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Drawn to the Skyline
Conceived by Andrew Stuck from the Museum of Walking, in collaboration with walking artist, Ruth Broadbent, Drawn to the Skyline was first run in the Winter of 2017 and on subsequent occasions thereafter, including a commission from Team London Bridge for the London Festival of Architecture in June 2019. We all know how easy it
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Scrambling for maps
March 2026 we are holding 3 online Map Scrambles, in which artists will be discussing when and why they use maps or mapping to document their walking art. Map Scramble 1 (Monday 23 7pm GMT) Map Scramble 2 (Wednesday 25 7pm GMT) Map Scramble 3 (Thursday 26 7pm GMT) Each events part of the
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Congratulating a Pair of Clever Clogs
The closing date has passed in our End of 2025 quiz – a fiendish one based almost entirely on topics raised during the year’s Walking Writers Salons. So who might be the Clever Clogs the highest number of correct answers? Appropriately we have a pair: Sandra Cowan and Rachel Sloan – who each will receive
• Find Your London: Tree or False?
Devised by Andrew Stuck of the Museum of Walking, this walkshop became a regular event as part of the Mayor of London’s London Tree Week, and subsequent Urban Tree Festivals. Everyone has heard ‘an old wives’ tale’ about a certain tree species, some of which have a layer of truth within them, others are downright
• Between the Lines
Andrew Stuck has a fascination with writers who draw from place. It is probably something to do with the fact that as walkers, we are out carving our way through space and experiencing places, one step at a time. Andrew doesn’t count himself as a great writer so really appreciates those who can write a
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London’s Loss
As a city with a long history of development in the modern world, London has more than it’s fair share of surprises that one can stumble upon or that can be revealed while walking its many streets and neighbourhoods. We like to share our curiosity and have collaborated with like-minded investigators, one such is author Tom Bolton, with
• Find your London: Pizza Tray Bricolage
A slice of life is guaranteed on this exciting bricolage walkshop, in which you discover a charming park in London, gather clues, and create your own artwork. Family-friendly and if you are good, you can look forward to a slice of pizza too!
• Squatting and Common Land in Hackney
What has encouraged the rise in squatting today – what are the political, economic and legislative currents that encouraged this, and what is the impact of squatting not just in its immediate locale, but also across our collective culture? Who should care if it is on the increase? All this and much more was revelaed in Melissa Bliss’ Squatting and the Common Land walk co-produced by Andrew Stuck at the Museum of Walking.
• Articles on WLC
‘Massive boost of serotonin!’: How a dose of nature is treating mental illness | Mental health | The Guardian
A project in London is helping hundreds of people, providing a genuine alternative to traditional treatments Source: ‘Massive boost of serotonin!’: How a dose of nature is treating mental illness | Mental health | The Guardian
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Rock up to London: discovering stones and fossils from around the world on an urban geology tour | London holidays | The Guardian
The city’s architecture travels through time and continents, incorporating everything from slabs of the Italian Alps to meteorites that hit southern Africa 2bn years ago Source: Rock up to London: discovering stones and fossils from around the world on an urban geology tour | London holidays | The Guardian
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More Feminist Art of Walking Events
Wooohooooh I’m off on the road / rails again for more Feminist Art of Walking events. Some really delightful events with fantastic folk, and I would love it if you joined me for walk, talk or random shenanigans. Here’s my May diary, (with a couple of...
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Smart cities – smarter citizens?
Experiments in mobile Co-Design: A walkshop in Greenwich Facilitated by Dr Sara Jones, Senior Lecturer, Creative Interactive System Design at Bayes Business School, City University and Andrew Stuck, Founding Director of Rethinking Cities and the Museum of Walking. The plan was to share knowledge and generate ideas for apps that can help us understand more about the neighbourhoods, places,
• Wednesday After Work Walks: Stepping Out with Ruskin
Despite the dreadful weather, more than 20 people joined Martin Fidler, creator of the Ruskin Walk, to step out in John Ruskin’s shoes to discover Camberwell, where he lived for more than 40 years. Each participant was given a hand assembled visual journal, in which prompts had been inserted, all of which were derived from techniques that
• King’s Cross Lost – Curious?
Saturday 29 August 2015 11.30am – 1.00pm Start: Kings Cross Visitor Centre Part of the Curious? Festival Powered by the Knowledge Quarter SOLD OUT Over the last 200 years, Kings Cross has some marked periods of growth and vitality, as well as decline and neglect. It was the “Dead Centre” of London, with more burials per day
• Ruskin Walks
John Ruskin was a Victorian polymath, with interests in botany, natural history, art, architecture, and social reform. Perhaps more famously known as William Turner’s promoter, he was a distinguished artist in his own right, and played a pivotal role in bringing the pre-Raphaelites to fame and fortune. Martin Fidler created a Ruskin Walk for the Camberwell Arts
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