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Secret Garden Peephole Boxes

This summer we invited families to make secret gardens in boxes, inspired by our exhibition exploring the classic children’s novel The Secret Garden written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The peephole box gardens are also inspired by peephole artworks in the Garden Museum’s collection.

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We also delivered workshops at the Evelina Hospital School so children and young people there could make secret gardens as well. Two artists were involved in the project; Katie Spragg who usually works with clay but for this project focused on plasticine; and artist Laura X Carle, whose medium is cardboard. Each artist ran a two-hour workshop at the Garden Museum for families.

At Evelina Hospital School, Katie Spragg ran two remote sessions using the school’s green screen and filming set up. These were watched live by children and young people who worked with Evelina Hospital School staff to complete their own secret gardens.

Thank you to the staff at Evelina Hospital School in particular Laura Perrett, Deputy Headteacher, Sophie Jackson, HLTA and Ed Miles, IT consultant. Thank you to artists Katie Spragg and Laura X Carle.

And to all the children, young people and families that took part in sessions at the museum and at Evelina Hospital School.

This programme was made possible by support from the Clore Duffield Foundation.