What’s on

Special Events
Lecture: Writing in the Ice - Turner's Mountain Crossings

Wednesday 02 May

Nicholas Alfrey, considers JMW Turner as a painter of the Romantic Sublime, looking in particular at his images of Alpine passes and crossings.
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Toolbox Festival

Thursday 03 May - Saturday 05 May

The culmination of a brand new creative challenge to Nottingham’s young theatre makers, in which each group will have created an original 15-minute performance using the same toolbox kit as their inspirational starting point.
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Gallery Tour: Sanctuary

Friday 04 May

Crop Up Gallery students give a guided walkthrough of the exhibition, speaking about their curatorial ideas for Sanctuary.
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Workshop: Storyboarding Picture Books

Wednesday 09 May

Author-illustrator Carol Adlam will take you through the building blocks of creating a picture book for children, focusing on storyboarding and producing thumbnail layouts for your work.
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The Uses of Fairytales: Enchanting Ideologies and Radical Transformations

Thursday 10 May

Rachel Palfreyman, Associate Professor in German Studies at the University of Nottingham, discusses how fairy tales have been interpreted
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Sunday afternoon with Wendy Cope

Sunday 13 May

The inimitable Wendy Cope will charm and amuse you with her wry, ironic poetry – sharp and punchy, soft and contemplative.
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Where's Jamie?

Saturday 19 May - Sunday 01 July

To celebrate the arrival of series 3 of CBBC’s critically acclaimed football drama, Jamie Johnson, this unique exhibition invites you to put the places to the faces.
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Brain Controlled Film 'The MOMENT'

Monday 21 May - Tuesday 22 May

The MOMENT is a story set on the cusp of the singularity. The story explores 3 narratives in a dystopian future where brain computer interfaces are both a source of social threat and potential revelation.
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Gallery Tour: Living with Adaptive Architecture

Thursday 24 May

Led by Holger Schnädelbach
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Wheee!: The Princess & The Pea

Monday 28 May - Tuesday 29 May

A charming and beautifully quirky dance theatre adaptation of this favourite Hans Christian Andersen story by the brilliant Norwegian company Dybwikdans.
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Luminarium

Monday 28 May - Sunday 03 June

Architects of Air have toured to more than 40 countries across five continents with their extraordinary structures which astonish and delight audiences of all ages.
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Where It All Began: Screening

Monday 28 May - Sunday 03 June

A rare opportunity to watch the original pilot episode of this Emmy, Bafta and RTS nominated series – 15 minutes of exclusive material previously unseen by public audiences.