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EXHIBITIONS 2008

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

1

Dartmoor Rocks!

5 -

- 7

2

Source and Inspiration

5 -

- 7

3

Patchwork and Quilting

11 -

- 6

4

A Walled Garden

8 - 19

5

‘Hidden Lives’ and ‘Photofusions’

21 -

- 1

6

Painting the Corners

3 - 30

7

Okehampton Camera Club

2 - 30

EVENTS 2008

a

Free Family FUN Day -
--Dartmoor Rocks!

Sat 5

b

Free Family FUN Day -
--Fun Science Day!!!

Wed 16

c

Free Family FINDS Day -
--Ask the Experts

Wed 28

d

Free FUN Workshops -
--Storytelling and Poetry

Sat 21

e

Free FUN Music Workshops -
--Singing and Music-making

Mon 7

EXHIBITIONS 2008

Saturday 5th April - Monday 7th July
1) ‘Dartmoor Rocks!’

A fun exhibition for all the family, telling the story of the rocks and minerals of Dartmoor. Find out how Dartmoor was formed from molten magma millions of years ago. Includes a specially made film and fun in-gallery activities.

Saturday 5th April - Monday 7th July
2) ‘Source and Inspiration’
Running concurrently with our ‘Dartmoor Rocks!’ exhibition, ‘Source and Inspiration’ is a series of collaborative installations by local artists, inspired and sourced from Dartmoor.

Friday 11th July to Wednesday 6th August
3) ‘Patchwork and Quilting’
A colourful and varied exhibition of patchwork and quilting by skilled Okehampton Quilt Groups.

Friday 8th August to Tuesday 19th August
4) ‘A Walled Garden’
An exhibition of fine watercolour botanical paintings by artist Bernard Carter, including both the enjoyable and the eatable! This exhibition is in partnership with Children’s Hospice for the South West.

Thursday 21st August to Monday 1st September
5) ‘Hidden Lives’ & ‘Photofusions’
The work of Photographers Pam Kemp and Julie Rutley, ‘Hidden Lives’ is about the world above and beneath the waves, seen through a lens. ‘Photofusions’ presents an unusual and unique concept of combining art, photography and computers

Wednesday 3rd September to Tuesday 30th September
6) “Painting the Corners”
Original art from The South Tawton Art Group, a unique group of West Devon Artists. Includes watercolours, acrylics, pastel and ink.

Thursday 2nd October to Thursday 30th October
7) Okehampton Camera Club
4th Annual Members Exhibition
An exhibition of fascinating photographs by some of
our best local photographers.

EVENTS 2008

Saturday 5th April
a) FREE FAMILY FUN DAY
Dartmoor Rocks!! Fun Activity Day
Sessions 11 - 1 pm and 2 - 4pm,
Advance booking recommended

• Come along to the museum to see our new ‘Dartmoor Rocks’ exhibition free of charge and have lots of fun.

• Come in fancy dress - wear something on the theme of ‘Rocks!!’

• Get ‘hands on’ and help to make a sculpture with artist Darrell Wakelam,

• Join in the giant egg making!

• Join the grand procession of puppets and sculptures at 4pm

Wednesday 16th April
b) FREE FAMILY FUN DAY
Fun Science Day!!! ‘Cook Up a Dartmoor Volcano’ and other activities!
Sessions 11 - 1 pm and 2 - 4pm
Advance booking recommended

• Make your own volcano and learn how to make it erupt!!!

• Get involved with other fun science activities in and around the museum with the help of our science boffins!

Wednesday 28th May
c) FREE FAMILY FINDS DAY
Ask the Experts! Archaeological and
Geological Finds Day
Drop in anytime
from 11am - 3pm

• Bring along rocks and other things you’ve found for identification by our experts.

• Come aboard the Community Roadshow Bus to find out more about Devon’s geology and landscape with experts from the Devon Record Office and Devon County Council’s Countryside and Historic Environment Teams.

• Have a go at archaeological excavation!

Saturday 21st June
d) FREE FUN WORKSHOPS

‘Words About Dartmoor’ Storytelling and Poetry

Workshops for all ages
Sessions 10am - 12.30 and 2 - 4pm
Pre-booking recommended

10 -12.30pm Dartmoor Storytelling for all the family by Michael Dacre

Be entranced by stories about Dartmoor that will get your imagination going!

2 - 4pm Poetry workshop

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Hear poems about the earth and the landscape

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Get creative! Write your own poem and illustrate it

·

Try the art of calligraphy

Monday 7th July

e) FREE FUN MUSIC WORKSHOPS
Singing and Music-Making with Wren Music
Sessions 11 - 12.30 & 2 - 3.30pm
Advance booking recommended

Young music lovers are in for a treat with these singing and music-making workshops with Wren Music. They will cater for all levels of ability - including those with no previous experience of singing or playing. The workshops have been specially designed to appeal to young people, and will include old songs and tunes as well as specially-written modern ones, on themes related to Dartmoor’s fascinating geology and its people.

Further
-details
--below . . . .

Dates and details may be subject to alteration. If you are planning a special visit, or wish to use a special facility, please telephone to check.

Entry to all Exhibitions is from 10.30am to 4pm and is included in the normal museum admission charge.