Diana Arzuza buelvas, Head of Entomology at Manchester Museum showcasing insect specimens for Same…and Different
Where to Find Us in 2025-6
We’re visiting discovery centres, nature reserves, parks and museums across the UK and beyond. Each stop can include immersive and virtual experiences, public family days, schools programming and guest speakers.
We are booking new stops all the time! Interested in hosting a stop?
Forthcoming
15 November 2025
Making Mosschester virtual
Come explore the habitats of insects at the National Trust Viaduct in Manchester and see virtual insects up-close through our virtual reality Giant Insect meadow!
📍 Venue: National Trust @ Deansgate Viaduct
📍 Location: Manchester, UK
22 November 2025
Designing insect experiences
Workshop on creating insect experiences for public engagement
📍 Venue: Royal Entomology Society Outreach Seminar
📍 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
June 2026
Ant Obstacle Course
Become an ant for a while on our giant ant obstacle course in the Discovery Zone of this popular science festival.
If you’d like to be involved in designing the ant experience, please get in touch. A group of us are working on it over the next few months.
📍 Venue: Cheltenham Science Festival
📍 Location: Cheltenham, UK
September 2026
Giant Insect World immersive
Light-activated soundscape
📍 Venue: IMFEST Immersive Festival of Technology
📍 Location: Accra, Ghana
Previously
29 October 2025
Insect Games: Making nature fun
“I absolutely loved this space. Loads of educational materials and crafts. It creates empathy and promotes connectedness to nature.”
Designing digital storytelling about insects
📍 Venue: Festival of Social Sciences, Central Library
📍 Location: Manchester, UK
25 October 2025
Insects in VR: draw and explore
“I’m 35 and I learned something new today – spiders are not insects!”
Insect trail and drawing with VR experience
📍 Venue: National Trust @ Wythenshawe Glasshouses
📍 Location: Manchester, UK
15 October 2025
Insect and their Habitats
“We were very impressed! It was very well planned. It was a good learning experience, and the children really enjoyed it.
Workshop with National Trust at children’s after-school club
📍 Venue: National Trust @ The Guidance Hub
📍 Location: Manchester, UK
26 July 2025
Hello friend: noticing and drawing insects in detail
Drawing to discover is different from drawing to impress
Observing and drawing large photographs of insects
📍 Venue: Islington Mill Art Studios
📍 Location: Salford, UK
17 September 2025
Creative inspiration: what’s your insect and why?
Insects as inspiration with Forest of Imagination leads
📍 Venue: Virtual Insect Meadow, online
📍 Location: Online/Bath
27 September 2025
Same…and different: exploring insects in UK and Nepal
This was a three-screen installation in the South Asian Gallery with macro photos of insects and photojournalism and film of UK and Nepal landscapes as an immersive experience. It was hugely popular with 100s of people coming through on the day.
📍 Venue: South Asian Gallery, Manchester Museum Nepal Day
📍 Location: Manchester, UK