2020 Gallery

2020 looked a little bit different, as the festival pivoted to almost entirely online delivery due to the coronavirus pandemic. Event organisers came up with creative ideas to engage with people at home, including pre-recorded performances and postal packs.

Rangoli for 'GLOW: A MERL Late' led by the Museum of English Rural Life
'Making a Home Away from Home' led by the British Academy
'Making Medieval Ink' led by the School of Advanced Study
'The Peoples Palace of Possibility' led by The Bare Project and The University of Sheffield
Derby podcast recordings at Derby Museums, led by the University of Derby
Derby podcast recordings at Derby Museums, led by the University of Derby
'Returning to Our Senses' led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London
Filming at the University of Derby Hub
'Coxside Smoke Signal' led by the University of Plymouth
'Coxside Smoke Signal' led by the University of Plymouth
'Coxside Smoke Signal' led by the University of Plymouth
'Convent Calling' directed by Meghan Rose Donnelly at LSE
'Forty Winks Café' led by Northumbria University
'Medieval Books in the 21st Century' led by the University of Exeter
'The Wild West of Scotland | From Buffalo Bill to Outlander' led by the University of Glasgow
'Illustrating Anthropology' Exhibition led by the Royal Anthropological Institute
'Make Your Own Scrapbook' led by the University of Derby
Being Human on set at the BBC's Sunday Morning Live