Jenny Pengilly

A VERY special guest from The @Estorick Collection will be hosting our upcoming #PaintingAppreciation session on March 16th! Jenny Pengilly will be introducing a #Futurist favourite from the UK’s only museum devoted to #ItalianArt! FREE booking➡️bit.ly/3kAHE7L #Islington

There is still ⏰!!!! There are still places!!! Come to our new forum for all parents/carers/advocates of Black and Brown children at risk of exclusion (or already excluded). The conditions are ripe for exclusions to keep rising. Join us.

***NEW Monthly Parent/Carer Forum 🚀 on Sat. 6 Feb 1-2pm*** If your child is at risk of exclusion (or has already experienced it) come along to get support, skills, knowledge & community care. We centre the exp. & needs of Black & Brown families, but all welcome. Email us 2 book

Celebrate the holidays by making a Futurballa style tree! Buon Natale! 🎄 Download full instructions here: bit.ly/3ktg3V6

Had a lot of freestyle zooming fun with @colourcollider and friends following some animation style instructions, overlapping all sorts till we scrambled up zoom. Lush images emerged!!

Drawings can be hard to start so here are some games, inspired by artist Bice Lazzari featured in our Italian Threads exhibition, to help you put pen to paper and keep entertained during the holidays. Download full instructions: bit.ly/3ktg3V6

@SadieEdginton Yeah I do, glad you like them!

@colourcollider Do you do these videos? they're great!

Join us for a free online workshop with art historian @selenadaly (@royalholloway) as part of @beinghumanfestival. Learn about the lives of Italian migrant artists in the 20th century through a talk and sensory art activity exploring memory and place. bit.ly/2UaLBDE

Happy half term! Get all the family to have a go at creating their own tessellating pattern with our free art activity inspired by our exhibition #ItalianThreads. 🧩 Instructions can be downloaded from our website along with other activities to enjoy over the holiday. 🖍

Inspired by Faggioni's leaf fabric pattern designs in our Italian Threads exhibition we've been designing patterns using colours and shapes from this autumn's trees. Download free instructions from our website to make the most of the season! 🍂 bit.ly/3ktg3V6

Following on from our last DIY Loom activity we've been learning to weave and reclaiming materials from plastic bags to old socks. 🧦🛍️ 🧵 Download instructions from our website estorickcollection.com/education

@YorkshireMuseum @bbcarts Fortunato Depero's iconic Bolted Book, 'so dangerous and scratchy the only place for it is a fluffy cushion'. Perfect conversation starter for any Futurist party. 🔩🎉🥳 @bbcarts #BestPartyObject #MuseumPassion #CURATORBATTLE

We still have some spaces available for our Education Afternoon this Tuesday 6 October 4-6pm for teachers and educators to see Italian Threads: MITA Textile Designs 1926 - 1976 and find out about our offer of visits, workshops and learning resources. 👉 bit.ly/3jCVx3W

To celebrate the opening of our new exhibition Italian Threads: MITA Textile Design 1926- 1976 we had a go at making our own loom to start learning the art of weaving! 🧶 Download the instructions from our website: estorickcollection.com/education

Schools in England told not to use anti-capitalist material... like this: @YanisVaroufakis on Capitalism in Crisis

Museum Maquette🖼️ - Decide what orientation you'd like your box (gallery) to be - Find some objects and images or make your own - Cut egg boxes and loo roll tubes to make display tables and plinths - Stick/tape/pin/string up your pictures - Arrange the artworks in different ways

Majority of teaching assistants feel unsafe in London schools, says union survey independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Coronavirus crisis triggered global mental health crisis for women, first-of-its-kind study finds independent.co.uk/news/world/cor…

To say farewell to our Tullio Crali exhibition which finished on Sunday, try creating this long distance paper glider and see how far you can make it go! 🛩️

Survey report: museum re-opening and live-streamed events vocaleyes.co.uk/survey-museum-… via @vocaleyesAD