Activities/Workshops/Family events
Pop-up exhibitions at UCL Art Museum: Under the microscope
Fantastic fossils
What is plaster made of? Find out the recipe used in the age of industrialism by neoclassical sculptor John Flaxman with geologist and archaeologist Dr Ruth Siddal.
Get your hands on some of UCL’s most fantastic fossils this half-term – whether it’s the bones of an Iguanodon or the teeth of a giant shark. Bring along your budding palaeontologists for our Pterosaur-iffic hands-on activities.
Tues 5 Feb | 1–2pm UCL Art Museum college.art@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2540
Mon 18–Sat 23 Feb | 1–5pm | activity UCL Grant Museum of Zoology zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
Love in the natural world
Pop-up exhibitions at UCL Art Museum: Jane Rendell presents
Looking for love or seeking to impress your Valentine date? Discover how seduction is done in the animal world. Find out how big a heart can get and just how far animals will go to get the girl in this one-night only exhibition. Thurs 14 Feb | 6.30–8.30pm | exhibition UCL Grant Museum of Zoology £5 payable at the door (includes a glass of wine) zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052
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Jane Rendell (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) investigates thresholds and transitional spaces by linking up prints and drawings from the Art Museum’s collections in unexpected ways. Tues 26 Feb | 1–2pm UCL Art Museum college.art@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 2540