Stem Cells and Future Bodies
From Dolly the Sheep to liquid bodies and imagined futures: Experience a rich variety of talks, workshops and activities on stem cells and the history of medicine. In the museum’s historic auditorium, hear about art inspired by stem cells and watch excerpts from a new documentary created in collaboration with stem cell researchers and patients. Get your body moving through dance, make your own amulet, create 3D-printed drawings, and experience remarkable objects from the museum’s collections with our expert conservators. You can also explore the special exhibition LIQUID BODIES, where art, culture, and emerging biotechnologies meet.
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Bredgade 62,
1260 København K
https://www.museion.ku.dk
Time
18:00 - 00:00
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Talk: Future Bodies
A shapeless mass of skin, a biological double, and a digital body that merges with its viewer. Join curator Pernille Lystlund Matzen on a journey into the intersection of stem cells and art – a field inhabited by fluid and futuristic bodies that explore and question what it means to be a biological creature. The talk is in Danish.
Talk: SPOOL - A Film About Living with Parkinson's
What does it mean to live with a chronic illness while hoping for scientific breakthroughs that could change your future? Join researcher and filmmaker Tine Friis as she shares clips from her documentary made in collaboration with stem cell researchers, ballet dancers and people living with Parkinson's. In Danish at 19.30 and in English at 20.30.
Family activity: Make Your Own Amulet
Create your own amulet using clay and beads, inspired by amulets from the museum's collection. Throughout history, people have carried amulets as protection against illness and as symbols of hope. Today, stem cells can be seen as a modern amulet – stored in biobanks in the hope of future treatments. What would you want your amulet to protect?
Workshop: Dance for Parkinson's
Come and move your body – all the way down to your cells. Professional ballet dancers and teachers Mette-Ida Kirk and Tori Cooper guide you through short dance sessions inspired by the Dance for Parkinson’s programme - a concept developed to benefit people living with Parkinson’s disease and their loved ones. Everyone is welcome to join.
The Collection Up Close
The museum's collections team have once again uncovered exciting objects and remarkable stories from the museum's extensive history of medicine collection. Come and see a genuine tuft of wool from Dolly the Sheep and learn more about the body’s cells and tissues as seen through a microscope.
Guided Tour: Behind the Scenes
As a special treat, you can enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes access as Head of Collections Abdi Hedayat leads guided tours of the museum's collection stores. Here, you'll have the chance to discover Niels Finsen’s unique moulages, anatomical specimens, along with other objects rarely seen by the public. Visitors will be admitted in small groups.