Power Plants Workshops

Power Plants is a bold new heritage-engagement programme from the imagination of Oliver Jeffers, exploring how we generate, use and value Power.

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This August, join Nerve Centre at Ulster Transport Museum for a series of creative workshops, quiet experiences and a first glimpse of the Power Plants installation prototype — part of a bold new UK-wide project led by Nerve Centre in partnership with artist Oliver Jeffers, Eden Project, us and NI Science Festival.

Explore the themes of power, place and biodiversity through creativity, nature walks, photography, unexpected encounters in the Walled Garden and more.

Get hands-on with nature conservation at the Ulster Transport Museum

Power Plants: Root Camp

Get hands-on with nature conservation, artistic making, and citizen science in this three-day workshop from Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st August for young people aged 13-18.

Join Polly Garnett for a Polaroid Nature photography workshop on Saturday 23rd August at the walled garden of the Ulster Transport Museum

Power Plants: Polaroid Nature Photography Workshop

Join Polly Garnett on Saturday 23rd August at 10:00 for a free Polaroid Nature photography workshop in the Walled Garden of the Ulster Transport Museum.

Learn the art of cordage making at the Ulster Transport Museum

Power Plants: Cordage and Colonialism

Learn the art of cordage making in this one-day workshop with ASTRL Fibres and Grow NI from 10:00 to 13:00 on Saturday 23rd August.

Power Plants: Nature Soundscapes

Step into the wild and create a digital masterpiece in this free workshop on Saturday, 23rd August from 10:30 to 12:00 for participants aged 8 to 12. In this workshop, you'll capture the sounds of nature and snap photos of the wildlife around you. You'll then move indoors at the Ulster Transport Museum to edit your original soundscape using GarageBand and iMovie. All equipment provided.

Use the power of the sun to create an image from foliage in the Ulster Transport Museum Walled Garden on Saturday 23rd August

Power Plants: Cyanotype Printing With Polly Garnett

Use the power of the sun to create an image using foliage from the Walled Garden of the Ulster Transport Museum in a free cyanotype printing workshop on Saturday 23rd August at 14:00.

Power Plants: Eco Tote Bag Drop-in Workshop

Get creative and go green in this hands-on workshop for ages 6+ on Saturday 23rd August 14:00 to 16:00. Let your imagination bloom as you transform a plain tote into a colourful canvas of leaves, flowers and wildlife- perfect for shopping trips, library books or everyday adventures.

Slow down, relax and enjoy nature for this well-being walk and discover the benefits of nature bathing for mental health at the Ulster Transport Museum on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August.

Power Plants: Nature Baths with Michaela McDaid

Join Ecotherapist Michaela McDaid at the Ulster Transport Museum Walled Garden for a series of free nature bathing sessions on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August.

Power Plants: Building with Clay workshop at the Ulster Transport Museum

Power Plants: Building with Clay Drop-in Workshop

Work with traditional craftsman, Dylan McGuirk, in this free workshop on Sunday, 24th August from 10:00 to 13:00 to have a go at building a wattle and daub wall along with traditional mud brick making!

Power Plants: Make a Flower Craftivism workshop with Ali Fell

Power Plants: Make a Flower Drop-in workshop (Craftivism with Ali Fell)

Join Ali Fell on Sunday 24th and Monday 25th August for a free drop-in workshop from 10:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00 at the Ulster Transport Museum. In this workshop, you'll create a flower from recycled materials to be added to a bouquet to be delivered along with a letter to our Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, to encourage the NI Executive to implement the Northern Ireland Climate Act of 2022 in full.

Learn about the power of categorization in nature with Aoife de Bhál in a free workshop at the Ulster Transport Museum on Monday 25th August.

Power Plants: Transformative Allyship: How to Love (and Be Loved by) Weeds

Join nature-connection facilitator Aoife de Bhál in the Ulster Transport Museum B Galleries on Monday 25th August at 14:00 to learn about the stories of maligned organisms. Handle plants, help process and taste wild teas and share stories in this free two-hour workshop.