What’s on

Special Collections
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
Exhibitions
Living with Adaptive Architecture

Saturday 12 May - Sunday 17 June

Living with Adaptive Architecture brings together projects and artistic explorations from across the Midlands and the UK to reveal the directions in which the field is currently expanding.
Theatre
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.
Museum
Archaeology NOW: Burials, pots and kilns

Wednesday 16 May

Recent excavation of prehistoric and Roman Newark: join Adam Tinsley to hear about the recent work undertaken by Oxford Archaeology North in Newark.
Exhibitions
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.
Theatre
2Magpies Theatre: Last Resort

Monday 21 May - Tuesday 22 May

Last Resort is the alternative future for Guantanamo Bay. You’ll sit in a deckchair, you’ll get a rum cocktail on arrival and you’ll feel the sand between your toes.
Special Events
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.
Exhibitions
Gallery Tour: Living with Adaptive Architecture

Thursday 24 May

Led by Holger Schnädelbach
Theatre
Autism Reimagined

Thursday 24 May

An exploration of how autistic people perceive, experience, and communicate differently, through art and drama.
Exhibitions
Gallery Tour with Neil Walker: Scaling the Sublime

Friday 25 May

Gallery tour of the Scaling the Sublime exhibition.
Children & Families
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.
Special Events
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.