Tree Trail at Natural History Museum

Join folklore character Anansi to discover the names and stories of the trees in our wildlife garden

Ticket Information

Anansi and the Wisdom of the World

Date: Saturday 14th May / Sunday 15th May Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Location: The Natural History Museum, London

Audience: All family members welcome, from 6 to 106!

Tickets: Free (donations welcomed), book your free entrance to the NHM

Join folklore character Anansi to discover the names and stories of the trees in our wildlife garden

The event is ticketed by the Natural History Museum.

Event Information

Illustration by Paola Rozo

Join Anansi, the Spider, as he weaves his way around the wisdom of the world - through tree stories in our Wildlife Garden. All family members welcome, from 6 to 106!

Contributors

Mama D is a co-founder and lead facilitator of Community Centred Knowledge. She uses immersive and embodied storytelling to bring attention to the possibilities and opportunities which surround us. With a  background in agriculture and environment, community resilience and approaches to lifelong learning,  Mama D combines these in a nourishing alchemical broth to engage and transform all she engages with.  Having worked in East and West Africa and the Caribbean and amongst various marginalised communities in  the UK, Mama D is committed to restoring agency where it has been denied and to providing opportunities  for different narratives to come together to build healing and generative knowledges. 

Harriet Fink is Learning and Volunteering Programme Manager for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project and co-founder of Curiovan: Explorium of Natural Wonderment. With a background in environmental education and play and producing immersive performances for children she has a strong interest in creative and inclusive ways to engage people with nature in cities.

Location of event

The Natural History Museum Wildlife garden.

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The Natural History Museum

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Most tickets for the Urban Tree Festival are free, but we ask attendees to please donate if they can.

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