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Page 1: Vivacity: Heritage workshops & lectures spring 2014

PeterboroughHeritage

Heritage Workshops & Lectures:

Spring 2014

vivacity-peterborough.com/tryheritage

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Roman Pottery HandlingPeterborough MuseumTutor: Dr Stephen Upex8 February, 10am-12noon£15

After an introduction to thelocal Roman pottery industryand techniques, you’ll get thechance to handle original localand regional material underthe guidance of Dr StephenUpex - arguably the pre-eminent authority on theRomans in the East of England!Perfect for anyone interested inthe Roman period, and for localarchaeological groups.

Roman Pottery MakingPeterborough MuseumTutor: Richard Gibson8 February, 1pm-4pm£45

Discover how the Romanscreated pottery by combiningdifferent processes to producea single piece. Try your hand atthese techniques bycompleting an earthenwareamphora, using a hand-powered centrifugal throwingwheel and using moulds and

coiling to make your ownmortarium - probably the mostimportant vessel in the Roman kitchen.

Richard Gibson, MA has over 20 years of experience as apractising ceramicist andregularly teaches workshops.Pottery will be fired after theworkshop.

Bookbinding: How to make a notebookPeterborough MuseumTutor: Barry Brignell15 February, 10am-12.30pm or 1.30pm-4pm£30

Use the traditional art of handbookbinding to create yourown hardback notebook.Under the expert tutelage ofBarry Brignell, of Cambridge-based Brignell Bookbinders,learn how to collate sections,sew French-style using aneedle, tip on ready-madeendpapers, glue the spine, stickon head and tail bands, line upthe spine, cut out boards, coverthe boards in cloth and case thebook in.

Roman and MedievalHerbsFlag Fen Archaeology ParkTutor: Chris Carr1 March, 10am-4pm£50

Discover how our ancestorsused herbs and spices forhealing and in the home -including some outlandishtreatments used in bygonetimes. Have a go at makingointments for the skin,shampoo, insect repellent bagsand more to take away withyou. Plus enjoy an authenticRoman lunch!

Chris Carr is a Living Historianwith a wealth of knowledgeabout everyday life in Romanand Medieval times. She willguide you through makingyour own remedies, as well as which plants to avoid.

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CalligraphyPeterborough MuseumTutor: Christine Robinson15 March, 10am-4pm£55

Join experienced tutorChristine Robinson to discoverthe fundamental principles ofcalligraphy. Learn thefoundational script using a dippen and ink, and explore howto construct letters throughdemonstrations and individualpractice. With personalisedsupport, by the end of the dayyou’ll have designed andcreated a bookmark, greetingscard or short quotation.

Plus take home all theequipment you’ll need to putyour new calligraphy skills intoaction! Lunch is included.

Basket WeavingPeterborough MuseumTutor: Sue Kirk16 March, 10am-5pm£60

Spend the day making a small,round, stake and strand basketusing willow. Learn traditionaltechniques including pairing,waling, randing, slyping andhow to finish the basket with arod border.

Basket weaving dates backthousands of years and recentexcavations suggest that toolsand techniques have remainedremarkably similar. Well-known local tutor Sue Kirk has15 years basketry experienceand uses Somerset and locallygrown willow. Lunch isincluded.

Kick off 2014 by learning something new! Vivacity Heritageis delighted to offer an exciting programme of workshopsat Peterborough Museum and Flag Fen Archaeology Park.

The workshops are suitable for complete beginners and allmaterials will be provided. Tea and coffee are included.

Bronze Sword CastingFlag Fen Archaeology ParkTutor: Dave Chapman22-23 March, from 10am£290

Expert bronze forger DaveChapman returns to Flag Fento offer this opportunity tomake and take home yourown bronze sword. Setamongst the atmosphericsurroundings of roundhousesand fenland, the workshopwill include the casting,cleaning, finishing,sharpening, and finally thehilting of the finished blade.Participants undertake allhandwork themselves, so this workshop is not for thefaint-hearted!

Please note that safety is ourpriority and as such, use ofpower tools and hot metalpouring will be undertaken byworkshop facilitators. Lunch is included on both days.

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The Roman Villa at Itter Crescent & theFane Road Heritage Lottery ProjectJohn Clare Theatre, Central LibrarySpeakers: James Drummond-Murray & David Crawford-White24 February, 7.30pm£3, £2 concs & Heritage Pass holders

Recent excavations by Oxford Archaeology Eastuncovered a spectacular Roman villa hiddenunder Peterborough allotments! An unexpecteddiscovery, learn how this archaeologicalinvestigation has given an insight into how thebetter half lived in Roman times. The talk willalso introduce new community heritage project‘The Romans of Fane Road’ and how you can get involved.

A load of old pot! The local Roman pottery industryJohn Clare Theatre, Central LibrarySpeaker: Dr Stephen Upex3 March, 7.30pm£5, £3 concs & Heritage Pass holders

Roman Peterborough expert Dr Stephen Upexwill explore the Nene Valley pottery industry,including local production workshops. The talkwill also emphasise the industry’s importanceboth locally and nationally.

Dr Upex returns to Peterborough following hiswell-received talk on the Water Newton Fort lastyear. Best known locally for his extensive work atDurobrivae, he lectures widely in the UK.

Londinium calling: The story of RomanLondon... now with added chaptersJohn Clare Theatre, Central LibrarySpeaker: Caroline McDonald17 March, 1pm£3, £2 concs & Heritage Pass holders

This talk will explore the founding of Londiniumon the banks of the Thames 2,000 years ago and some of its most significant excavations -including recent work and the amazingdiscoveries on the site of the lost Walbrook river.

Caroline McDonald is the Senior Curator ofPrehistoric and Roman collections, Museum of London.

The Dangers of Powerful Women? Rome and Britain in the time of NeroJohn Clare Theatre, Central LibrarySpeaker: Professor Catharine Edwards30 April, 7.30pm£8, £5 concs & Heritage Pass holders

Roman writers contrast the masculine rule of their empire with the dangerously powerfulrole of women such as Boudicca amongst someof their barbarian subjects. What role did women have in the power structures of theRoman empire?

Catharine Edwards is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck, University ofLondon and presenter of BBC4’s 'Mothers,Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome'.

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Retelling the story of Roman Peterborough...The Roman town of Durobrivae lay to the west of the modern city. Located on a majortrade route, archaeological discoveries suggest it was a focus of enormous wealth and status, with current research still revealing surprises.

New project ‘Romans Revisited’ aims to establish a centre of excellence in Peterborough for the interpretation of Roman heritage across multiple sites. These lectures will explore our local Roman story and its wider context.

The Romans in FictionJohn Clare Theatre, Central LibrarySpeakers: Ruth Downie, Manda Scott, and Ben Kane12 March, 7pm£5 (£4 concs, Heritage Pass holders andreading group members)

Thanks to The Historical Writers Association,find out how bestselling authors bring Romanlife to their novels. Ruth Downie is the author of

mysteries featuring a reluctant Roman Armysleuth, Manda Scott follows up her bestsellingBoudica series with 'Rome' which features anassassin and spy, and writer of the Hannibaland Rome series Ben Kane has also written aseries on Spartacus.

Tickets available from WaterstonesPeterborough and Peterborough Libraries aswell as Peterborough Museum.

Pompeii and Herculaneum – bringing the exhibition to the British MuseumJohn Clare Theatre, Central LibrarySpeaker: Paul Roberts24 March, 7.30pm£8, £5 concs & Heritage Pass holders

In AD 79 Pompeii and Herculaneum, two citiesat the heart of the Roman Empire, were buried ina catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Buttheir rediscovery from the 1700s has given us

unparalleled insight into Roman life. In 2013 anexhibition in the British Museum broughttogether over 400 objects from jewellery tocooking pots, from furniture to beautifulfrescoes, which showed aspects of the lives of ordinary Romans.

Exhibition curator and Head of Romancollections at the British Museum, Paul Robertswill give the inside story in this exciting lecture.

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A Lost Landscape RebornFlag Fen Archaeology ParkSpeaker: Louise Rackham5 February, 7.30pm£3, £2 concs & Heritage Pass holders

Whittlesea Mere was once thelargest lake in England, south ofthe Lake District. Learn aboutthis last piece of wild fenlandand the complexities andconflicts involved in drainingthe mere. A fascinating story onthe toils and tribulations of alost landscape about to bereborn with an internationallyrecognised restoration project -The Great Fen.

Logboats, Pile Dwellings & Causeways: Bronze AgeMust Farm & Flag Fen incontextFlag Fen Archaeology ParkSpeaker: Mark Knight12 February, 7.30pm£5, £3 concs & Heritage Pass holders

New analysis of evidence from Must Farm is shining fresh light on the Bronze Ageoccupants of the Flag FenBasin. Archaeologists arebeginning to understand themagnitude and sophisticationof second millennium BCsettlement, and the integral roleof the River Nene as acommunication corridor.

Widely acclaimed as one ofBritain's leading prehistoric andwetland field archaeologists,Mark Knight returns to Flag Fenwith the latest on the Must Farm excavations.

The reconstruction of the Dover Bronze Age BoatFlag Fen Archaeology ParkSpeaker: Richard Darrah26 February, 7.30pm£5, £3 concs & Heritage Pass holders

In the 1990s, fragments of a Bronze Age boatwere discovered in Dover - one of the oldest sea-going vessels ever recovered. Now in DoverMuseum, ancient timber specialist RichardDarrah will explain the science behind thereconstruction of the boat’s original shape. Plus learn what the building of a half-scale replica tells us about Bronze Age boat building.

Conserving one log boat is bad enough,but having to deal with eight all at once isa daunting prospect...Flag Fen Archaeology ParkSpeaker: Ian Panter2 March, 7.30pm£5, £3 concs & Heritage Pass holders

The Must Farm boat assemblage represents oneof the largest finds in the UK. The decision torecover each vessel intact, instead of cuttingthem into smaller sections, has been integral totheir conservation. Since April 2013, they havebeen stored at a bespoke conservation facility atFlag Fen and are undergoing detailed conditionassessments. Join Ian Panter, PrincipalConservator for York Archaeological Trust whodesigned the conservation strategy for the boats,to hear what the future holds.

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Excavations in 2011-12 at the Must Farm quarry in Whittlesey uncoveredan amazing assemblage of eight Bronze Age and Iron Age boats, as wellas hundreds of beautifully preserved objects.

These finds provide a unique and detailed view of life 3,000 years ago.As research yields more about this lost landscape, these lectures focuson what is known so far and its significant national context.

The Mary RoseFlag Fen Archaeology ParkSpeaker: Dr EleanorSchofield 20 February, 7.30pm£8, £5 concs & HeritagePass holders

The salvage of the MaryRose, Henry VIII’s Tudorwarship famously wreckedin the Solent, is one ofmaritime archaeology’s great successes. Remarkablypreserved, the hull wasrecovered in 1982 and itssubsequent conservationprocess forged thetechniques used to conservethe Must Farm boats today.

Still undergoing activeconservation, hear the latestnews from Dr EleanorSchofield, ConservationManager for the Mary Rose Trust.

Enjoy action-packed events for less! With aVivacity Heritage Pass the whole family canenjoy great value days out with FREE ordiscounted entry to a multitude of excitingevents, exhibitions, talks and walksthroughout the year.

Plus enjoy FREE visits to PeterboroughMuseum, Flag Fen and Longthorpe Tower for a whole year!

• Family Pass £25(2 adults and up to 3 children)

• Individual Pass £10

Available to buy from all three sites. Simply ask a member of staff for full details, call 01733 864 663 or [email protected]

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Booking informationPre-booking for workshops is essential. Tickets for all lectures and workshops are available throughPeterborough Museum, call 01733 864 663 or email [email protected].

Stay in Touch!

To be kept up to date with the latest news across ourheritage sites visit our website vivacity-peterborough.com,sign up to our e-newsletter or find us on

/peterboroughmuseum or

@Vivacity_Museum #TryHeritage

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Peterborough Museum Priestgate,

Peterborough PE1 1LF

Car parking available nearby at Peterborough Railway Station, Queensgate Shopping Centre

and Car Haven near to the Town Hall.

Flag FenThe Droveway, Northey Road,

Peterborough PE6 7QJ

Plenty of FREE car parking available on site.

John Clare TheatrePeterborough Central Library,

Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1RX

Car parking available nearby at Market Car Park and

Dickens Street.

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