Event Information
Description
Inspired by Surgeons Hall Museums new temporary exhibition of the works of Chinese artist Zhang Yanzi which,explores the links between art and healing. This workshop will connect the traditional Chinese technique of ink painting with the collections at Surgeons’ Hall Museums. The Chinese ink painting instructor delivers some traditional Chinese ink painting techniques and leads you through how best to use your inspiration via this medium. Then using an item from the museum’s collection for inspiration, you will be able to paint your own story with a soft brush and ink on rice paper.
All welcome, no requirement in painting skill or medical knowledge.
Strictly Age 16+
Organiser Surgeons' Hall Museums
Organiser of Pain and Healing- Chinese Ink Workshop
The award winning Museums are open to the public, 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm and are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom.
Surgeons’ Hall Museums reopened in 2015 after a major £4.4 million Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment project. As one of the oldest Museums in Scotland, the collections grew from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publically sought, with the Playfair Building opening in 1832 to house the Barclay and Bell collections. Whilst the Museums were initially established as a medical teaching resource, all are now welcome to visit.
