The Makory
What is the Makory?
Threading its way between all of the Festival’s six Hubs will be The Makory, a mobile workshop and gallery managed by the Museum of Making. Working with Derby Museums and the Derbyshire Record Office, special exhibits will be selected from local collections to inspire free, hands-on activities led by local artists and makers.
Find The Makory at the Hub locations during the festival and join us aboard to be inspired by local heritage stories and celebrate where you live. Everyone is welcome.
The following artists have been selected to lead workshops in The Makory during the Festival:
Verity Foster: Chesterfield and Heanor
Sophie Gresswell: Bolsover
Jenny Stevenson: Swadlincote
Gordon MacLelland: Cromford
Dr Tim Campbell-Brown: Glossop
Derby Museums
Derby Museums is an independent charitable trust operating three museums: the Museum and Art Gallery, Museum of Making and Pickford’s House. It cares for the collections of cultural heritage on behalf of Derby City Council for the people of Derby. It also houses the Royal Lancers Museum.
Derby Silk Mill is widely regarded as the site of the world’s first modern factory and is in the Derwent Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has recently opened as the UK’s first Museum of Making. Derby Museums has the finest collection of work by Joseph Wright of Derby, the 18th century artist of the Enlightenment and is ‘Designated’ by Arts Council England as a collection of national significance. Derby’s identity was 300 years in the making, and the Enlightenment spirit of creativity and invention resonates today.
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
The Derwent Valley Mills and the surrounding landscape were inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001. The reason for this international recognition is that the valley saw the birth of the factory system, when new types of building were erected to house new technology for spinning cotton. The need to provide housing and other facilities resulted in the creation of the first modern industrial settlements.
Support from Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site supported the original development of The Makory.
Derbyshire Record Office
Derbyshire Record Office provides the archives and local studies services for the county, bringing Derbyshire's fascinating past to life for residents, visitors and students.
You can enjoy online and travelling exhibitions and explore local studies and archive collections. Derbyshire Record Office also catalogues and conserves the archives of the National Coal Board for Derbyshire.
The Makory Events
The Makory, Chesterfield
The Makory
The Makory at Derbyshire Makes Festival - Glossop