Glasgow Science Festival: Family Day at the Hunterian Museum
Uncover the wonders of Scotland's ancient past at The Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow as part of this year's Glasgow Science Festival!
About Glasgow Science Festival: Family Day at the Hunterian Museum
From sharp-toothed sharks to early amphibians, explore fossils from a time millions of years ago, when Scotland was a tropical jungle of giant plants and strange creatures! Make your own carboniferous fossil rubbing and reconstruct an ancient forest and get crafty making fish inspired by the prehistoric Bearsden shark. Explore some of the museum's fascinating fossil collection and discover how the world of the Carboniferous period connects to Scotland as we see it today.
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Little Look Club
Come and explore artworks together at the Hunterian Art Gallery with your wee ones and let their imaginations flow!
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Family Workshop - Zine Making
What makes this place home? Where are you favourite places and what makes them special? Celebrate Glasgow's 850th birthday, make your own zine, dedicated to all your favourite things about the city!
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Family Workshop - Make a Mackintosh!
Join The Hunterian team at Kelvin Hall this summer holiday for a fun, hands-on craft session! Learn how to create your own embossed foil artwork, inspired by the Glasgow Style.
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Snake Summer: Sensational Stories and Firm Facts!
This summer, join College of Arts & Humanities at the Hunterian Zoology Museum to explore the snakes of fact and fiction with a programme of after-hours events designed to celebrate the serpentine!
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