December
Conservation in Action: The Bassae Frieze
| What: | We are working with a team from Cliveden Conservation to remove our casts of the Bassae Frieze, strengthen them, and then rehang them with a new mounting system to prevent further damage - all in our Cast Gallery, where you can see it happen. |
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| When: | Monday 7 December until Friday 18 December 2020 |
| Where: | Online |
| Who: | All ages |
| Booking: | Essential. Please book a ticket online before you visit. |
Find out more about the Bassae Frieze project...
Conservation in Action: Daily Updates
| What: | Keeping you up to date, every day, with pictures, news and videos to show our progress as we remove and conserve the casts. |
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| When: | Monday 7 December until Friday 18 December 2020 |
| Where: | Online |
| Who: | All ages |
| Booking: | Essential. Please book a ticket online before you visit. |
The project is now finished - see all the daily updates...
Conservation in Action: Live Q&A with the Curator
| What: | What difference does repair make to objects? What are the challenges of looking after a cast gallery? Join our Curator, Dr Susanne Turner as she answers some of the most intriguing questions surrounding our Bassae Frieze Conservation Project |
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| When: | Tuesday 15 December 2020, 12.30pm |
| Where: | Hosted on Facebook |
| Who: | All ages |
| Also | Submit your questions prior to the event using this google form or throughout the live using the chat function. |
Conservation in Action: Conservator’s Corner
| What: | Gain a unique insight into museum conservation and see what challenges we have faced so far. Our Conservation Team explains it all in this short video. Find out more about why the Bassae Frieze needs repairing, what techniques our conservation team is using and what has happened so far. |
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| When: | To be confirmed |
| Where: | Online |
| Who: | All ages |
June
**CANCELLED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
| What: | Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects. |
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| When: | Saturday 6th June, 11.30am |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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May
**CANCELLED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
| What: | Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects. |
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| When: | Saturday 23rd May, 11.30am |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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April
**CANCELLED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
| What: | Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects. |
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| When: | Saturday 25th April, 11.30am |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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March
**CANCELLED** Curator's Tour: Ancient viewers and viewing through ancient eyes (Cambridge Science Festival)
| What: | Join Curator Dr Susanne Turner as she explores how thinking about viewers and viewing help us to see and understand ancient art differently. |
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| When: | Wednesday 18th March, 2pm-3pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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**CANCELLED** Touch Tour: Hands on the Ancient World
| What: |
A touch tour for blind and partially sighted adults. |
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| When: | Wednesday 25th March, 2pm-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
| What: | Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects. |
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| When: | Saturday 7th March, 11.30am |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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**FULLY BOOKED** Lines of Site: Artist Led Workshop (Cambridge Science Festival)
| What: | Explore the exhibition, Lines of Site, with artist Debbie Loftus, followed by an artist-led drawing tour. |
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| When: | Tuesday 10th March, 2pm-4pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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**FULLY BOOKED** Looking at Skin and Skin-Colour in Ancient Greece (Cambridge Science Festival)
| What: |
A Lecture by Professor Tim Whitmarsh Do we know what ancient Greeks actually looked like? How did they understand skin colour? How did they see colour? What, ultimately, is skin colour: a fact of nature or a cultural construction, or something else entirely? |
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| When: | Wednesday 11th March, 6pm-7pm |
| Where: | G19, Faculty of Classics |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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February
Greek Love: MuseumBums X MOCA
| What: | Join the MuseumBums team for an interactive evening exploring Greek Love and statuesque bottoms at the Museum of Classical Archaeology. |
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| When: | Friday 14th February, 6-8pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Advised |
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**FULLY BOOKED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
| What: | Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects. |
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| When: | Saturday 15th February, 11.30am |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
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Twilight at the Museums: The Secrets of the Statues
| What: | Explore the Museum after dark and try out the Twilight trail. The statues will be spectacularly lit in all colours of the rainbow... but you'll still need your torch for the shadowy corners! |
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| When: | Wednesday 19th February, 4.30-7.30pm |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Families |
| Booking: | Drop in |
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
| What: | Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects. |
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| When: | Saturday 22nd February, 11.30am |
| Where: | Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| Who: | Aimed at adults |
| Booking: | Essential |
