Talks & Workshops February - April 2010

The Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery host fascinating talks and workshops through the year. The following will take place February to April. Places must be booked in advance.

Wednesday 10th February 2010 7.30-9pm - The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles. - NOW FULLY BOOKED

The Powell Lecture Theatre, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Bristol University, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol.

Britain, Ireland, and their offshore islands contain the richest variety of remains of ancient religions to be found anywhere in Europe. They represent a magnificent cultural resources, for poets, artists, novelists, modern spiritualities and the heritage industry as well as historians and archaeologists. Ronald Hutton, who has devoted much of his academic career to examining the way in which these monuments and artefacts are interpreted, will devote this talk to explaining how they are viewed today. He will examine evidence for pre-Christian ritual and belief in these islands, from the Old Stone Age to the conversion to Christianity. Free, but must be booked in advance online at www.ideasfestival.co.uk or call 0117 922 3571. Sponsored by the Friends of Bristol’s Museums, Galleries & Archives.

Saturday 20 February 2010, 12pm - Meet the Artist: Rosa Nguyen

Exhibition Gallery, Ground Floor.

Hear about the Inspiration behind ceramic artist, Rosa Nguyen's work in The Shape of Things, a contemporary craft exhibtion on at the museum from 6 February - 18 April. Free. Booking recommended on 0117 922 3581.

Saturday 6 March 12pm - Meet the artist: Alinah Azadeh

Exhibition Gallery, Ground Floor.

Hear about the inspiration behind textile artist, Alinah Azadeh’s work in The Shape of Things, a contemporary craft exhibition on at the museum from 6 February – 18 April. Free. Booking recommended on 0117 922 3581.

Tuesday 9 March 7pm - Talk: A Terrible Beauty – British Artists in the First World War

Ground Floor, Rear Hall

Dr Paul Gough examines the work of those who were made famous by the war, and those whose reputations were almost irretrievably damaged. He explores in detail the wartime lives of fifteen artists – many of whom saw active service -- who are central to the way we now visualize the War on the Western Front and on more distant battlefields in Macedonia and Gallipoli.

Wednesday 10th March 2010, 7.30-9pm - Historical Novels

The Powell Lecture Theatre, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Bristol University, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol.

Award-winning author, Lindsey Davis will discuss her approach to writing historical novels in comparison to other forms of fiction. She is famous for undertaking in-depth research in order to depict life in other periods and her talk will focus on the ancient Roman Empire and Seventeenth Century Britain which provide the backdrop for her novels. Free, but must be booked in advance online at www.ideasfestival.co.uk or call 0117 922 3571. Sponsored by the Friends of Bristol’s Museums, Galleries & Archives.

Wednesday 10 March from 12pm - Meet the Curators: Karin Walton on British Ceramics.

Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery

Explore the collections which inspired the artists in The Shape of Things – a contemporary craft exhibition, which runs from 6 Feb – 18 April. Free, but must be booked in advance on 0117 922 3581.

Wednesday 17 March 5-6pm - Described tour of The Shape of Things

Exhibition Gallery, Ground Floor.

Paul Sullivan, Communities Engagement Officer and Julia Carver, exhibition curator, discuss The Shape of Things – a contemporary craft exhibition, which runs from 6 February – 18 April. Free, but must be booked in advance on 0117 922 3581.

Saturday 20 March from 12pm - Meet the Curators: Sue Giles on World Textiles & Kate Newnham on Chinese Glass

Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery.

Explore the collections which inspired the artists in The Shape of Things – a contemporary craft exhibition, which runs from 6 Feb – 18 April. Free, but must be booked in advance on 0117 922 3581.

Saturday 10 April from 12pm - Meet the Curators: Kate Iles on Archaeological Ceramics

Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery

Explore the collections which inspired the artists in The Shape of Things – a contemporary craft exhibition, which runs from 6 Feb – 18 April. Free, but must be booked in advance on 0117 922 3581.