Events
Fitzwilliam Museum Director Tim Knox in conversation with celebrated sculptor Nicholas Rena, evening of 14 June
Fri 14 June 2013 | 19:00 to 21:00
The Lynn Strover Gallery, Fen Ditton, Cambridge
Searching for Sikh Soldiers on British Medals
Sat 15 June 2013 | 14:00 to 15:00
Seminar Room
Free, but advanced booking recommended. Please email aj431@cam.ac.uk to book a place.
Afro picks and hot iron combs modern black hair styling
Sat 13 July 2013 | 14:00 to 16:00
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
FREE
Hair braiding demos
Tue 16 July 2013 | 14:00 to 16:00
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
FREE
Object handling session
Thu 18 July 2013 | 14:00 to 16:00
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
FREE
Press and curl: Imitating or embracing fashion
Sat 3 August 2013 | 14:00 to 16:00
FREE
Hair braiding demos
Tue 6 August 2013 | 14:00 to 16:00
Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
FREE
Lunchtime Talks
Walruses in uniform: researching the history of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Wed 22 May 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
Swiss depictions of regional costumes and landscapes: 1762-1840
Wed 5 June 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
'Composed of the same materials': dressing alike in Victorian art
Wed 12 June 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
The genies on the stairs: a 3,000 year journey from Assyria to Cambridge
Wed 19 June 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
A call to arms: re-displaying the Armoury
Wed 26 June 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
Display, piety and dedication: the re-use of coins in later medieval England
Wed 3 July 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
An introduction to Origins of the Afro Comb exhibition
Wed 10 July 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
Myths and realities of food consumption and cuisine in Ancient Greece
Wed 17 July 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
The stone of heaven: the scientific study of ancient Chinese jades
Wed 24 July 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
John Smart Senior’s miniature self-portrait on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Wed 31 July 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
‘No Smiling Please’: Northcote Thomas’ ethnographic portraits of southern Nigeria
Wed 28 August 2013 | 13:15 to 14:00
Seminar Room
