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Reclaim

Come along to the Eden Project from 27-28 January 2024 for a weekend of talks, events and happenings, curated to support mental and planetary wellbeing. 

Exclusively for this weekend we'll be offering free entry for 17-25-year olds and students. The discount will apply automatically when selecting young adult or student tickets for 27 or 28 January 2024 via our bookings page.

Please note that entry to the Eden Project is not guaranteed without an advanced booking, unless you are a Member or Patron. Visitors to Eden are strongly encouraged to pre-book a time slot in advance of each visit, including Passholders, and those who can visit for free. 

What's planned

A packed programme of talks by experts, influencers and artists exploring the big questions: can football save the world, should art be political and what is the relationship between food and our mental health?

Flex your creative muscles in our clay workshops or join us for a mindful tour of our Acts of Gathering exhibition. Let us guide you through your first forays into growing vegetables with our beginner gardening workshops. Please note, these workshops and tours must be booked in advance.

Pick up a pre-loved bargain and do the planet a favour by saying no to fast fashion at our vintage kilo sale with Falmouth based Wild Pony Vintage and Urban Apparel.

View the full weekend programme here.

vegetables being held

Beginner Vegetable Gardening Workshop

When: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January – 11am and 3pm 

Location: Tipis 

Embark on your gardening journey! Join us for a transformative Beginner Vegetable Gardening Workshop in our Tipis, where seasoned experts will guide you through your first forays into growing, with plenty of advice on garden planning and hands on demonstrations. 

Please note, an additional charge of 50p applies for this workshop. Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance. Each workshops lasts approximately 60 minutes.

Gaz Oakley holding a box of veg

In Conversation with Gaz Oakley

When: Saturday 27 January, 2pm

Location: Mediterranean Biome

Gaz Oakley, is a popular chef, Youtuber and author. He'll be offering empowering advice on moving towards a more plant-based diet and discussing his transition from bustling London to homesteading in the Welsh countryside. 

Please note, this talk is free to attend, however places are limited. Secure your place early to avoid disappointment. 

Woman taking part in a clay workshop
Clay sculptures

Clay workshops

When: Sunday 28 January – 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm

Location: Classroom 3, Core Building

Join in our creative workshop making clay sculptures inspired by nature. These sessions will be facilitated by artist Anna Harris and the creations will become part of Maria Nepomuceno’s Você me Alimenta (You feed me), on show as part of the Acts of Gathering exhibition on display in our Core Gallery. This workshop is suitable for all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Please note, an additional charge of 50p applies for this workshop. Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance. Each workshops lasts approximately 60 minutes.

Collage of young people in football kit

Can Football Save the World?

When: Sunday 28 January, 11.30am

Location: Mediterranean Biome

Join us in conversation with Elliot Arthur-Worsop, founder of Football For Future, as he argues that football is the unlikely solution for tackling the climate crisis.

Please note, this talk is free to attend, however places are limited. Secure your place early to avoid disappointment. 

Millie Gooch with a cocktail

Steph Elswood X Millie Gooch

When: Sunday 28 January, 2pm 

Location: Mediterranean Biome

Steph Elswood is a health and fitness advocate, professional dancer and director of the body confidence workshops ‘Stay Sassy’. She is joined by Millie Gooch, founder of Sober Girl Society and author of The Sober Girl Society Handbook, to discuss the relationship between sobriety, body image and mental health.

Please note, this talk is free to attend, however places are limited. Secure your place early to avoid disappointment. 

Serge Attukwei Clottey - Noko Y3 Dzen (Something in the world), 2018-2019

What are Acts of Gathering? A mindful tour of our exhibition

When: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January, 10am and 4.30pm 

Location: Core Gallery

This exhibition brings together a number of artworks that celebrate and interrogate the nature of food culture, inviting us to consider the ceremony and symbolism that shape our connections to food, to each other and to the earth.

Join our Arts team for a 30-minute interactive guided tour of our latest exhibition, to explore how we connect through food culture in a rapidly changing world.

Please note, this tour is free to attend, however places are limited. Secure your place early to avoid disappointment. 

Couple looking out at Biomes on a sunny day

Free entry for 17-25-year olds and students

Exclusively for this weekend we'll be offering free entry for 17-25-year olds and students. The discount will apply automatically when selecting young adult or student tickets for 27 or 28 January 2024 via our bookings page. *Terms and conditions apply.

Please bring along a valid proof of age or student ID.

Full weekend programme

Here is the programme so far, but we will announce more things soon. 

Saturday:

10amWhat are Acts of Gathering? A mindful tour of our current exhibition - book nowCore Gallery
11amBeginner vegetable gardening workshop - book nowTipis
2pmIn Conversation with Gaz Oakley - book nowMediterranean Biome
3pmBeginner vegetable gardening workshop - book nowTipis
4.30pmWhat are Acts of Gathering? A mindful tour of our current exhibition - book nowCore Gallery

Sunday:

10amWhat are Acts of Gathering? A mindful tour of our current exhibition - book nowCore Gallery
10.30amYou feed me clay workshops - book nowClassroom 3, Core Building
11amBeginner vegetable gardening workshop - book nowTipis
11.30amCan Football Save the World - book nowMediterranean Biome
1.30pmYou feed me clay workshops - book nowClassroom 3, Core Building
2pmSteph Elswood X Millie Gooch - book nowMediterranean Biome
3pmBeginner vegetable gardening workshop - book nowTipis
3.30pmYou feed me clay workshops - book nowClassroom 3, Core Building
4.30pmWhat are Acts of Gathering? A mindful tour of our current exhibition - book nowCore Building

 

Terms and conditions

*Terms and conditions for half-price entry for students can be viewed here.

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