University of Nottingham Museum of archaeology displaying 250,000 years of everyday life.
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Join us for Museum Explorers
Bronze Age clay and craft activity
This Sat 19 Oct, 12noon - 3.30pm
in the Learning Studio
Free, just drop in
Suitable for ages 7+
@LakesideArts
Looking forward to welcoming Dr Lindy Crew
Director, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, speaking about
Beef and beer: working and feasting on Bronze Age Cyprus
Tue 1 Oct, 1pm
Djanogly Theatre @LakesideArts
@Hellenic_Soc @UoNArch
Join the Museum team and Southwell Community Archaeology Group for the #festivalofarchaeology to Discover the Romans
Sat 27th July, 12 - 3.30pm
Handle artefacts and take part in creating a Roman themed art activity
FREE drop in event
@archaeologyuk @LakesideArts @UoNArch
Looking forward to our new exhibition opening today
Bronze Age offerings in the river Trent
Friday 19 July 24 - Sunday 5 January 25
Open Thursday - Sunday
12noon - 4pm
Free Admission
@LakesideArts @UoNArch @UniofNottingham @mssUniNott
ALT Bronze Age artefacts from the University of Nottingham Museum ©University of Nottingham Museum
Looking forward to hearing Roshan Mishra, Director of Taragaon Next and Kathmandu based visual artist, talk about
Cultural Nexus: Engaging community through museums, archives, curation and repatriation
Wed 19th June 1pm
in partnership with @britmusITP
@LakesideArts @UoNArch
ALT ©Taragaon Next
Looking forward to welcoming Richard Abdy (exhibition curator and author) speaking about the exhibition:
Legion: life in the Roman army @britishmuseum
on Thur 23 May at 1pm in the Djanogly Theatre
Book tickets through Lakeside Arts @LakesideArts
@UoNArch @UniofNottingham
ALT Roman scutum (shield) - Yale University Art Gallery, Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
Looking forward to welcoming James Robinson @V_and_A who will be talking about
The Jewels of Isabella of France
Queen, she-wolf and diplomat
Today at 1pm in the Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts
@UniofNottingham @LakesideArts @UoNArch @UoNLibraries
ALT Diptych, silver-gilt and translucent enamel depicting scenes from the Life of Christ, England c.1335-1345 © Victoria and Albert Museum
UoN Museum retweeted
Rare archaeological finds from Nottingham’s historic caves have gone on display for the first time at @nlamuseum @LakesideArts.
Dr Chris King @UoNClassics explains more in this @BBCnews article ⬇️
ow.ly/HaU550QF6tI
Looking forward to welcoming Professor Ellen Millender and hearing her talk about
Spartan gynecocracy?: The myths and reality behind Spartan female license and power
Today in the Djanogly Theatre at 1pm
@LakesideArts @UoNArch @UniofNottingham @UoNLibraries
Looking forward to hearing Dr Chris King @UoNArch speak about
'Nottingham's Caves: Places for Work and Leisure'
and giving an introduction to the new Museum exhibition
Today at 1pm in the Djanogly Theatre at @LakesideArts
@UniofNottingham @JusticeMuseum @NottmCastle
Looking forward to opening our new FREE exhibition today
Fascinating Finds From Nottingham's Caves
Places of Work and Play
Open Thur - Sun 12pm- 4pm
Looking forward to welcoming you
@LakesideArts @UoNArch @UoNLibraries @mssUniNott @UniofNottingham @JusticeMuseum @NottmCastle
ALT Cave used as a tannery ©National Justice Museum
Join us this weekend for Museum Explorers
Sat 2 Dec 12 - 3pm visit the Finds Liaison Officer for Derbyshire and Notts @findsorguk and handle some archaeological objects
Sun 3 Dec 11am - 3pm join us for free creative activities as we explore the Iron Age Celts
@LakesideArts
ALT Iron Age coin © University of Nottingham Museum
UoN Museum retweeted
Did you know that bears once roamed the streets of Nottingham? 🐻 A new online map shows the city's rich history of bears so that people can go on their very own historical bear walk.
More information ▶️ ow.ly/3Lb050Q8hHr
@UoNHumanities @UoNArts @archaeobears
Looking forward to welcoming Dr Andrew Shapland from @AshmoleanMuseum speaking today about the recent exhibition
Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth and Reality
@LakesideArts @UniofNottingham @UoNArch
ALT Watercolour of restored Taureador Fresco from Knossos, Emile Gilliéron, c. 1902. © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Wonderful to welcome the BM ITP Fellows @britmusITP from the Imhotep Museum, Saqqara, Egypt; Principia Museum, Romania; and Ephesus Museum, Turkey. Its been an amazing opportunity to spend a couple of days together.
@UniofNottingham @UoNLibraries @UoNArch
ALT ITP Fellows
Join us on Sat 29th July, 12 - 3.30pm for the #festivalofarchaeology
Step into the world of Roman craft inspired by our collections from the Roman site of Margidunum. Take part in craft activities to take home
FREE family drop in event for ages 7+
@LakesideArts @UniofNottingham
ALT University of Nottingham Museum
Looking forward to opening our new FREE exhibition this Saturday 8 July
Bears! Nature, Culture and Beyond
8 July - 31 Dec 2023
Open Thursday - Saturday, 12-4pm
#boxofficebears @UoNArch @LakesideArts @UniofNottingham @UoNLibraries @mssUniNott
ALT Roman jet bear ©Sheffield Museums Trust
Delighted that Heba Khairy Metwaly from The Grand Egyptian Museum will be talking to us today, at 1pm, about
The Grand Egyptian Museum: A New Edifice for Egyptian Heritage
Streamed online and in the Djanogly Theatre @LakesideArts @britmusITP @UniofNottingham @UoNArch
ALT The Grand Egyptian Museum
Looking forward to welcoming Dr Kevin Kuykendall to the Museum today. He is giving the lunchtime talk:
In Search of the Palaeolithic Landscape at Creswell Crags
@CreswellCrags @UoNLibraries @UoNArch @LakesideArts
ALT Creswell Crags Kevin Kuykendall
Join the Creswell Crags Heritage Team and Museum Team here at the Museum for
Make a Mark!
Learn about the Stone Age with art and archaeological activities
FREE family drop in event on Sat 11 Feb 11am - 4pm
@LakesideArts @CreswellCrags @UoNArch @UniofNottingham @UoNLibraries
ALT Creswell Heritage Trust