What's On

We are delighted to announce our Victorian Festival!

The festival will include a wide range of performances, stalls, activities and workshops themed on the Victorian era, and aimed at all ages. Highlights include a Blacksmith Forge, Walking Forest Suffragettes, Penny Farthings and Victorian Magic Shows. There will be a number of local museums and organisations, as well as creative activities and stalls run by Cheney's Museum Council students. 

Date: Thursday 22nd October

Timings: 3.30 - 5.30pm (opens at 3pm for Cheney students)

There will be three repeated Victorian Magic Shows at 3.05pm, 4pm, and 5pm. 

The event is free and aimed at all ages. To book places, please fill in this form. 

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The Iris Project & Rumble Museum regularly organise a very wide range of speakers to deliver talks on all sorts of topics. Recent ones have included A.I., medicine, economics, astronomy, neuroscience and the role of religion in public life. You can listen again to some of our recent talks below by clicking on the images, or read write-ups by clicking on the titles.

17th July, 2026, "What Do Snails and Humans Have in Common?" by Dr Angus Davison, University of Nottingham (organised as part of our Nature Season Breakfast Series)

10th July, 2026, "Blind Assassins, Lethal Biochemists, Doting Mothers: An Introduction to Centipedes" by Shreyas Kuchibhotla, University of Oxford (organised as part of our Nature Season Breakfast Series)

12th June, 2026, "What Do Spiders and Elephants Have in Common?" by Dr Beth Mortimer, University of Oxford (organised as part of our Nature Season Breakfast Series)

16th April 2026, "The Role of Religion in Public Life", with panellists Shaista Aziz, Bishop Steven Croft, Maajid Nawaz, Alex O’Connor, and Dr Joshua Sijuwade

27th March 2026, "Urban Forests" by Professor Mat Disney, University College London (organised as part of our Trees Season Breakfast Series)

20th March 2026, "Cutting Edge Forests" by Dr Amanda Rasmussen, University of Nottingham (organised as part of our Trees Season Breakfast Series)