Summer Activities At Cumbria’s Museum Of Military Life Announced
Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life in Carlisle Castle have announced this week their summer family friendly activities programme.
The events are linked to the Museum’s Exhibition programme exploring the theme of remembrance. The Remembrance 100 Open Art Exhibition runs until 2 September featuring local artists from Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It has been extremely popular especially as it coincided with the Weeping Window art installation at the Castle.
Holiday drop in sessions run every Wednesday during the school holidays between 11am and 3pm.
Wednesday 25 July
Creative Memory Writing -We’ve all done things and seen things; things that we’d like to write about for others to read. It could be a thought, an event, a memory, or something you saw happen, or heard happen, to someone else.
Wednesday 1 August
Changing Impressions – Using a selection of textiles, plants and other objects we will explore the process of frottage (rubbings) using fabric and fabric pastels. The idea is to look at how when we create an impression of something, how we see the object change in the same way that each time we share a memory it changes slightly.
Wednesday August 8th
Remembrance and memories.
Using objects from our collections Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life will explore the meaning of remembrance and what it means to you. Your design can be left in a meaningful place as personal memorials for someone to be remembered.
Wednesday 15 August
Changing Impressions – Using a selection of textiles, plants and other objects we will explore the process of frottage (rubbings) using fabric and fabric pastels. The idea is to look at how when we create an impression of something, how we see the object change in the same way that each time we share a memory it changes slightly.
Wednesday 22 August
Make a paper-folded peace dove to add to our installation at the Museum leading up to International Peace Day on 21st September.
Wednesday August 29th
Using the objects from our collection we will explore the meaning of remembrance and what it means to you. You will create layered collage backgrounds, exploring different textures and experiment with mono and poly printing techniques to create repeat and faded images showing how memories can change over time.
The Museum have also announced new activities that have been added to their programme. The Veterans lunch club recently launched is an opportunity for ex-service personnel to meet other like-minded people in the Museum. The Club has proven extremely popular and the club will meet monthly on Monday’s.
Also, added are Thursday Movie Nights at the Museum. On 20 September they will be showing A Bridge Too Far. On 18 October – The Trench and on 22 November – Journey’s End.
For further information on any of the events featured please contact the Museum of Military Life on (01228) 532774 or visit the website www.CumbriasMuseumofMilitaryLife.org
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