Description

A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood – the material that shaped human history.

‘A refreshing paean to the power of both nature and human ingenuity’ ― History Revealed

‘The Museum of the Wood Age really does achieve something different…Both Max Adam’s wealth of experience – as archeologist and craftsman – and his passion are irresistible.‘ ― TLS

Wood – humankind’s long-term partner in our evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny – has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability.

The Museum of the Wood Age investigates the influence of basic devices – wedge, inclined plane, screw, lever, wheel, axle and pulley – to reveal the myriad ways in which wood has been worked throughout human history. From the simple bivouacs of hunter-gatherers to sophisticated wooden buildings such as stave churches; from the decorative arts to the humble woodworking of rustic furniture; Max Adams fashions a lattice of interconnected stories and objects that trace a path of human ingenuity across half a million years of history.