Do I need any knowledge or experience to take part?

No - no prior knowledge or experience is needed.

Thursday, June 12

Coding the Collections: from Persia to Glasgow

ALL AGES

Mix Persian paintings from the MItchell with modern Glasgow using a free coding app on your phone to create tiny games and animations.

By Glasgow Libraries CoderDojos

Date and time

Thursday, June 12 · 1:30 - 2:30pm GMT+1. Doors at 1:20pm

Location

Elder Park Library

228A Langlands Road Glasgow G51 3TZ United Kingdom

Agenda

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Why does the Mitchell Library have a book of 19th century Persian paintings?

Look at a book of paintings of scenes from a 19th century Persian palace and learn about the paintings and life in the palace. Find out how they came to be in Glasgow and hear about other books dona...

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Make a tiny game or animation

Create tiny games and animations featuring characters from the paintings against a depiction of the Mitchell in the style of Persian miniature paintings. These can be shared with friends and family o...

About this event

Event lasts 1 hour
ALL AGES
Free venue parking

Join Glasgow Life staff and volunteers as they combine their knowledge of coding, Persian art, and rare books that belong to the city. Find out more about these topics and how you can combine them to make a shareable animation or game on your mobile.

Will you create the next (Persian) cat meme that overtakes "Vibing Cat" and "Spinning Cat"?

Suitable for all ages, but under-18s must be accompanied by parent/guardian.

Organized by

Glasgow Libraries CoderDojos