Classics Sixth Form Study Day at The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford

Classics Sixth Form Study Day at The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford

Thursday 8th October 2015
Time: 10:00 – 16:00

Charge: £5 per student, accompanying adult free

Booking: https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/ticketsoxford/booking.aspx?page=hall&evcode=42533&proid=688

An inspiring Classics Sixth Form Study Day at The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Unique access to collections with lecture-style talks and workshops with Oxford University academics and curators.

Morning talks:

‘Hunting, fighting and drinking with Alexander: wall paintings from Ancient Macedonia’, Prof. Bert Smith, Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, University of Oxford

‘The unfamiliar familia: a visitor’s guide to the Roman household’ Dr Jane Masseglia, Research Fellow: Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project (AshLI), Ashmolean Museum and the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents, University of Oxford

‘Studying classics at Oxford University’, Mai Musie, Classics Outreach Officer, University of Oxford

Lunchtime

Independent visits to Museum galleries and the Classics Department. Opportunity to talk to Oxford University Classics students.

Afternoon workshops: (choose 2)

* Sculpture in context: sanctuaries, cities, cemeteries
* Athenian vase painting
* Handling Greek and Roman coins
* The Palace of Knossos and Linear B

Further information:

Clare Cory,
Education Officer: Secondary & Young People
clare.cory@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
Education Department
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2PH

01865 278015
www.ashmolean.org/education