28.07.20

Classical Collections Network Online Event

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There may be slight gaps between presentations, as such, the following times are best viewed as slightly flexible.

Registration from 10.30am

Introduction  (10.40am – 10.45am)

Morning session  (10.45am – 12.30pm)

Classical Collections in Lockdown

Amy Smith (10:45 – 11.10)

Virtual internships in lockdown: A progress report from the Ure Museum​

Alison Hadfield (11.10 – 11.35)

A Distant Memory? Up Close and Personal in the Museum

Philip Hadland (11.35 – 12.00)

Sharing collections and BLM response through #HastingsDigitalMuseum

General discussion (12.00 – 12.30)

Afternoon session (2pm – 4.15pm)

Spotlight on Collections and Projects 

Chrissy Partheni (2.00 – 2.25)

Exhibiting Roman religion and culture at World Museum Liverpool: plans for 2021

Martin Crapper (2.25 – 2.50)

The hydraulic properties of Roman lead water pipes from Red House Baths, Corbridge

Andrew Parkin (2.50 – 3.15)

Writing Collection History.  A bronze oenochoe in the Shefton Collection

Diana Nikolova (3.15 – 3.30) (no Q&A)

Re-cataloguing and digitising the Garstang Museum’s numismatics collection

James Lloyd (3.30 – 3.55)

Sounds of the Ancient Mediterranean

Closing remarks (3.55 – 4.15)