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History of Archaeology related Activities in britain (And Beyond).
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Pioneers of the Sky
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA 25 April-18 August 2024 An exhibition about the history and use of aerial photography in archaeology. Website: isac.uchicago.edu/pioneers-sky 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/ 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/ Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive
Weston Library, University of Oxford 13 April 2022-5 February 2023 Admission free On the eve of the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, this exhibition charts the history of the excavations directed by Howard Carter. It draws extensively on archives held in the Griffith Institute. Website: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/tutankhamun-excavating-the-archive 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/ Mycenae from Myth to History
Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge till 10 December, 2021 An exhibition of Robert McCabe's photographs of ancient Mycenae, taken in 1955 at the request of site director Alan Wace. The exhibition features the site and surrounds, with captions to incorporate local histories and people. Website: www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions/exhibitions/mycenae-myth-history Unsilencing The Archives: The Labourers of the Tell-en-Nasbeh Excavations (1926-1935)
Bade Museum, California Focusing on the workers employed on the Pacific School of Religion's excavations at Tell-en-Nasbeh in Mandate Palestine. The exhibition features photographs, film and documents from the Bade Museum archives and elsewhere. Launch event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuxVySUq360 Lawrence at Magdalen
Magdalen College, Oxford A new digital exhibition about noted archaeologist, explorer, and intelligence agent Thomas Edward Lawrence from the library at his alma mater, Magdalen College Oxford. The digital exhibition links to a new online research portal which includes the recently acquired and catalogued papers of T. E. Lawrence's friend and mentor, the archaeologist David George Hogarth. Exhibition website: lawrenceatmagdalen.magd.ox.ac.uk/ News post: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/libraries-and-archives/news/new-online-portal-and-exhibition-lawrence-at-magdalen/ 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/ 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.  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/ 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. |
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