Curator's tour: Casting new light on Classical sculpture

Curator's tour: Casting new light on Classical sculpture

Curator's tour: Casting new light on Classical sculpture

event Friday, September 25, 2020 schedule 11.00am - 12.00pm BST
Booking closed
Booking closed
event Friday, September 25, 2020 schedule 11.00am - 12.00pm BST
  • A statue at the Museum of Classical Archaeology
  • Statues at the Museum of Classical Archaeology
Open to: 
Alumni and guests
Theme: 
Art and culture, Humanities, Museums and collections, Virtual tours

The Museum of Classical Archaeology is home to more than 450 casts of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. But why do we have a collection of copies or 'fakes'? Join us for a virtual guided tour of the casts and their history, ancient and modern. 

Watch a recording of the tour on YouTube

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Speakers

Dr Susanne Turner (Darwin 2004)

susanne turner

Dr Susanne Turner is Curator at the Museum of Classical Archaeology. Her research background is in classical sculpture and viewing. After completing a doctorate at the University of Cambridge on classical Attic funerary monuments, she was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Reading before returnina to Cambridae to.look after the Museum's world famous collection of casts of Greek and Roman sculpture.

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+44 (0)1223 332288