Dem Bones
Thursday 31 July, 14.00-18.00
To mark the opening of 'Skeletons' there will be activities, suitable for all ages, taking place throughout the day. Meet the Museum of London’s bioarchaeologists and find out what they learn from studying skeletons, hear from historians about bodies of the past, and explore the significance of bones through creative activities.
This event is free.
No booking necessary. Drop in at any time.
Activities
Diagnoses 'Skeleton'
Join osteologists to learn more about skeletons and how to analyse them the way they do in the lab. Find out how to determine the age and gender of a skeleton by handling and measuring bones from the Museum of London’s collection.
Led by Jelena Josephine Bekvalac, Museum of london, and Tania Kausmally, UCL
Soundscape
How do you feel about the bones in the exhibition? Poet Aoife Mannix will be collecting your responses all afternoon and preparing a performance piece for the ‘ London’s Dead’ event at Wellcome Collection on Thursday 18 September.
Today, you can give your thoughts and listen to each other’s ideas.
Assemble Dem Bones
Join other visitors in making a gigantic hand or a huge foot. Each person will represent a bone, and it will be up to you to get in the right order!
Activity led by Gethan Dick.
In support of the ' Skeletons' exhibition.
