Events
Cabinets of Curiosity
The Cabinets of Curiosity project brings together teams of History undergraduate students at the University of Warwick to co-create fun displays inspired by Renaissance cabinets of wonder. Each year, teams select a story, an individual, or a moment in history, put together a fantastic object collection, and organise their display. The finished cabinets are then open for all to view and wonder at in FAB, Floor 3. This year's project will be on the theme of HEARTBREAK and will begin in November 2025 - email sally.holloway@warwick.ac.uk to secure your place now! To browse some of the wonderful displays created in previous years, you can take a look at the project website here.
The Scents of Love and Loss
This event will explore the significance of smell in the formation and breakdown of romantic relationships. It will involve short talks by the Principal Investigator Dr Sally Holloway, and Dr William Tullett, Lecturer at the University of York and expert in the history of smell and the senses. Participants will be invited to make scented collages in a creative workshop led by the visual artists Jill Mueller and Julie Light, who create award-winning pieces on health, the body, identity, and what it means to be human.