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Saturday, 7th October 2017
9:00 am - 7pm (AGM from 3pm) Institute of Child Health, University College London 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH This EES study day, comprising 4 flash talks and two lectures, will consider various aspects of Howard Carter and his wider circle of contacts. The AGM follows at 3pm. The study day does have a charge. Further details and booking information is here. Petrie Film Club presents: Letters from Baghdad
Film screening Petrie Museum 20th Sep 2017 19:00-21:30 Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology 0207 679 4138 [email protected] Amara Thornton introduces the documentary Letters from Baghdad, starring Tilda Swinton as the voice of Gertrude Bell as part of the Different Perspectives: Archaeology and the Middle East in World War One. The event is free and booking information can be found here Aurel Stein Photographs
Royal Asiatic Society 14 Stephenson Way London A small display in the Reading Room of the Royal Asiatic Society features a selection of archaeologist and explorer Aurel Stein's photographs. Hungarian-born Stein undertook extensive expeditions to Central Asia and China in the early 20th century, and the photographs on display are a selection from over 800 Stein images in the Society's archive. Read more about the display here. Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity
Daily (except Tuesdays) 10-5, 7 July-29 Oct 2017 evening openings 20 Jul, 17 Aug, 21 Sep, 12 and 26 Oct and during Leighton Lates. Leighton House Museum 12 Holland Park Road London Victorian artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema produced many works that illustrated life in the Classical world. The exhibition will take visitors through Alma-Tadema's life and work, and the influence that his art continues to have on our perception of the classical world today. Also features the art of Alma-Tadema's wife Laura Alma-Tadema and daugher Anna Alma-Tadema. Entrance ticket to Leighton House gives entry to exhibition. Further details here. Egypt Uncovered:
Belzoni and the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I 11 October 2017-14 April 2018 Tues-Sat 10am - 5 pm Sir John Soane Museum Lincoln's Inn Fields London Following the adventures of early 19th century Italian-born excavator (and former strong-man) Giovanni Battista Belzoni and the history and reception of the objects he brought back to Britain from Egypt. Admission free. Exhibition webpage here. Discovering archaeology sources at UCL
6 June 2017, 6-7 pm UCL Institute of Archaeology, Room 612 Colin Penman & Robert Winckworth (UCL Records, Archives and Special Collections) An overview of the array of material in UCL's archives relating to the history of archaeology - from university administrative records and historic student lists to personal correspondence of archaeologists. Petrie's War: Performing the Archive
10 May 2017 6-8 pm, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology University of East London MA Drama students present a performance drawing on archive research connected to the Different Perspectives project. Book tickets and find out more here. The Arab Bureau: Archaeologists and Spies in the Middle East during the First World War
16 May 2016 6-6.30pm, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Juliette Desplat (The National Archives) Juliette Desplat will discuss the Cairo-based Arab Bureau as part of the context of First World War intelligence operations, and the role of archaeologists in its history. Following the talk will be the opening of the Different Perspectives exhibition at the Petrie Museum, which draws on the research of the Heritage Lottery Fund-funded Different Perspectives project. Different Perspectives: Archaeology and the Middle East in World War One
1-5 pm Tues-Sat, 16 May – 30 September 2017 Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL A display based on the research done by the volunteers working on this HLF funded project. Further details here. 'A young man's radicalism': V. Gordon Childe, socialist and war-resister, 1914-1925
26 April 2017 6-7 pm, Room 612, UCL Institute of Archaeology Dr Katie Meheux (UCL Institute of Archaeology) discusses the early life of archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe. Drawing on her research into his student days at Oxford, she investigates his early radicalisation. Further details here. British Art: Ancient Landscapes
10-5 Mon to Sat; 12-5 Sun, 8 April to 3 Sept 2017 Salisbury Museum The King's House 65 The Close, Salisbury S1P 2EN The exhibition charts 200 years of artistic engagement with Britain's ancient past. Entrance with museum admission. Further details here. Letters from Baghdad
UK Cinema Release from 21 April 2017 Letters from Baghdad (2016) is a documentary about Gertrude Bell and her work as an archaeologist, writer, traveller, diplomat and political mover-and-shaker in Iraq. It premiered at the London Film Festival in October. Actor Tilda Swinton is the voice of Gertrude Bell, with dialogue from her letters and diaries. The documentary uses a wide range of vintage film footage showing Britain and the Middle East from the early 20th century. Letters from Baghdad is directed by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum. Missione Egitto 1903-1920:
L'Avventura Archaeologica M. I. A. Raccontata 11 March-3 September 2017 Museo Egizio Turin, Italy Via Accademia Delle Scienze 6 An exhibition charting the history of the Italian Mission to Egypt, and charting the life and work of Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaperelli. Ticket to Museum & Exhibition €17 (adults) Further details here. Sagas & Socialism: William Morris in Iceland
14 March 2017, 6-7 pm Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology Tina Paphitis (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will discuss Morris' travels through Iceland in the 1870s, the allure of archaeology, and his passion for Icelandic Sagas. Further details here. Postcards as Archives: "Excavating" Popular Archaeology at the Turn of the Century
8 March 2017, 6-7 pm Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology Katy Soar (Royal Holloway) will discuss the history of picture postcards showing Arthur Evans' excavations at Knossos, on Crete, during the Edwardian period. Further details here. We Few People
Dining Room, Tranmer House Sutton Hoo National Trust An installation on the history of the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon ship and burial site excavations during the 1930s, showcasing some of the artefacts discovered. Further details on the National Trust Sutton Hoo website. Mapping and Mapmaking in the 19th and early 20th centuries
1 Feb 2017, 6pm-8pm Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL As part of the Archaeology and Espionage season, Ahmed Shams will be discussing his research into the history of mapmaking of Sinai and the Middle East. There will also be a panel discussion. Further details via Petrie Museum What's On. To reserve a ticket email [email protected] Exporting Egypt
Tues-Sat 1-5 pm, 31 January - 29 April 2017 Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT An exhibition on the process of excavation and distribution of ancient Egyptian artefacts to museums in Britain and beyond in the late 19th through the 20th centuries. Associated with the AHRC funded Artefacts of Excavation project. Free admission. Further details can be found HERE. 20 May - 4 June 2017
Grosvenor Museum, Chester Until 7 April 2017 University Women's Club (Visits by appointment) 1-28 February 2017 Geological Society, Burlington House Piccadilly, London Raising Horizons is a collaboration between photographer Leonora Saunders and Trowelblazers. The exhibition features photographs of 14 scholars-of-today portraying 14 scholars-of-yesterday - all women active in archaeology, geology and palaeontology. The exhibition website is: www.raisinghorizons.co.uk For more information see the project crowdfunding Indigogo page. The exhibition has also been profiled in the Evening Standard. Discovering the Ancient Maya
12 January 2017, 7.30 - 9.00 pm Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Professor Norman Hammond (Cambridge) will be discussing the history of archaeology in Mexico. The event has been organised to complement the Adela Breton exhibition at the Museum. Tickets are free, advanced booking required. Further details available HERE. |
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