Study Days
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From Enlightenment to Romanticism
An Open University study day at the British Museum
Saturday 14 April 2012, 10.30-16.30
BP Lecture theatre
£22, no concessions
Through lectures and gallery visits, this day considers topics including Robert Adam and his circle of enlightened Grand Tourists, aspects of public science in the Enlightenment, Wedgwood, the enlightened industrialist, the Cult of Styles and the exotic. This study day focuses particularly on the Enlightenment Gallery but also offers an understanding of why the British Museum’s collection was established in the 18th and 19th centuries. There is also a special viewing of Delacroix’s original lithographs of Faust. Open to Open University students and the public.
Please arrive punctually to guarantee admission.
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Hajj: a journey of faith
Saturday 10 March 2012, 10.30–17.00
BP Lecture Theatre
£32, Members/concessions £28
A day of talks by British and international specialists on the historical development, religious context and art of Hajj, chaired by Exhibition Curator Venetia Porter. Themes include the role of Hajj within Islam, its history, travel over the centuries, the role of Hajj across the world including Britain, related art, and the logistics of organising massive numbers of pilgrims across Saudi Arabia and Mecca.
Please arrive punctually to guarantee admission.
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Introducing religions
An Open University study day at the British Museum
Saturday 31 March 2012, 10.30-16.30
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
£22, no concessions
This study day discusses the material culture of some of the major religions of the world, as they are represented in the British Museum. Lectures and gallery talks consider Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Open to Open University students and the public
Please arrive punctually to guarantee admission.
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Museum studies day
Monday 12 March 2012, 11.00–15.30
BP Lecture Theatre
£10, no concessions
A day of talks by British Museum staff giving a behind-the-scenes insight into the running and organisation of the British Museum. Education, curatorial and collections management staff discuss museum theory and practice. Students wishing to broaden their knowledge of museums and the culture and heritage sector are welcome.
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The Olympic Games and sport across ancient cultures
Saturday 23 June 2012, 10.30–16.30
BP Lecture Theatre
£35 Members and concessions £28
Judith Swaddling, British Museum, leads other Museum curators and specialists in discussing the role and form of sporting competitions across diverse ancient cultures, from Greece, Rome and Crete to China and the Middle East.
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The Renaissance reconsidered
Saturday 18 February 2012, 10.30–16.30
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
£22, no concessions
This study day considers through lectures and gallery visits the range of drawings, prints, ceramics and medals in the Museum’s collection which offer a window onto a world of far-ranging trade routes and international influence. Lectures, gallery talks and a film explore themes of Renaissance drawing workshop practice, Dürer in Venice on the eve of the Golden Age, Michelangelo as a draughtsman, the role of medals, and Renaissance and Reformation.
Open to Open University students and the public.
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