This month, museums and galleries up and down the country will be staying open late to host some fun and unusual events, for both adults and families…
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BODY WORLDS tackles the mind
BODY WORLDS, the central London attraction featuring human bodies, has teamed up with the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust for a new initiative: Mental Health Matters…
Stuck on repeat? Family event investigates earworms
A special event at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum this month, will be looking at those pesky earworms and what causes them…
Rethinking human repair at the Science Gallery
A free exhibition and events programme at the Science Gallery London will explore the art, science, ethics and technology of organ transplants and tissue regeneration…
Half term adventures at Twilight at the Museums
This February half-term, 14 of Cambridge’s museums and collections will be opening their doors for a series of free, drop-in adventures and activities after dark…
Discover the Royal Society Collections by Candlelight
Head to The Royal Society in London on Thursday 6th December for a festive evening with a Victorian Christmas theme…
Story-filled bus journeys and Edwardian vegetarians at this year’s Being Human festival
This month, the annual Being Human festival will take place with a range of unusual and thought-provoking events across the UK…
A dead good Halloween and some aping around at London’s quirky museums
This month, celebrate International Gibbon Day with some animal yoga, and Halloween with a talk on Frankenstein and the things we dread…
Walks, talks and circus performances at Bloomsbury Festival
Bloomsbury Festival will present a trailblazing programme of science, literature, performance, music, and discussion, from 17th to 21st October…
Darwin drama to be staged in the Natural History Museum
This autumn, the European premiere of the award-winning Darwin drama, The Wider Earth, will be performed in the Jerwood Gallery at the Natural History Museum in London…
A festival of ‘What If’ in Bristol
Bristol’s We The Curious will be hosting a Festival of What If from Thursday 26th to Tuesday 31st July, featuring activities, art, music and comedy…
Slug slime and intelligent toilets at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition will be held in London from Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th July, with more than 20 exhibits celebrating cutting edge science in the UK…
There be pirates in Plymouth this weekend
Plymouth Pirate Weekend will return to the waterfront on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May with pirate-themed entertainment and activities for all the family…
Mortality and cancer are the unusual topics for art installation in Birmingham
Visual artist Charlotte Jarvis’ Et in Arcadia Ego, an unusual installation at Birmingham’s Ort Gallery, will open on Thursday 10th May, taking a look at how we view cancer and our own mortality…
Quirky talks, classes and workshops for Spring
Looking for something a bit different to do with your spare time? Dying to learn a new skill or take on a quirky craft? Then take a look at our round-up of talks, classes and workshops coming up this Spring…