COURSES
University of Birmingham School of Continuing Studies
For further information about these courses please contact the School of Continuing Studies, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, (0121) 414 5606.
Venue: Winterbourne
Venue: Sutton Coldfield
Venue: Wolverhampton
DAY SCHOOLS & WEEKENDS
University of Birmingham School of Continuing Studies
For further information about these courses contact the School of Continuing Studies, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, (0121) 414 5606.
Except where otherwise stated the venue for these will be Birmingham University, and further details can be obtained from the School of Continuing Studies, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, (0121) 414 5606.
Events Organised by Oxford University Department of Continuing Education
For further details of these events contact The Administrator, Day and Weekend Schools, OUDCE, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA, Tel: (01865) 270380.
CERTIFICATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY
This 2 year course is aimed at those with little or no experience of Archaeology.
Exhibitions at Birmingham Museums
Connecting Threads - finishes on 17 September
This is your last chance to see these exhibitions of finely embroidered textiles, clothes and accessories spanning four centuries. The venues are Soho House (18th century fashion), Aston Hall (Jacobean accessories), Sarehole Mill (photographs of 19th century agricultural labourers' clothes), and the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (clothes and accessories 1890-1930). Further information from (0121) 303 2834 or www.birmingham.gov.uk/bmag.
The Money Show - finishes on 24 September
This exhibition looks at what money is and how people have used and abused it over the centuries. There are various themes -including DIY money, which includes the story of William Booth, Birmingham's most famous forger.
Exhibitions at the British Museum
Illegal Tender: Counterfeit Money through th Ages - 17 August 2000 - 7 January 2001.
The earliest known forgeries imitate the earliest known coins - Lydian electrum staters of the late 7th century BC. Since then virtually every type of coin and bank note has been counterfeited. The exhibition includes forgeries ranging from a hoard of plated Roman silver coins to modern pound coins and banknote forgeries produced in the early 19th century.
Christianity in Roman Britain - until late 2000.
A special display including the Hinton St Mary mosaic pavement which features the earliest known depiction of Christ in Britain.
The Salcombe Bay Treasure - until Spring 2001.
A special display including the Hinton St Mary mosaic pavement which features the earliest known depiction of Christ in Britain.
Gladiators and Caesars: Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome - 21 October 2000 - 21 January 2001.
This exhibition will look at all aspects of the Roman entertainment industry, using objects lent by European museums and major pieces from the BM's own collection. There will be sections on gladiators and their fighting styles, heavy physical sports, chariot racing, the theatre, and also on the manipulation of the games by politicians and emperors.
The Human Image - December 2000 - early February 2001.
AFrom the ancient hunters of the French Palaeolithic and some of the world's earliest known artefacts to the contemporary hunters of Alaska and Australia, this exhibition will show that depicting and defining the body has been of fundamental concern in the communication of ideas and information accross all human cultures. recurring themes will be contrasted across 14,000 years and life-size works will form a focal point of the exhibition.
Discovery Centre at Millenium Point
The Discovery Centre at Millenium Point is due to open in 2001 and will include the Birmingham Story - a permanent exhibition on the history of Birmingham and its people during the last 100 years. Helen Sykes, the Exhibition Development Curator, wonders if members can help by supplying objects with a Birmingham connection. If you have the following items: diaries and letters written during the first world war; objects connected with people and places in Birmingham over the last 30 years (especially photographs and souvenirs from special events, religious festivals, photographs of Birmingham landmarks, tickets, programmes, clothes, make-up and jewellery typical of the period, and CDs, LPs and musical scores featuring well known local artists), Helen would like to hear from you. You can contact her on (0121) 303 2875 or take yur object(s) to the Discovery Centre offices. General information about the Discovery Centre can be found on the web site www.discoverycentre.org.uk.