The cabinet is a magical object that bears marks of lying undiscovered at the bottom of the River Trent for hundreds or even thousands of years! Or perhaps it somehow emerged from the riverbed itself

This ‘other-worldly’ cabinet from the depths of the Trent, opens up to reveal different compartments … each revealing a different story of Trent Valley. 

The Cabinet will be on tour from October 2026 - September 2027 - see further details below! 

From July 2026-September 2026 B. ARTS ran creative workshops with a range of different groups and individuals to help create a magical cabinet exploring stories of the River Trent.

Follow the links below to find more detail on ‘The Making of the Cabinet of Curiosities’: The workshops, research and different creative approaches that went into the creation of the different sections of the cabinet!

‘The Little Grebe’s Nest’ by Fran Buxton and House of Bread Stafford - Hope and survival- a nest as a time capsule of the river

‘The River Protector’s Shrine’ by Emily Andrews and Stafford and Rugeley Sea Cadets, protection, reverence and ritual

‘The Investigator’s Desk’ by Holly Johnson, the ArtsHill Performers and public attendees from Stoke-On-Trent - the transformative power of folklore and the case of the Trent Cryptid

‘River language’ by Siobhan McAleer and the Older LGBTQ+ group Stoke-On-Trent and Friends

‘The Cabinet’ by Richard Redwin and Dan Jaworski-Higgs