One of my colleagues (Mr Sam Moorhead esq.) is co-curator of a new exhibition coming to the British Museum in the next few weeks. This is an exhibit of aerial photos by Georg Gerster of archaeological sites, which should be extremely interesting and is entitled “The Past from Above”. I plan on walking round and trying to work out how many I have actually visited in my life. I can’t use any photos in this, as they are heavily copyrighted.
The exhibit was featured in the Daily Telegraph yesterday, and had a great photo of Sigiriya (I visited there in March 2005). The exhibit was also commented on within Dorothy King’s blog which is a good source for Heritage and Archaeology news, with some political thought thrown in…
The BM website to accompany this exhibit is a bit sparse, and is crying out for some manipulation using Google maps or Yahoo maps to show the locations of all the sites in the exhibit. Perhaps I’ll build it. I’ll speak to Sam Moorhead and see what he thinks. The exhibition peripheral programme looks quite good, and there are a few things I may have to see:
A view of Iraq and archaeology
Thursday 16 November, 18.30
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Featuring guest speaker, Dr Donny George, formerly President of State Board of Antiquities and Heritage in Iraq and Director of the National Museum, Iraq.
£5, concessions £3
Threats to archaeology
Thursday 25 January, 18.30
BP Lecture Theatre
This discussion will cover environmental and manmade threats such as war and
challenges facing developing countries. Speakers include Richard Hodges, University
of East Anglia, Roger Bland, Portable Antiquities Scheme, and Colin McEwan and John Curtis, British Museum.
£5, concessions £3
Beers of the world evening
Friday 2 February, 18.30-20.30
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Come to the British Museum for a refreshingly different evening of beer tasting. Sample beers from around the world, learn about ancient brewing, listen to live music and tour the exhibition, The Past from Above, with its curators, Lesley Fitton and Sam Moorhead.
For more information contact learning@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk or +44 (0)20 7323 8850 £15 for beer tasting, booking required, including entrance to the exhibition
The BM is hosting a seminar as part of ”The Past from Above” season relating to threats to archaeology. This costs £5 normally and concessions £3. To book contact the Box Office on telephone +44(0)20 7323 8181 or boxoffice@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk