The Life and Death of the Flint Axe: A Lecture by James Dilley
Wednesday 15 April, 7.30pm
James is a craftsman and re-enactor who specialises in ancient technologies. He will talk about the Flint axe both as a functioning tool and social marker and the research he has carried out testing different British axe materials. Tickets are £4 for Members and £5 for Non-Members.
Stonehenge and the Romantic Imagination: A talk by Professor Sam Smiles
Thursday 23 April, 6.30pm Private View of Turner’s ‘Stonehenge’ in the Wessex Gallery, 7pm talk
Sam Smiles will talk about how ‘Stonehenge’ has inspired artists, including Turner, and the special challenges it presents for landscape painters. Sam has recently curated the ‘Late Turner’ exhibition at the Tate and has published widely on Turner and his work. Tickets are £6 for Members and £8 for Non-Members.
Finally, we will be holding a Living History Day at the Museum on 2 May, 10am – 4pm as the culmination of our Living History Fortnight for schools. The Ancient Wessex Network will doing some amazing things on the back lawn, including bronze casting, ancient pottery making, flint knapping displays and much more. It should be a great family day out. (Normal admission charges apply.)
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