On this day in 1767 Edinburgh Town Council authorised James Craig's plan of Edinburgh's New Town - 259 years ago
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Thanks to University Sorbonne Nord for coming to Glasgow Museums Resource Centre for a day of its Visual Expressions of Franco Scottish Friendship Conference. The first time that the venue has hosted a conference
Thanks to Scotland Medicine for having me at it's conference at Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh and giving a presentation
Glasgow Archaeological Society's March lecture will be by James Wright who will discuss and promote his new book and the author will sign copies. Location Boyd Orr Building Lecture Room A (on floor 2) Boyd Orr Building, University Ave, Glasgow G12 8SP 7:30 pm - 9pm
Glasgow Archaeological Society's lecture on 20th March will be by James Wright who will discuss his new book. Location Boyd Orr Building Lecture Room A (on floor 2) Boyd Orr Building, University Ave, Glasgow G12 8SP 7:30 pm - 9pm
Thanks to Juillet-Garzon and everyone for having me in this book and sharing thoughts and research about Edinburgh's New Town.
Just out- an interesting collection- my contribution is on the Jacobite art network in Italy-and here is a key image from the Medici collection that inspired future Jacobite iconography @funkyplaid.bsky.social
Hope you can come to these lectures hosted by the Glasgow Archaeological Society on 19th December, 7.30pm at the Boyd Orr Building Lecture Rm A, 4th floor.
Glasgow Archaeological SocietyThursday 19th December. Dugie MacInnes's talk is "Just above the Waves:ACFA on Tiree 2016-2023'. Kristoffer Naas's talk is called "Viking Graves in Orkney and Sunnmore - A comparative study". The talks will start at 7.30 at Lecture Theatre A, Boyd Orr Building
This week GAS welcomes Dr Anouk Busset of the University of Lausanne who will be talking about, 'Carved Stones and Christianisation: Place, Movement & Memory in Early Medieval North-Western Europe'. 7:30 pm on Thursday (21st) in The Boyd Orr Building of the University of Glasgow, Lecture Room A.
Encouraging to see the book stock in Glasgow Museum shop - legacies of slavery ane empire and criminal justice. Wouldn't mind seeing one on Scottish history one day