• ROMARCH: Oxford Workshop on the Arundel Sculptures

    Thomas Howard, Second Earl of Arundel

    THE ARUNDEL SCULPTURES: NEW INSIGHTS

    A Workshop Organized by the Ashmolean Museum and the Classical Art Research Centre, Oxford

    Monday 20th May, 2013, Ashmolean Museum

    To celebrate the reinstallation of the Arundel Marbles in the Ashmolean Museum’s Randolph Gallery, the Museum and the Classical Art Research Centre are collaborating to hold a workshop that re-examines the history of the Arundel collection and its individual sculptures. The day is aimed at students, academics, and anyone with relevant research interests.

    The workshop will offer a fresh introduction to the collection from Oxford specialists, an explanation of the new installation by the Project Curator responsible, and the opportunity to examine selected sculptures at very close quarters, in small groups, outside normal museum opening hours. Sculptures to be studied will including works that have not been on display for many years.

    To book a free place or for further information, please contact carc@classics.ox.ac.uk or call 01865 278083. Places are limited, so please book early. Click below for the provisional programme. Continue reading

  • ROMARCH: Call for Participants, Excavations at Roman Carsulae (Italy)

    Excavating the Baths at Carsulae

    EXCAVATIONS OF THE BATHS AT ROMAN CARSULAE
    June 16 – July 27, 2013

    We are now accepting applications from students and volunteers to participate in our ninth season of excavations of the baths at Roman Carsulae.

    Project and Location
    Carsulae was a Roman city that developed in the late third century BCE along the Via Flaminia, approximately 100 kilometers north of Rome in modern Umbria. The major public buildings of Carsulae were excavated from 1950 to 1970, but most of the ancient city still lies undisturbed in what is now a beautiful archaeological park. The current excavation of the public baths at Carsulae began in 2004. We plan to dedicate the 2013 season to excavating the remainder of the areas beneath the protective roof, and also to developing a long-term plan for the conservation and partial restoration of the bath complex. Continue reading