Come Create

Thinktank is inviting visitors to get in touch with their inventive side, in the new summer exhibition ‘Come Create’. Open daily from 24 May - 7 September 2014, ‘Come Create’ combines some of the more extraordinary creations from Birmingham Museums’ collection, alongside fun hands-on activities for all ages. These include making a giant ball run, creating electric circuits and fun invention-themed art activities. Visitors can see some objects from the collection, which are not often on display, including the iconic Heinkel cabin cruiser 3-wheel bubble car, and Peter Sedgley’s art piece ‘Cycle’. In addition, there will be 12 visitor-activated mechanical sculptures, plus a selection of work by local students from the Birmingham Ormiston Academy. Over the May half term holiday, Thinktank is giving visitors the chance to take part in a large-scale art project with local artist Sweaty Eskimo. The artist is providing an outline drawing inspired by ‘Come Create’ and the themes of patterns, circuits and mechanisms found in Thinktank. Visitors will be asked to colour in the work over the week (26 - 29 May), and the finished piece will be revealed Friday 30 May. The artwork will then be on display until the end of the exhibition in September.

Suitable for
Any age


Website
www.thinktank.ac/

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//am10462?id=EVENT482311