Current and upcoming events
Future Archaeologies of Marine Litter exhibitions are currently live in Eigg and Stromness Museum.
The Solway Hoard is on show at the Devil’s Porridge Museum for two months from 2nd October. We are running a special future archaeology-themed Waste Stories workshop at the Museum to accompany this:
- Thursday 19th October, 2-3.30pm
Sign-up on the Devil’s Porridge site: https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/category/events
PLESAE NOTE: the planned 2nd workshop has been cancelled due to expected travel disruptions during Storm Babet.
Past Events
26th January 2023 – Waste Stories session at SHRUB Coop’s Zero Waste Hub, Edinburgh
A creative writing session for anyone with an interest in waste, sustainability and stories! In partnership with SHRUB Coop.
12th February 2023 – Beach clean on Eigg as part of Future Archaeologies of Marine Litter Waste Stories
18-19th February 2023 – Beach cleans and story workshops with Greener Orkney at Scapa Beach and Stromness, Orkney as part of Future Archaeologies of Marine Litter Waste Stories.
Saturday 18th: Beach clean at Scapa Beach, 2-3.30; workshop at the Sea Cadets, 3.30ish-5.
Sunday 19th: Beach clean at Warebeth Beach, 3-4.30ish; creative session at the Ferry Inn, from 4.45ish.
23rd February 2023 – Future Archaeologies of Marine Litter beach clean and story workshop, Bute, with Beach Watch Bute. Beach clean 2pm, workshop 4pm at the Bank of Ideas, Rothesay.
9th March 2023 – Waste Stories/Future Archaeologies beach clean and creative workshop, Dumfries and Galloway College
28th March 2023 – Waste Stories at the School of Education, University of Glasgow, 13:00-14:30.
Tuesday, 16th May – Waste Stories workshop at the University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre, 10:15-11:45. Sign up via eventbrite.
Monday, 19th June – Friday, 23rd June – Future Archaeologies of Marine Litter exhibition at the University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
October 2023 – Future Archaeologies of Marine Litter: a vision from Bute was at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow from Monday 2nd to Friday 13th October. We ran a special future archaeology-themed Waste Stories workshop at the library to accompany on Tuesday 3rd October.
