The Painted Gaze: Funerary Portraiture in Roman Egypt
Date: Sat 12 May
Time: 10:00–17:00
Cost: £36 (full fee only)
Booking: Book now on 0131 650 4400 or online at
www.ed.ac.uk/openstudies.
Course code B351.
The so-called ‘mummy portraits’ of Roman Egypt are enigmatic and
open to a range of scholarly interpretations. Working with
materials held by National Museums Scotland, tutor Andrew Paterson
investigates the artistic interactions between Egypt and Rome, and
the birth of portraiture.
Exploring Hieroglyphs - SOLD OUT
Date: Thu 17 May
Time: 18:00–19:00
Dr Angela McDonald from University of Glasgow gives an
introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs in this special evening event
to mark Adult Learners’ Week. Places limited.
Edinburgh Lecture: Who speaks for the dead? A forensic
anthropologist’s tale - SOLD OUT
Date: Thu 24 May
Time: 18:30-19:30 (doors open at 18:00)
Forensic anthropology is a science associated with
identity. Professor Sue Black, from the University of Dundee’s
Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, shows there are many
aspects of identity from the human body that relate to the living
as much as the dead. From identifying perpetrators of crime to
helping victims remember who they are, the world of forensic
anthropology is clearly a lot more than a pile of old bones.
Temples, Tombs and Fascinating Mummies
Date: Sat 26 May
Time: 10:00–17:00,
Cost: £20.00, £15.00 Concessions and EES members
(includes refreshments and admission to Fascinating Mummies
exhibition)
Booking:
Book tickets online or call 0300 123 6789
As the closing event for Fascinating Mummies, this day school
focuses on the exhibition’s star attraction: the mummy of Ankh-hor,
an early 26th Dynasty Priest of Montju at Karnak. Speakers include
Dr Aidan Dodson, Bristol University and Chris Naunton Deputy
Director of the Egypt Exploration Society.
In partnership with the Egypt
Exploration Society.
RBS Museum Talks: Vicky Featherstone
Date: Thu 14 June
Time: 18:30 – 19:30 (doors open at 18:00)
Cost: £6 (Concessions and Members £5)
Booking:
Book tickets online or call 0300 123 6789
This is a rare opportunity to hear Vicky Featherstone talk about
her time as Director of the National Theatre
of Scotland (NTS). In conversation with writer and broadcaster
Janice Forsyth, Vicky discusses the factors behind NTS’s national
and international success and looks ahead to the next stages for
the theatre company.
Saturday Showcase: Railway Posters, Past and Present
Date: Sat 16 June
Time: 13:30–16:00
Cost: £10, £8 Concession and Members
Booking:
Book tickets online or call 0300 123 6789
Speakers from the National Railway Museum andthe London
Transport Museum explore the historyof the railway posterd and
share stories about posters past and present. Refreshments
included.
Spotlight On: Preserving Posters for Posterity
Date: Wed 20 June, 14:00 (1hr), free, suitable
for adults
Booking:
Book tickets online or call 0300 123 6789
Discover the challenges our paper
conservatorsfaced while preparing our railway posters for display
in See Scotland by Train.
RBS Museum Talks: Dava Sobel
Date: Fri 6 July
Time: 18:30 – 19:30 (doors open at 18:00)
Cost: £6 (Concessions and Members £5)
Booking:
Book tickets online or call 0300 123 6789
Dava Sobel, author of international bestseller Longitude, is in
conversation this evening with Professor John C Brown, Astronomer
Royal for Scotland, and Dr John C Taylor, creator of the Midsummer
Chronophage, a clockwork artwork inspired by 18th century
clockmaker John Harrison. Harrison featured as a main character in
Longitude, which was adapted in 2000 into a BAFTA-winning TV drama
with Michael Gambon.
Our
Fascinating Mummies events are supported by Allander Print Ltd.