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We've finished a new exhibition at RHS Garden Wisley for the Royal Horticultural Society. Its being installed as we speak, and opens later in september. It’s all about the health benefits of gardening. Wisley is worth a look, it really is a beautiful place! 🙂

✨️ We're hiring a Festival Connect & Create Senior Producer! ✨️

The Senior Producer will support our Festival Connect & Create team in developing and delivering our creative engagement initiatives. You'll devise, deliver and evaluate programmes of activity, with a focus on place-based partnerships to improve the cultural offer for children and young people and their communities in the Levelling Up For Culture Places in East Anglia.

Find out more about the role here: https://nnfestival.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/

Prehistoric aurochs are back from extinction and spreading across Europe. And they could be heading to the UK

The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project was implemented in Banff, Alberta in Canada.

Combined with fencing to keep the animals off the road, the structures have reduced animal-vehicle collisions in the area by more than 80% (>96% for elk and deer alone)..

It's that time of year again when we need to look out for our prickly pals 🦔! Follow these steps to keep hedgehogs safe on bonfire night:

https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/actions/how-check-your-bonfire-hedgehogs

We’ve made a board game!
We've made lots of games over the years, but we’ve printed and packaged this one up into a swish box. It’s for activities at FCC’s Energy from Waste Visitor Centre. Read all about it here - https://www.uglystudios.com/wordpress/?p=3595

We’ve been busy this summer refreshing the displays at the Lincolnshire Energy from Waste Visitor Centre.

We installed the displays over ten years ago, and since then they’ve proved really popular, standing up well to a steady stream of visitors and school groups. So much so, that this year a refresh was needed.

News story here to see more :-)
https://www.uglystudios.com/wordpress/?p=3573

.. Great North Museum: Hancock

experience

..With some crackin info panels by yours truly ;-)

The Sailors’ Path follows a beautiful route between Snape Maltings and Aldeburgh ⚓

The Path is named because sailors would walk the path between Aldeburgh and Snape 👣

Download our guide 👇
http://ow.ly/PZAU50FfBoH

Dunwich is a super place. Lots of nature based things to do for all the family. Glad to see the nature trails we designed still going strong too!

There’s still two weeks of the Summer of Play to go, and we’ve got a whole host of activities to get involved with in that time. From den building to crafts, and tracker packs to trails, there’s so much to do! For more info on what you can get up to, head here 👉 https://bit.ly/3XBmkSX 📷 Trevor Ray Hart

‘Myth Quest:Monsters & Mortals’ is ow open
Part immersive story, part live-action game, ‘Myth Quest’ players will take on the role of an adventurer, exploring myths and monsters throughout the museum to complete a variety of quests.
Embark on your adventure through the Foggy Forest of Forgettings, the Serpentine Sea of the Sirens, and the Moody Mountains of the Monsters to uncover their secrets and become the true hero!
The exhibition will be complemented by a Gaming Space with two games developed by our headline sponsor  for visitors to try out – PHOGS! and Astronimo

Here'e a link to a news story about Mythquest :-) https://www.uglystudios.com/wordpress/?p=3540

Concepts from our Mythquest exhibition at the Great North in

Great little Youtube vid by the GNM guys showing off the Mythquest exhibition. See the link below. Some nice narration by Mr Paul Fox too - GNM's exhibiton officer extraordinaire! 😉

https://youtu.be/-xvVjcId1Zc

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Exhibition: Myth Quest at Great North Museum: Hancock - Cultured Northeast Jump into a world of myths and monsters at the Great North Museum: Hancock with new interactive exhibition, Myth Quest

Spring is definitely springing! The peregrines have laid 3 eggs! You can watch the action live! See below 🐣🦅

Just over an hour ago (10:30 am, Friday 31st March)

Egg 3!

Watch live here > https://cathedral.org.uk/cathedral-highlights/peregrine-falcons/

Some pics of Mythquest. Open to the public now.
Part game, part exhibition, this was a bit different to the usual exhibitions we do. Have a look at the museum’s post to read more about it :-) Hard work but a lot of fun too! 👍

Here’s a first peak Mythquest. A rich interactive exhibition we designed for the Great North Museum: Hancock. It’s now open too, so give it a go if your in the area!

Our brand-new interactive exhibition 'Myth Quest: Monsters and Mortals' opens this Saturday 25 March...

Take part in this new and original fantasy family adventure, exploring myths and monsters throughout the museum to complete a variety of quests.

Players can choose to embark on one of three interactive adventures – through the Foggy Forest of Forgettings, the Serpentine Sea of the Sirens, or the Moody Mountains of the Monsters - to uncover secrets and become a true hero.

‘Myth Quest’ draws on many of the amazing and unique artefacts from our collections including many not usually on display.

This exhibition will be complemented by a Gaming Space with two games developed by our headline sponsor Coatsink, for visitors to try out – PHOGS! and Astronimo Today.

Your fate awaits!

Runs from Saturday 25 March - Sunday 3 September. FREE entry.

Great post here by Unusual Projects Ltd about the Carsington Water project. Worth a share!

Lots of fab photos here from Unusual Projects Ltd about the Carsington Water project. Some great detail on the too!

More pictures of our latest project with Unusual Projects Ltd uploaded now on the website, take a look 😉

https://www.uglystudios.com/wordpress/?case_studies=carsington-water-visitor-centre&back_paged=-1&back_work_type=all-projects

Check out our latest news story on the exhibition - we learnt a lot making this!.. we knew was important, but we didnt know it was THAT important!

https://www.uglystudios.com/wordpress/?p=3479&fbclid=IwAR3Li-Ug68KcAhYgUwAoFtpiXReJkdDr2cH4Lcr5Cg0MWHstvSWg6taxezE

Ugly Studios Ltd | The Wonderful World of Water Design and Interpretation for Heritage and Culture, Education and Leisure.

Severn Trent’s Wonderful World of Water is open, telling stories of the most vital of liquids - water: Where it comes from, the innovative work Severn Trent do, and what the future holds, for us and our water.



https://www.uglystudios.com/wordpress/?p=3479

Our latest visitor centre exhibition, designed by us and fitted by Unusual Projects Ltd opened on the 22nd may. A few photos here below - take a look! More piccies of the space coming soon!

Experimenting with stamps ahead of our exciting new Floribunda workshop! Come and have a go at this lovely mindful activity!
Eventbrite link in comments.