Creative History
Creative History
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Who is Cara?In the north of Roman Britain the differences between the Romanised and native population following the Celtic way of life were more pronounced. Cara is a Celtic lady from the north of England living around A.D. 100. She tells the story of the Celtic way of life and how it was influenced by the Roman occupation. Her name means friendship. Cara’s father is a skilled metal worker who now makes intricate jewellery rather than the weapons of yesteryear. Other changes to the family’s way of life happened when her sister married a retired Roman soldier. Meet Cara as she is returning, burdened with packages, from a visit to her sister. Don’t be surprised if she offers you a nettle tisane. Cara's VisitCara can tell you about Roman British life from a Celtic perspective. Things she can tell you about include:
There is no set script for the presentation, it depends on what artefacts or subjects the audience become interested in. However, the material can be steered in the direction(s) desired by class teacher. DylasSometimes Dylas, a celtic potter, can accompany Cara on her visits. A skilled clay worker he travels and trades his wares. A shy character he prefers smaller groups but when persuaded to retell tales of his life often has the audience beside themselves with laughter. There is no set script for the presentation, it depends on what artefacts or subjects the audience become interested in. However, the material can be steered in the direction(s) desired by class teacher. WorkshopsIf desired, Cara and Dylas (or their historian alter-egos) can run workshops with the children in conjunction with the teachers. Or teachers can opt to run these themselves whilst the character works with another group/class. Workshop themes can include: Drop-Spinning, Jewellery, Weaving, Footwear, Food, Artefact Analysis, Pot Making and Clothes. Photo GalleryClick on an image to enlarge...
Travelling ShopThe museum shop experience can come to you. This is a history themed shop that can covers all of the primary history periods, or can be tailored to the Ancient Greek period. It has been designed to be a "step back in time shopping experience". So that the objects for sale mimic items peddlers might have sold at the time. It is available both as an add on feature; or, as a workshop market stall where children are given reproduction money which they can either keep or use to choose a purchase from a range of items typically available in those times. |
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