Horniman Museum Late
Join us this Thursday for virtual reality dance and crafting wearable masks at the March Late!
The Horniman has been made aware of a demonstration in our grounds planned for the evening of 6 March, which is unrelated to this event and its contributors.
We respect the decision of ANTI.NET not to take part in the Late event. The updated programme for the evening is below.
The Whispering Forest
6pm–9.30pm, sessions every 20 minutes | sign up on the night
Immerse yourself in a tale of the terrifying power of nature’s destruction and repair in a virtual reality dance experience. You’ll encounter magical characters of a tale rooted in Yoruba mythology in a forest of spectacular embodied textiles as spirits. The tale exposes the eco-criticality of these ancestral shape-shifting stories in landscapes from time immemorial, yet deeply relevant to our present and our future.
The experience was inspired by the Horniman’s Yoruba collection with The Venus Bushfire’s music composition, Fumy Opeyemi’s dance, Tosin Olufon XR experience design, Toyin Gbomedo’s vocals, costumes by Maya Brown, Onari Rufus, Rosalba Mensah, Trudy Ali-Balogun and Evgeniia Galeeva, this performance is part of Accessible Hybrid Performances and co-ordinated by Donatella Barbieri, Ben Turnbull, Alice Richardson and Kami Jones.
Behind the Seams
6pm–9pm | Drop in
Meet the team behind The Whispering Forest and find out more about the stories, the objects and the cutting-edge technology behind the unique mixed reality experience.
Interspecies mask making workshop
6–9pm | Drop in, pay what you can
Reimagine a future where nature and technology intertwine. Join experimental costume designer Jessie Curry of Studio VonCurry to craft a wearable mask that blends the line between the two. You’ll merge organic matter with futuristic materials and explore new identities, transformation, and the evolution of hybrid beings.
The Robot Zoo
Enter the fascinating world of The Robot Zoo and discover the mechanisms that give animals their amazing abilities. This interactive exhibition features larger-than-life animals that have been innovatively recreated using a variety of familiar machine parts and gadgets to reveal how their real life counterparts see, eat, hunt and hide.
Aquarium
Take a magical journey through rivers, seas and oceans in our highly acclaimed Aquarium.
Food and drink
Enjoy food and drink at the Horniman cafe during your visit to the Horniman Museum Late. Colicci serves memorable moments across London’s green spaces, alongside historic, iconic and cherished public spaces across the Capital – and now the Horniman!
Blue badge parking
If you require blue badge parking you will need to enter the Gardens via the London Road gate.
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Filming and photography may take place at these events. For more information or if you do not wish to be photographed/filmed, please speak to a member of staff.
