What Lies Beneath: Being Human Festival Launch Event
This event brings together partners and community groups for a showcase of archival, archaeological and digital research on the heritage of Nottingham’s caves. We welcome everyone from history and cave enthusiasts to community archaeologists and those living with caves in their properties. As Nottingham prepares for a major redevelopment of the Broad Marsh, this event will explore how the past can shape our visions of the future and the cultural identity of our city through latest collaborative work on Nottingham's cave sites.
Partners include Trent and Peak Archaeology, City Archaeologist, the British Geological Survey and community history and archaeological societies. This event is part of the Being Human festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.
Programme
Join us between 4:30-5:30pm if you would like to share your memories of Nottingham caves and what they mean to you in a short recording.
The event will also provide an opportunity to see our current exhibition Hollow Earth: Art, Caves & The Subterranean Imaginary, followed by talks from University of Nottingham and partners at 6:30pm.
About the event
Free. Booking required.
We are unable to provide British Sign Language interpretation for this event.
Access
Find information about getting here and our building access and facilities here.
There are no audio descriptions for this event.
If you have any questions around access or have specific access requirements we can accommodate, please get in touch with us by emailing info@nottinghamcontemporary.org or phoning 0115 948 9750.
Safety during your visit
Due to COVID precautions, please do not attend this event if you/someone in your household is currently COVID-19 positive, has suspected symptoms, or is awaiting test results.
Staff and visitors are welcome to wear a face covering in all areas.
If participating in the VR showcase at the event please note most headsets are not designed for children under 13. Headsets are not recommended if the visitor is pregnant or elderly: Oculus Health and Safety guidelines recommend seeing a doctor before using the headset if you are pregnant, elderly, have pre-existing binocular vision abnormalities or psychiatric disorders, or suffer from a heart condition or other serious medical condition.
Event:
What Lies Beneath: Being Human Festival Launch EventDates:
11 Nov 2022, 4.30pm–8pmSupported by:
