Martin Golberg, Senior Curator at the National Museums of Scotland, travelled to the British Museum to give audiences perspective on the various pieces in the exhibit as well as an introduction to what constitutes “Celtic” art.
Who Were The Celts? The British Museum Offers Answers with New Exhibition
September 28, 2015 By
The British Museum just opened its latest exhibit, Celts: Art and Identity this past Thursday, covering 2,500 years of Celtic history. The exhibit explores Celtic identity and how it eveolved from the time of the Ancient Greeks to the present through art, culture, daily life, religion and politics.
5 Cool Celtic Things at the British Museum
September 27, 2015 By
I attended the opening of the British Museum’s, Celts: Art and Identity exhibit on Sept 24th. It showcases stunning art, jewellery, weaponry, daily and religious objects to tell the story of the Celtic people.
Final Month to See British Library’s Magna Carta Exhibit
August 2, 2015 By
It’s August, and summer has begun its inevitable wind down. Unfortunately, this means the British Library’s spectacular exhibit, Magna Carta: Law, Liberty and Legacy is winding down as well. This is the final month to catch a glimpse of the famous 800 year old document before the exhibit comes to a close on September 1st.
Exhibit: Magna Carta Through the Ages at the Society of Antiquaries of London
July 2, 2015 By
If you’re passing through London and want something to do that is very quick, free, and historical, check out this great little Magna Carta exhibit at Burlington House hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Ruralia Commoda – 14th century gardening manual on display in London
May 26, 2015 By
Written in Latin between 1304 and 1309 by Petrus de Crescentiis, a wealthy lawyer from Bologna in Italy, Ruralia Commoda was the only publication of its kind during Henry VIII’s reign.
Magna Carta Through the Ages exhibition to take place in London
January 19, 2015 By
The Society of Antiquaries of London will launch a historic exhibition to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. It will bring together and display, for the first time, the Society’s three copies of the charter.
Chivalry comes to the Getty Museum
June 11, 2014 By
The J. Paul Getty Museum’s newest exhibition Chivalry in the Middle Ages, which begins on July 8, 2014 at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, demonstrates how manuscripts of a variety of genres, ranging from romances to hunting treatises, played a central role in promoting the tenets of chivalry.
The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien released today
May 23, 2013 By
The poem, using Old English alliterative meter and written in modern English recounts how Arthur was a British military leader fighting the Saxon invasion, and includes characters such as Guinevere, Lancelot and Mordred.
The Great Lost Library of Alcuin’s York exhibition to take place at the University of York
May 29, 2012 By
A new series of multimedia exhibitions at the University of York will begin next month starting with the fascinating story of the great lost library of Alcuin and the research of Dr Mary Garrison from the University’s Department of History.
Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond – exhibition now underway in Australia
May 24, 2012 By
Exhibition of illustrated Persian manuscripts now showing in Melbourne; will go on display at Oxford later this year.
University of York hosts Working in Archaeology exhibition
January 3, 2012 By
The University of York’s historic King’s Manor is hosting a European photographic exhibition depicting the day-to-day work of archaeologists.
Making History: Antiquaries in Britain
November 3, 2011 By
The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is now presenting the exhibition: Making History: Antiquaries in Britain, which showcases treasures from the Society of Antiquaries of London
British Library hosts Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
August 24, 2011 By
Beginning on November 11th, the British Library will be hosting a new exhibition entitled Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination. It is the Library’s first major exhibition to bring together the its Royal collection, a treasure trove of illuminated manuscripts collected by the kings and queens of England between the 9th and 16th centuries. Curated […]
Cambridge Illuminations
March 1, 2011 By
Cambridge Illuminations Panayotova, Stella Marginalia, Vol. 3 (2006) Abstract The Cambridge Illuminations (July-December 2005) has been judged to be not only the largest exhibition of illuminated manuscripts in a century (the second largest ever), but also one of the best displayed and most successful. It highlighted in an unprecedented way the ‘hidden’ and yet most […]
The Codex Manesse and the Discovery of Love at Heidelberg University
October 21, 2010 By
It was in the Hohenstaufen era that European literature turned its attention to the subject of courtly love, thus sparking off one of the most complex societal discourses of the time. The exhibition “The Codex Manesse and the Discovery of Love” is Heidelberg University Library’s contribution to the University’s upcoming 625th anniversary celebrations. The exhibit […]
Checkmate! Medieval People at Play – Manuscript Exhibition Examines Aspects of Play in Medieval Society
July 20, 2010 By
We are all familiar with praying monks, but playing monks? A Book of Hours from Flanders finds them deep in a game of “Blind Man’s Bluff,” while on the opposite page peasant boys enjoy a rigorous game of hockey. Such delightful images of play are unexpectedly ubiquitous in medieval manuscripts. Neither stodgy nor perpetually pious, medieval […]
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