Storytelling performance imagining how the fossil of Iggy the ichthyosaur might have been read through the myths of ancient cultures, with a drawing and writing activity.
Iggy Across the Seas of Time comes to Milton Keynes Museum on Saturday 7 November, starting at 11:30. It's a storytelling performance staged in the museum's ancient gallery, and it centres on Iggy the Ichthyosaur, the fossil that's a bit of a local celebrity around here. The whole thing is put on by Theatre of the Gentle Furies, The Open University, and the museum itself.
The performance imagines how Iggy's fossil might have been read through the myths and legends of different ancient cultures. Rather than sticking to the scientific facts, it looks at how people from various ancient societies might have made sense of such a strange find, and it does so right there in the ancient gallery, so you're close to the fossils while you listen. After the storytelling, there's space to find out more about how fossils were interpreted in the ancient world, and you're invited to draw or write your own version of Iggy's story.
It's part of the Being Human Festival, the UK's national festival of the humanities, which is led by the School of Advanced Study at the University of London in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. That puts it in a wider context of humanities events happening across the country, so it's more than just a one-off museum session.
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Entry is free, though you'll need to pre-book your spot. It kicks off at 11:30 on Saturday 7 November at Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive, Wolverton, MK12 5EL.
