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Star City
art - Exhibitions
Star City
12 February 2010 - 18 April 2010
Pawel Althamer, Micol Assaël, Stano Filko, Diango Hernández, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Július Koller, Robert Kusmirowski, Goshka Macuga, Joanna Malinowska & Christian...
Cabinet of Curiosities
art - Small Collections
Cabinet of Curiosities
14 November 2009 - 14 May 2010
We commissioned the artist Pablo Bronstein to create a 21st century take on a “cabinet of curiosities” or wunderkammer – the root of the modern museum. Four...
Play and Learn sessions
events - Family Events
Play and Learn sessions
13 February 2010 - 17 April 2010
Take part in our free Play and Learn sessions. Enjoy games, movement, music, and making in a welcoming, relaxed environment. Our activities are linked to the themes of...
Lunchtime Talks: Every Wednesday
events - Talks & Lectures
Lunchtime Talks: Every Wednesday
17 February 2010 - 14 April 2010
Artists, curators and special guests will led a walk through Star City. The artists in this programme will use the exhibition to talk about related themes in their own...
Learning Previews for Schools and Colleges
events - Special Events
Learning Previews for Schools and Colleges
23 February 2010 - 10 May 2010
We are pleased to invite you to the first of our Learning Previews, held three times a year. During the Previews you will meet staff from our Learning and Exhibitions...
The White Project
events - Special Events
The White Project
11 March 2010
Fashion Design students from Nottingham Trent University’s School of Art and Design will be showcasing contemporary garments, all made in white. Entrance will be a...
Reading Room Part 2
events - Talks & Lectures
Reading Room Part 2
16 March 2010
Informal talks, discussions and readings inspired by Star City, co-ordinated by Jennie Syson, an independent Nottingham based curator. You will be sent the required...
Art Under Communism
events - Talks & Lectures
Art Under Communism
17 March 2010
During the period 1917 to 1945 artists, and subsequently the state, attempted to define the political role of art. Dr Mike O’Mahony of the History of Art Department at...
Food and Humour
events - Talks & Lectures
Food and Humour
18 March 2010
Seth Graham of University College London will preside at a night of humour – and food. A smorgasbord of Eastern European cuisines will include Russian, Polish, Ukranian...
Old Europe, New Europe – Flows and Divides
events - Talks & Lectures
Old Europe, New Europe – Flows and Divides
24 March 2010
What happened to the financial infrastructure of the Eastern Block after the Iron Curtain fell? Dr Adam Swain, Associate Professor at the School of Geography, the...
Soviet Cosmos
events - Talks & Lectures
Soviet Cosmos
25 March 2010
Associate Professor Rolf Hellebust of the University of Nottingham will give an illustrated lecture on the history of Soviet space exploration as a symbol of utopian...
Pysanky
events - Special Events
Pysanky
26 March 2010
Join Irene Hazan to take part in the Ukranian art of decorating eggs. Pysanky dates back to ancient times when the sun-god was worshipped. Eggs were magical objects that...
Mother Earth Sister Moon Fashion Show 2
events - Special Events
Mother Earth Sister Moon Fashion Show 2
27 March 2010
Futuristic fashion shows will take place inside the giant sculpture inspired by Valentina Tereshkova’s space suit. Thirty performers will model actual or new designs...

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