On Building Spaces for Play. A Training Workshop for Teachers and Cultural Animators with Leap Then Look.

How to work educationally with colorful magnifying glasses, flashlights, a projector, and string—and how simple tools can be used to create playful spaces in libraries, schools, community centers, cultural institutions, and museums.

Practical information

When? 11 September 2026, 2:00–7:00 PM and 12 September 2026, 2:00–7:00 PM.

Where? Cricoteka Education Room (2–4 Nadwiślańska Street, Kraków). The Education Room is located on Level 3. Take the stairs or elevator to the 3rd floor and go through the glass doors. The Education Room is on the left.

Who is it for? For teachers, cultural animators, educators and librarians.

Price? Tickets cost PLN 120. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online via LINK. The ticket provides access to both days of the workshop.

Language? The workshop will be conducted in English, with translation into Polish.

Other information? If you have any questions, please contact us by phone at +48 12 442 77 70, ext. 107, or by email at justyna.dron@cricoteka.pl. There will be breaks during the

Description

This two-day intensive workshop for teachers will be led by Lucy Cran of UK-based artist duo Leap Then Look, internationally recognised for their research-driven approach to creative learning through play, sensory experience and active participation.

Through a fun and practical programme of making, experimentation and collaboration, participants will explore creative prompts, interdisciplinary approaches and ways of learning through touch, materials and discovery. The weekend will offer adaptable ideas and methods that teachers can take directly back into their own practice.

About the Artists

Leap Then Look was founded in 2019 by artists Lucy Cran and Bill Leslie. They create interactive art works and exhibitions,, workshops and events and have worked with participants from a wide range of backgrounds, ages and cognitive differences. Their works encourage audiences to physically interact, inspiring playfulness, inquisitiveness and experimentation. Our installations combine art forms including sculpture and object making, performance, film, and photography. 

We believe that contemporary art practice should and can be made available and accessible to everyone and that we can all benefit from engaging with new ways of looking, making and thinking.

We have worked across the UK and internationally with institutions such as; Tate, Royal Academy of Arts, National Gallery, Henry Moore Foundation, Turner Contemporary, Victoria & Albert Museum, Almaty Museum for Contemporary Art (Kazakhstan), New Children’s Museum (USA), Black Mountain College Museum (USA), Harvard Education (USA)

The project is co-financed by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage through the Culture Promotion Fund, which is a state special-purpose fund, within the framework of the Cultural Education program carried out by the National Cultural Center.