Make a brooch using fabric scraps with St Ives based textile artist Jo McIntosh.
During the Second World War people reduced, reused, and recycled wherever possible because of rationing and shortages.
The necessity for thrift during the Second World War meant that rags weren’t thrown out and could be refashioned into something else.
During the Second World War paper was in short supply.
During wartime people often made gifts for one another because of a shortage of materials.
Explore 1940s styling with Bodmin hair and make-up artist Carolyn Maddox!
Learn the art of starting a fire and how to use everyday materials in survival situations with retired military personnel from Footsteps of Discovery.
Learn the art of starting a fire and how to use everyday materials in survival situations with retired military personnel from Footsteps of Discovery.
Buying new clothes was rationed from June 1941 until 1949.
Respected potter Deborah Mitchell and Margo Kirkwood a contemporary artist are back at Rock Institute after a two-year hiatus due to Covid.
Come and join us at the Guerrilla Museum, a pop event run by the Royal Cornwall Museum.
Join Sandy from Feral Furniture Designs to learn techniques that can be used to upcycle furniture
Join Sara and Sarah from The Repair Generations Project for a visible mending workshop
Learn chain stitch, double crochet stitch, slip stitch, and other tips and tricks to get you started
Join Laura from Elby Brown Jewellery and learn metalsmithing to create a sterling silver ring
Join Laura from Elby Brown Jewellery and learn metalsmithing to create a sterling silver ring
Join local rag rug maker John to learn how to use a bodger and create a small rug to take home.
This ground-breaking film defies convention, finding joy and compassion in the most unlikely places.
Come and meet Morgy, our new giant squid installation at PK, and make your own colourful windsock
Joanna Scanlan won her BATFA for Best Actress In A Leading Role for her heartbreaking portrayal of Mary Hussain, a Dover housewife and widow who’s entire life turns upside down after discovering her late husband had a secret life twenty-one miles away across the Channel, in Calais.
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