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

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.

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.

Exhibition

15/10/2019

 
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  Featuring many unpublished illustrations on loan relating to three of Seaby's books: Omrig and Nerla (Bronze Age); The Ninth Legion (Roman); and Alfred's Jewel (Anglo-Saxon). 

Exhibition

16/7/2018

 
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.

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.

Exhibition

2/2/2018

 
The Classical Now
2 Mar-29 Apr 2018
Bush House & Inigo Jones Rooms
King's College London


An exhibition at King's College London exploring the connections between the ancient art of the Graeco-Roman world and modern art. Organised as part of the Modern Classicisms project. Admission free.

Website: http://modernclassicisms.com/exhibition-2/

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.

Exhibition

24/11/2017

 
From Sackville Street to the Valley of the Kings: the art of Harold Jones
23 Sep 2017 - 8 Jan 2018
10 am-4pm Mon-Sat

Cooper Gallery
Church Street,
Barnsley,
S70 2AH

Artist Harold Jones spent years recording artwork on ancient Egyptian sites in the early 20th century. This show displays some of his artwork from his time in Egypt, alongside associated family archive material.

Website: http://www.cooper-gallery.com/from-sackville-street-to-the-valley-of-the-kings-the-art-of-harold-jones

Exhibition

24/9/2017

 
The Discovery of Roman London
11 September 2017-5 January 2018
Library opening hours listed here.
Guildhall Library
Aldermanbury
EC2V 7HH


An exhibition charting the history of Roman archaeology in London, and the sites and artefacts relating to Roman London. It highlights the pioneering work of London antiquary Charles Roach-Smith, and illuminates the history of the Museum of London's predecessor, the Guildhall Museum.  Further information and a list of associated events can be found here.

Exhibition

24/9/2017

 
Adventures in Egypt - Mrs Goodison and Other Travellers
23 September 2017 -10 March 2018

10-4 Mon-Sat; during School holidays 11-4 Sun
The Atkinson
Lord Street
Southport


An exhibition highlighting the life of Victorian collector Amelia Goodison and her engagement with ancient Egypt through artefacts, letters and sketches. The exhibition is free, further details here.

Exhibition

14/7/2017

 
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.

Exhibition

11/4/2017

 
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.

Network Event

30/1/2017

 
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.

Network Event

30/1/2017

 
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.

Raising Horizons Exhibition

14/1/2017

 
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.

Lecture - Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

10/1/2017

 
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.

Network Event

29/12/2016

 
Exploring Memories: Museum Postcards 1900-1930
UCL Institute of Archaeology, Room 612
6 pm-7 pm Tuesday 31 January


Jamie Larkin (Birkbeck) tells the story of a quintessential museum commodity - the postcard.  Drawing on his extensive research in museum archives, he will chart the evolution of museum giftshops and their picture postcards in the early 20th century.

Exhibition

6/12/2016

 
Adela Breton: Ancient Mexico in Colour
Tues-Sun 10am -5 pm until 14 May 2017
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RL


British artist Adela Breton travelled to Mexico to record Mayan antiquities in the early 20th century.  Toward the end of her life she donated her work to the Bristol Museum, where a selection are now on display. 

Admission to the exhibition is free.  Further details can be found HERE. 

A brief biography of Breton can be read HERE.

Exhibition: Bushey Artists Abroad

21/11/2016

 
Thursday - Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm, until 8 January 2017
Bushey Museum & Art Gallery Council Chamber, Bushey, London


The artist Myrtle Broome studied Egyptology at University College London just before the First World War, and subsequently worked as an artist for Egypt Exploration Society at Abydos, Egypt.

The Bushey Museum is currently holding an exhibition of works by Broome and another artist, Hilda Gordon.  Both women travelled extensively abroad, and their paintings reflect their experiences overseas.

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