Medievalists.net » Exhibitions http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Early Medieval Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland: A Curator’s Perspective http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62816 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/feed/ 0 Who Were The Celts? The British Museum Offers Answers with New Exhibition http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:51:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61384 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/feed/ 0 5 Cool Celtic Things at the British Museum http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/27/5-cool-celtic-things-at-the-british-museum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/27/5-cool-celtic-things-at-the-british-museum/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 12:35:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61363 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/27/5-cool-celtic-things-at-the-british-museum/feed/ 0 Final Month to See British Library’s Magna Carta Exhibit http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:35:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60145 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/feed/ 0 Exhibit: Magna Carta Through the Ages at the Society of Antiquaries of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59349 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/feed/ 0 Ruralia Commoda – 14th century gardening manual on display in London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/ruralia-commoda-14th-century-gardening-manual-on-display-in-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/ruralia-commoda-14th-century-gardening-manual-on-display-in-london/#comments Tue, 26 May 2015 19:47:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58444 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/ruralia-commoda-14th-century-gardening-manual-on-display-in-london/feed/ 0 Magna Carta Through the Ages exhibition to take place in London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/19/magna-carta-ages-exhibition-take-place-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/19/magna-carta-ages-exhibition-take-place-london/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2015 04:57:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55519 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/19/magna-carta-ages-exhibition-take-place-london/feed/ 0 Chivalry comes to the Getty Museum http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/11/chivalry-comes-getty-museum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/11/chivalry-comes-getty-museum/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:39:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50327 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/11/chivalry-comes-getty-museum/feed/ 0 The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien released today http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/23/the-fall-of-arthur-by-j-r-r-tolkien-released-today/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/23/the-fall-of-arthur-by-j-r-r-tolkien-released-today/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 02:39:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41299 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.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/23/the-fall-of-arthur-by-j-r-r-tolkien-released-today/feed/ 0 The Great Lost Library of Alcuin’s York exhibition to take place at the University of York http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/29/the-great-lost-library-of-alcuins-york-exhibition-to-take-place-at-the-university-of-york/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/29/the-great-lost-library-of-alcuins-york-exhibition-to-take-place-at-the-university-of-york/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 17:37:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32219 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.

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