A Multimedia Exploration of the Story of Vulcan, Blending Film, Poetry, Sound, Music, Art and Science

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Mythology

Vulcan as a Symbol of Sheffield

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

Music & Sounds

An Industrial Work Soundscape from Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Museum

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

Craft & Industry

Nuts and Bolts of Industry

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

Mythology

Cradle of Fire’s Inspiration

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

Creative Community

Arts Council England Funding – Cradle of Fire Project

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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