PK at The Exchange: Summer Workshops in Penzance
This summer, PK Porthcurno has teamed up with The Exchange in Penzance to bring our popular workshops closer to you.
Join us in Penzance for a mix of our art and science-based workshops in The Engine Room.
Wednesday 5th August
Mechanical Messengers: Cardboard Automata
Join PK’s resident artist Mae Voogd for a fun, hands-on creative engineering workshop, exploring cranks and levers as you build your very own Flying Messenger Pigeon automaton. Watch it come to life, then write a secret message scroll for it to carry.
2 – 4pm
Wednesday 12th August
Designer Bot: Build a Robot!
HELP, the internet needs you!
Build and design your own seabed robot, built to protect the world’s communication cables. Learn how to automate it and discover how the internet really works, led by PK Porthcurno’s science expert, Paul Tyreman.
2 – 4pm
Wednesday 19th August
More Than words: Tunnel Books
Ever wanted to step inside a story? In this workshop you can build your very own Tunnel Book – a magical, layered paper world. Explore paper engineering, hidden layers and lots of imagination with PK Porthcurno’s resident artist Mae Voogd.
2 – 4pm
Wednesday 26th August
Puppet Lab
A fun, hands-on workshop exploring communication through puppetry, led by PK Porthcurno’s puppet maker and resident artist, Mae Voogd. Inspired by objects from the Museum of Global Communications, you’ll create your own unique puppet using recycled materials.
2 – 4pm
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