A Multimedia Exploration of the Story of Vulcan, Blending Film, Poetry, Sound, Music, Art and Science
For this post, I’m grateful to have had access to a copy of a small booklet written by Sylvia Pybus entitled Vulcan: From Mount Olympus to Sheffield, published in 1997...
18 July 2024
During our first research visit we spent a day at the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Museum. It forms part of a former steel-working site on the River Sheaf in Sheffield with...
10 July 2024
Rusty detritus of the past found in Sheffield museums gives us hidden glimpses of bygone days with questions of how and when they were used or made. As part of the...
20 June 2024
The story of Vulcan – god of fire, furnaces and volcanoes – is rich with incredible visual and story-telling possibilities. As my knowledge of the myth grows, that intersection with...
10 June 2024
We are thrilled to have received an Arts Council England project grant for our Cradle of Fire research and development (R&D) project.
28 May 2024
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Cradle of Fire is a research and development project, supported by public funds from Arts Council England. We are also grateful for support from our partners and creative collaborators. Read more on the dedicated About pages.
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