Events
Folk Object Encounters
Get up close and learn about living folk traditions through the Museum’s Collections.
Rooted? Plants and People in the City
Join the Head Gardener, Bryn Hutchinson, to explore the meeting of nature and culture through the Museum’s gardens.
Folk Tales in Ink and Paper
Step inside the creative world of award-winning illustrator Jeet Zdũng in this rare hands-on workshop.
Ezra Escobar at the Museum
Journey through global sounds and folk traditions in this performance that stretches the boundaries of the cello.
AMAMIKYU: Debut LP Launch Spectacle
East London’s AMAMIKYU brings an immersive spectacle of light and sound to celebrate the release of their debut LP.
Folk Family Day
Celebrate Folk at our next Family Day... explore traditional folk tales and the environment around us.
Tales That Dance
Meet clever tricksters and wise kings through music, dancing and colourful props with Storyteller Wendy Shearer.
Folkmoot with The Folk Union: London as a Folk Landscape
Join Mike Hankin for an open discussion on folk, folk culture and the revival of interest in it.
Related Installations
In Perpetuum
A site-responsive soundscape from artist Güler Ates, exploring presence, memory and active listening.
Echoing Whispers: Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales
Major Books presents a series of Vietnamese lacquer-inspired paintings that shimmer with stories of heritage, magic and belief.
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