour.

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