From the Wright Brothers, Hillary and Tenzing, and Apollo 13 astronauts, to Gilbert and Sullivan and Abbott and Costello, very small teams have transformed our appreciation of the world.
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A history of polar exploration in 50 objects - Exeter
Writer, biographer and researcher Anne Strathie shares stories of objects from key periods in polar exploration history, from Cook’s circumnavigations in the 1770s to the aviation age of the early 1930s.
ExeterOpen to allMonday 8 September 2025 - Lecture
Public space for all - Pippa Catterall
Have you ever entered a space, a room, a building and felt that you do not belong there, or you do not feel safe? Too much public space marginalises rather than includes, whilst safety features are often designed more to protect property than people.
Bath and onlineOpen to allTuesday 9 September 2025 - Lecture
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects - Falmouth
Writer, biographer and researcher Anne Strathie shares stories of objects from key periods in polar exploration history, from Cook’s circumnavigations in the 1770s to the aviation age of the early 1930s.
FalmouthOpen to allThursday 11 September 2025