Blog – Classical Collections Network

MEET THE MEMBER: Amy Smith

What classical collections are you involved with? I’m involved with lots of collections, but I’m Curator of the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology in the Department of Classics at University of Reading. I’m also full-time Professor of Classical Archaeology. Yes, full-time meaning I do a full teaching load, and the curatorship is just one ofContinue reading “MEET THE MEMBER: Amy Smith”

Greek Pottery Day

In the British Museum Antiquities reading room, a small group of people are seated round a table with three Greek Pots arranged in low trays. There are two speakers behind the pots. The older man (Thomas Mannack) leans forward to add emphasis to a point and his colleague (Ollie Croker) raises an eyebrow. Everybody is wearing blue gloves to handle the pots.

On Friday the 13th of September, the Classical Collections Network ran a training day on Greek pottery for anyone working with collections in UK museums including (or thought to include) ancient Greek pottery. The event was kindly hosted and supported by the British Museum and benefited greatly from access to the museum’s facilities and collections.Continue reading “Greek Pottery Day”

MEET THE MEMBER: Amara Thornton

A close up portrait of Amara Thornton. She is smiling in front of a flowering Hydrangea bush.

What classical collections are you involved with? As a historian of archaeology, the classical collections I am most intimately involved with are on paper – specifically, archives associated with the finding, collection and distribution of collections, and archives related to the popular reception of collections. This includes, most recently, women who were giving public lecturesContinue reading “MEET THE MEMBER: Amara Thornton”

MEET THE MEMBER: Anastasia Christophilopoulou

Meet the member: Dr. Anastasia Christophilopoulou, Senior Curator Ancient Mediterranean, the Fitzwilliam Museum What classical collections are you involved with? I am involved with collections of the Mediterranean world at the Fitzwilliam Museum, namely the collections of ancient artifacts from Greece, Italy, Cyprus, and parts of the geographical area defined as ancient Anatolia and theContinue reading “MEET THE MEMBER: Anastasia Christophilopoulou”

CCN Panel at the 2023 Classical Association Conference

On the 22nd of April, we organised a panel at the Classical Association Annual conference at Cambridge. It was great to see so many members and other interested people there. The first talk was an introduction to the work of the Classical Collections Network, given by Vicky Donnellan. She explored the reasons we were foundedContinue reading “CCN Panel at the 2023 Classical Association Conference”