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History of Archaeology related Activities in britain (And Beyond).

EXHIBITION

27/4/2024

 
Lawrence in Fragments: Recovering Lawrence of Arabia through the Jeremy Wilson Archive
Magdalen College Old Library, Oxford
26 July 2023-13 December 2023
and online

Using the archive of Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) to tell the story of his life and work in archaeology.

Website: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/events/lawrence-in-fragments/

Digital Exhibition: lawrenceinfragments.magd.ox.ac.uk/

Exhibition

27/4/2024

 
Tracing Freud on the Acropolis
Freud Museum, London
26 July 2023-7 January 2024


An exhibition on Freud's fascination with ancient Greece and collection of antiquities.

Website: https://www.freud.org.uk/exhibitions/tracing-freud-on-the-acropolis/

Exhibition

23/10/2022

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Hampi: Photography and Archaeology in South India
British Library
Euston Road
Open till 22 January 2023
Admission Free


A free photography exhibition at the British Library, showcasing 19th and 20th century photographs of archaeological sites in India.

Website: www.bl.uk/events/hampi-photography-and-archaeology-in-southern-india
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Digital Exhibition

22/5/2022

 
The Stuff of Legend: Heinrich Schliemann's Life and Work
American School of Classical Studies in Athens

This digital exhibition explores the life of German excavator Heinrich Schliemann, the Homer-obsessive who is known for his excavations at Troy, Mycenae and Tiryns in the late 19th century. The exhibition draws on his extensive archive.

Website: schliemannlegend2022.gr/index.php/en/

Digital Exhibition

11/1/2021

 
Mapping Collections Histories: Barbados and Britain
University of Reading

An exhibition mapping connected archaeological collections histories between Barbados and Britain, mainly in the 19th century. A joint University of Reading and British Museum partnership project output, as part of "Narrating the Diverse Past" project.

Exhibition website: collections.reading.ac.uk/explore/online-exhibitions/mapping-collections-histories-barbados-and-britain/

Project website: collections.reading.ac.uk/narrating-the-diverse-past/

Digital Exhibition

4/1/2021

 
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/ 

Digital Exhibition

2/9/2020

 
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.

Collecting & Empire Trail

31/8/2020

 
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.

Exhibition

7/3/2020

 
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.

Network Talk

12/1/2020

 
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.
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Network Talk

18/4/2019

 
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.
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Network Talk

29/1/2019

 
Layers of History: ​How Leonard Horner and Joseph Hekekyan applied geological stratigraphy to Egyptology
20 February, 6-7pm
Room 612, UCL Institute of Archaeology

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​Meira Gold (Cambridge) discusses the role of geology in early Egyptology through mid-19th century excavations at Memphis and Heliopolis.

Exhibition

30/9/2018

 
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.

Exhibition

16/7/2018

 
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece
until 29 July 2018
The British Museum
Bloomsbury, London


An exhibition on how the art of classical Greece, particularly the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum, influenced the work of late 19th century French sculptor Auguste Rodin.

​Tickets required; webpage here.

Network Talk

30/4/2018

 
Histories, contexts and meanings: classical archaeology in UK regional museums
15 May 2018, 6-7pm
Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology


Vicky Donnellan (British Museum) will discuss the history of classical archaeology collections in various regional museums, focusing on the stories of collectors, donors and founders, and including the changing history of displays.

Network Talk

1/4/2018

 
From skull measurements to ancient DNA: putting John Thurnam’s collection of antiquities in their prehistoric and archaeological context
24 April 2018, 6-7pm
Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology


Neil Wilkin (The British Museum) explores the life and intellectual context of 19th century antiquarian and physician John Thurnam, whose collection of artefacts relating to the prehistory of Britain was sold after his death to the British Museum. Through his interest in ancient human remains, he drew conclusions about race and identity; a history that reflects an enduring interest in the DNA of ancient peoples and how that interest ties into modern concerns.

Neil Wilkin's blog post discussing various strands of the talk can be found here.

Network Talk

2/3/2018

 
In the footsteps of maverick Orientalists: Exploring the Royal Asiatic Society Archive

13 March 2018, 6-7pm
Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology


Nancy Charley (RAS archivist) and Ed Weech (RAS Librarian) discuss key British Orientalists: Thomas Manning (1772-1840); Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) and Lady Isabel Burton (1831-1896); and Oscar Eckenstein (1859-1921).

Network Talk

17/1/2018

 
An Introduction to the Central Archive at the British Museum
Francesca Hillier (Archivist, The British Museum)
22 February 2018, 6-7pm
Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology


Francesca will discuss the Museum's Central Archive, housing important documents relating to the Museum's history and the history of its collections.

Network Talk

24/10/2017

 
The Kentucky Mummy: Encountering Antiquity in 19th Century America
9 November 2017, 6 pm –7 pm
Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology


James E. Snead (California State University, Northridge) will discuss the history of an iconic find, and how it affected both the beginnings of scientific archaeology and popular culture in the United States.

Exhibition

4/10/2017

 
What does it mean to be human? Curating Heads
2 Oct 2017 - 28 February 2018
9am - 7pm daily
Octagon Gallery
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT


A free exhibition about the ethics and implications of human remains. Featuring the work of archaeologist Flinders Petrie, and a discussion of his request to leave his head to science. Further details here.
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