The Lore of the Land at The Horniman Public Museum

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Horniman Museum & Gardens

Experience The Lore of the Land at The Horniman Public Museum, an immersive exhibition that considers our relationship with the natural world.

This event is suitable for: All ages

This event costs: Free

The first exhibition in our new arts space, The Studio, explores our deep-rooted relationship with the natural world.

Artist Serena Korda has worked with a Collective of local community members to create an immersive, multi-sensory installation.

The exhibition features ceramic artworks dispensing scents inspired by the Horniman Gardens, and a soundscape based on the chemical processes occurring in plants and trees.

The exhibition also includes 100 objects from the Horniman’s anthropology collection, which have been curated by the Collective alongside Korda and Horniman staff.

The objects have been selected for the messages they carry about people’s spiritual and cultural relationship with plants and water. They include a dowsing stick from England, a statue of Mami Wata – an African deity accompanied by her divining snake, zoomorphic figurines from India, natural water containers, and an array of pipes, scent and incense holders from across the world.

The Studio is part of the Horniman’s wider anthropology redisplay to provide a platform for our social arts programme and will feature exhibitions and events created with artists, community partners and visitors.

Price: Free

 

Contact Details

Telephone: 020 8699 1872
Email the team here!
Website URL: horniman.ac.uk

 

Address Details

Location: Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ

 

Details are subject to change so please make sure you check with the venue before setting out. Thanks!

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