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
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.
Please Donate
Most tickets for the Urban Tree Festival are free, but we ask attendees to please donate if they can.
We suggest a donation of £5 per event ticket and you can easily donate by clicking the donate button. Larger donations are always welcomed.
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