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Greece Re-Created: Classical Inspiration at Belsay Hall
Great North Museum: Hancock An exhibition on the collector Charles Monck (1779-1867), who lived at Belsay Hall in Northumberland, featuring extracts from his diary of his honeymoon in Greece and artefacts from the Shefton Collection. Exhibition Website: greece-recreated.com/ Great North Museum: Hancock Website: greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/
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Mediterranean Threads: 18th and 19th Century Greek Embroideries
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 12 Sep 2020-Feb 2021 This online exhibition is part of the Ashmolean's Museum from Home series. It focuses on 18th and 19th century textiles from the Mediterranean in the Ashmolean's collection. Many of these were collected by noted early 20th c British archaeologist John Linton Myres, who spent time travelling and excavating in Greece and Cyprus. See the exhibition here. The British Museum
Room 1 (Enlightenment Gallery), Case 14 The British Museum has recently created a new display on founder Sir Hans Sloane, slavery and empire in the Enlightenment Gallery. This display reflects the history of Sloane's ties to Jamaica, through his marriage to Elizabeth Langley Rose (the heiress to sugar plantations on the island) and the investments Sloane made in a slave trading company. Further Reading Bakare, Laura. 2020. British Museum defends moving bust of slave-owning founder. The Guardian [online]. The British Museum. 2020. The British Museum Story. The British Museum [online]. Delburgo, James. 2017. Collecting the World: the Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane. Allen Lane. Olusoga, David. 2020. It's not Hans Sloane that has been erased from history, but his slaves. The Guardian [online]. Listen to the British Museum Podcast Special episodes "International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade" (feat. Sushma Jansari and Hartwig Fisher with Olivette Otele and Bonnie Greer) and "Sir Hans Sloane" (feat. Sushma Jansari and Hartwig Fisher with Miranda Lowe and James Delburgo) The British Museum
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London The British Museum has recently re-launched an enhanced edition of the "Collecting Histories" trail, which had been developed in 2019. The "Collecting and Empire" trail showcases the imperial/colonial histories of 15 artefacts on display in the British Museum, including objects collected from Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Sudan, Nigeria, Virginia, Canada, Java and China. Download the trail here. Hidden Women at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology
Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology University of Reading Following on from a temporary display at the Ure Museum in summer 2019, this digital exhibition weaves the stories of ten 'hidden' women in the Ure Museum's history together with artefacts from the Museum's collection and on loan. Ten short films introduce these women and the artefacts chosen. Narration in the films features extracts from archives at the Ure Museum and the University of Reading. Webpage: https://research.reading.ac.uk/curiosi/hidden-women-digital/ Egypt in Reading: Stories from the Liverpool Collection
Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology University of Reading, Edith Morley Building 26 February - 5 May 2020 An exhibition exploring the history and legacy of British excavations in Egypt, via a collection purchased for the Museum in 1923. A digital exhibition complements the Museum display. FINDING FRANKS: Augustus Wollaston Franks and the British Museum (1851-97) - Some lesser known sources Marjorie Caygill Thursday 27 February 2020 6-7 pm, UCL Institute of Archaeology Room 209 Chronicling the life of British Museum Keeper Augustus Wollaston Franks and his importance to the history of the Museum.  'I took a man over, & began to dig': Catherine Downes' excavation of Roman Warminster, 1786 Madeleine Pelling (York) 19 February 2020 6-7 pm, UCL Institute of Archaeology Room 209 Exploring the history of this 18th century #trowelblazer's excavations which uncovered a Roman mosaic, and revealing the history of women in archaeology at this time.  Allen Seaby's Archaeology for Children
until 21 February 2020 Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology University of Reading A temporary display on the children's archaeology books written by Allen Seaby, Professor of Fine Art at University College/University of Reading in the early 20th Century. Featuring many unpublished illustrations on loan relating to three of Seaby's books: Omrig and Nerla (Bronze Age); The Ninth Legion (Roman); and Alfred's Jewel (Anglo-Saxon). Eighty Years (and More) of Sutton Hoo
Room 2, The British Museum A small exhibition on the 80th anniversary of Sutton Hoo excavations, undertaken on behalf of Mrs Edith Pretty in 1939. Features archives from the original excavation team alongside excavated artefacts. More information via curator Sue Brunning's blog post. Hidden in the Archive: Collectors, Curators and Cataloguers
until 10 September 2019 Open 9-4.30 Tues-Thurs Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology University of Reading An exhibition featuring the stories of ten women who in collecting, curating and cataloguing helped shape the archaeological collections at the University of Reading. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvD8p4n8t10&feature=youtu.be More information: https://research.reading.ac.uk/curiosi/collcurcat/ From Shells to Ivory: Hugh Nevill's colonial collecting in Sri Lanka 1 May 2019, 6-7pm Room 612, UCL Institute of Archaeology Sushma Jansari (The British Museum) will discuss the life of Hugh Nevill, a 19th century collector of artefacts from Sri Lanka. Some of Nevill's collection is now held in the British Museum.  A Surveillance Sensibility? The imperial security state and the 'amateur' films of Sir C. P. Skrine, Government of India diplomat in Iran 14 March 2019, 6-7 pm Room 612 UCL Institute of Archaeology Jonathan Westaway (University of Central Lancashire) will screen Skrine's films showing archaeological sites in Iran, discuss the historical context and value of these films, and explore Skrine's career.  Layers of History: How Leonard Horner and Joseph Hekekyan applied geological stratigraphy to Egyptology 20 February, 6-7pm Room 612, UCL Institute of Archaeology  Meira Gold (Cambridge) discusses the role of geology in early Egyptology through mid-19th century excavations at Memphis and Heliopolis.
Unlocking the Lawrence Collection
Society of Antiquaries Library Burlington House London Open during Library hours, 10-5 Mon-Fri A display of photographs taken by archaeologist Thomas Edward Lawrence, later "Lawrence of Arabia" from the Society's collections. The photographs cover Lawrence's cycling holidays in France, during his days as a student at Oxford University. Details here. Ghosts and Fragments in the archive of O. G. S. Crawford
22 January 2019, 6-7 pm Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology Martyn Barber (Historic England) discusses his research into the archives of British archaeologist Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford (1886-1957). Lawrence of Oxford
7 Nov 2018-1 May 2019 Open Wednesdays 2-4.30 pm Old Library, Magdalen College Oxford An exhibition of materials relating to archaeologist and WW1 intelligence-agent Thomas Eric Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" and his time and networks at Oxford University. A series of events will be put on in association with the exhibition. For further details see the announcement on Magdalen College's website. Disruptors & Innovators: Journeys in gender equality at UCL
until February 2019 Daily, 9am - 7pm Octagon Gallery, University College London An exhibition highlighting key women at UCL in the 19th and 20th centuries and their activities, including suffrage and Egyptology. Admission free. Further details here. Hieroglyphs from the Trenches: Thomas Eric Peet and WW1
28 November 2018, 6-7 pm Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology Clare Lewis (UCL Institute of Archaeology) discusses the wartime experiences of Thomas Eric Peet, an Egyptologist who joined the British army in 1915. This experience is revealed through his correspondence home - including letters to his daughter illustrated by animated hieroglyphs. Photographing Tutankhamun
until 23 September 2018 South Lecture Room Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cambridge Curated by Dr Christina Riggs, the exhibition reveals the history and symbolism of Harry Burton's iconic photographs of the discoveries made in Tutankhamun's tomb in the early 1920s. Website here. |
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