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Department of Archaeology

 

Madalyn Grant

PhD student in Archaeology

Kieran Gleave

PhD Student in Archaeology

Read more at: 24th Annual Cambridge Heritage Research Centre Symposium - Heritage Expertise: Paradigm or Platitude?
CHRC 24th Symposium

24th Annual Cambridge Heritage Research Centre Symposium - Heritage Expertise: Paradigm or Platitude?

Wednesday 19 June, 2024: 14.00 – 17.00 Thursday 20 June 2024: 9.30 – 17.45 Attendance in-person (McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Seminar Room) Register here: Heritage Expertise: Paradigm or Platitude, June 2024 | University of Cambridge Event Keynote Speakers: Helaine Silverman (University of Illinois at...


Read more at: Repatriation work and international collections: collaborations and curation

Repatriation work and international collections: collaborations and curation

Attendance in-person (SG2, Alison Richard Building CB3 9DT) or via Zoom (register here ). Talk: Join us to hear the latest research from our stellar invited guest Trish Biers for her talk 'Repatriation work and international collections: collaborations and curation' Term Series: Diverse narratives, inclusive spaces...


Read more at: Expansive Museality. Camila Caris Seguel in conversation with Sebastián Eduardo Dávila on Museo del Mundo and the Garífuna Nation

Expansive Museality. Camila Caris Seguel in conversation with Sebastián Eduardo Dávila on Museo del Mundo and the Garífuna Nation

Attendance in-person (SG2, Alison Richard Building CB3 9DT) or via Zoom (register here ). Talk: Join us to hear the latest research from invited guests Camila Caris Seguel and Sebastián Eduardo Dávila in a session titled 'Expansive Museality: Camila Caris Seguel in conversation with Sebastián Eduardo Dávila on Museo del...


Read more at: RESCHEDULED Michaelmas 2024 [Threads of knowledge and power: engaging with khipus in ethnologic museums and in Andean communities]

RESCHEDULED Michaelmas 2024 [Threads of knowledge and power: engaging with khipus in ethnologic museums and in Andean communities]

Attendance in-person (SG2, Alison Richard Building CB3 9DT) or via Zoom (register here ). Talk: Join us to hear the latest research from invited guest Lucrezia Milillo for her talk 'Threads of knowledge and power: engaging with khipus in ethnologic museums and in Andean communities' Term Series: Diverse narratives...


Read more at: New challenges and renewed paths for curatorial practices with Latin American collections and local communities

New challenges and renewed paths for curatorial practices with Latin American collections and local communities

Attendance in-person (SG2, Alison Richard Building CB3 9DT) or via Zoom (register here ). Talk: Join us to hear the latest research from invited guests Danny Zborover and Louise de Mello for their talk 'New challenges and renewed paths for curatorial practices with Latin American collections and local communities' Term...


Read more at: Community archaeology and museology in a context of conflict: Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, Chocó (Colombia)

Community archaeology and museology in a context of conflict: Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, Chocó (Colombia)

Attendance in-person (SG2, Alison Richard Building CB3 9DT) or via Zoom (register here ). Talk: Join us to hear the latest research from invited guest Dr Sarcina for his talk 'Community archaeology and museology in a context of conflict: Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, Chocó (Colombia)' Term Series: Diverse...


Read more at: Artistic Responses and Digital Curations: Connecting to Mexico's Gaming History with 'Re-Imagining Coyote' at MAA

Artistic Responses and Digital Curations: Connecting to Mexico's Gaming History with 'Re-Imagining Coyote' at MAA

Attendance in-person (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Site) or via Zoom (register here ). Talk: Join us to hear the latest research from invited guests Fitzgerald, Gamboa and Escott, who will discuss their grass-roots collaboration on digital museuology and artistic interventions in gallery spaces 'Re-...


Read more at: "Small performances": investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice-based research

"Small performances": investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice-based research

At the intersection among the arts, science, and technology, printing is widely recognised as the invention of the millennium. However, and in spite of a resurgence of traditional typographic methods among artists and craftspeople, letterpress equipment and technology face an uncertain future.