Cafe Esperanto

Whitstable Museum Education Space
Oxford Street

12noon to 6pm

Artists Uddin & Elsey will be presenting Café Esperanto in association with the Whitstable Twinning Association and the Whitstable Biennale. Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto (Dr. Hopeful), whose goal was to create an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that would serve as a universal second language to foster peace and international understanding.

For Café Esperanto, Whitstable Museum’s Education space will be transformed into a café where visitors can engage in a social environment with others who wish to practice speaking European languages. The café will provide an informal interactive language centre for public participation including video and audio activities. It will act as a temporary environment where people are encouraged to speak with others using a foreign language. Games and props will be on hand to enable dialogue and encourage a playful and inspiring day with other European language speakers. Free refreshments will be provided to participants.

Free