Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival is back! Click here to check out our line-up, with more authors to be announced.
For hundreds of years landscape and natural history objects have captured the imagination and sparked myths, folklore and storytelling.
Set your imagination alight…
- DISCOVER historic objects 100's, sometimes millions of years old
- EXPLORE an immersive digital forest
- IMAGINE objects that can be used for your own story telling, what myths and folklore will you tell at home?
1. Immersive World
Temporary Exhibition Space, Amelia Scott opening hours
Step into a large-scale immersive video installation of extraordinary landscapes. Through the use of the real and imagined, you will be transported into a world which is 'both beautiful and mesmeric, but at the same time, unsettling.'
2. Handling History
Activity space 10:00 – 15:00, Sat 11th Sun 12th Mon 13th Wed 15th Fri 17th
Hold history in your hands. Get hands on and discover captivating stories as you learn about our rare Natural History specimens. Objects collected during the Victorian period as they captured the imagination and sparked myths and stories.
3. Story telling crafts
Activity space 10:00 – 15:00, Sat 11th Sun 12th Mon 13th Wed 15th Fri 17th
Come along to create your own storytelling dice and dreamcatcher to help you dream your best stories.
Sat 11 Feb 10am - 3pm
Sun 12 Feb 10am - 3pm
Mon 13 Feb 10am - 3pm
Wed 15 Feb 10am - 3pm
Fri 17 Feb 10am - 3pm
Free
Recommended for ages 2-11