Encrypted Threads: Hidden Messages in Times of Unrest
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 6pm - 8:30pm
Location
Museum of Design Atlanta
1315 Peachtree St
Details
People have always found ways to protect vital information in times of uncertainty, whether through underground resistance movements or covert communications. Today, as digital surveillance grows, we’re once searching for ways to share information beyond prying eyes
What You’ll Learn:
The Code of the Past: Get an introduction to the ancient Incan technique of using knotted cords to record vital information like census data and military strategies.
Knot Your Own Story: Create a quipu-inspired necklace, exploring this ancient form of record-keeping through hands-on crafting and creative expression!
A Secret Message You Can Wear:
By learning the language of knots, you’ll discover how secrecy and security have always been woven into human history.
Walk away with a secret message you can where. Who needs a password when you have a personal encryption system disguised as an accessory?
