Museum of Natural History
See the remains of the Dodo, immortalised by Lewis Carroll, enjoy storytellling and family activities, keep your eyes out for a roaming Alice from the Oxfordshire Theatre Company, and visit the Ghost Forest on the front lawn. All events and activities are FREE. There is no need to pre-book.
Lewis Carroll Society talks:
10.15 am Alice in Waterland by Mark Davies
An illustrated talk on the influence of the Thames, from the inception of the stories on that famous rowing trip in July 1862, to the final outing Alice made with Lewis Carroll in 1863, and in many of the books' episodes in between.
11.00am The Dodo: from extinction to icon by Errol Fuller, author of The Dodo: extinction in paradise.
Errol is an English writer and painter who lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born in Blackpool, and grew up in South London and is the author of a series of books on the subject of extinction and extinct creatures. These books include several on extinct birds including the great Auk but it is the Dodo which has come to symbolize extinction in a way that no other animal does.
11.30am Carroll and Surrealism by Mark Richards, chair of the Lewis Carroll Soicety.
11.15am Storytelling: The 30-minute Alice by Adam Guillain.
Adam is a children's storyteller and author whose books include the popular Bella Ballistica series. He is a former primary teacher who runs drama and creative writing workshops and is a member of The Story Museum's team.
12.15pm Curious Company re-enact the Mad Hatter’s tea party in cabaret style on the front lawn amongst the wondrous Ghost Forest.
12.30-1.30pm The Real Alice by Nick Mellersh, a performance about the life of Alice Liddell. This has been specially adapted for Alice's Day from a script written for and first performed at the Lyndhurst Alice festival.
Activities for children on the front lawn with OCC Adult Learning Family Learning Team.
ALSO: A wonderland of natural history 24th April - 31st December 2010
An exhibition about Oxford University Museum of Natural History 1860-2010 Contemporary documents, photographs and engravings trace the campaign to build the Museum as a home for Oxford science, the subsequent architectural competition, and the construction of the building between 1855 and 1860. The sculptures, carvings, stone and metalwork are explored through the drawings and words of John Ruskin, Henry Acland and others. Images record the evolution of the art, architecture and displays throughout the history of this remarkable temple to science.
