Madagascan Spider Silks

• What:
  Free talks & tours
• When:
  Wed 25 January 2012 13:00
• Where:
  Meeting Point, Grand Entrance

GALLERY TALK: Discover the curious history of the use of spider silk as a yarn. Few people have attempted the seemingly impossible task of harvesting spider silk, but on occasions over the last three hundred years it has been achieved. Join us to follow the eccentric and fascinating history of man's endeavour to transform and fix the ephemeral silk of spiders into permanent objects.

Led by Simon Peers & Nicholas Godley

13.00-13.45