Viking: Rediscover the legend

An exhibition providing a new interpretation and a fresh perspective on how Vikings transformed and shaped every aspect of life in Britain.

Tags: Anglo-Saxon, Artefact, British Museum, Rediscover the legend, Univesity of Nottingham Museum, viking, vikings, York Museums Trust, Yorkshire Museum Trust

On the trail of the Vikings

The first major exhibition on Vikings at the British Museum for over 30 years highlights a […]

Appears in Issue 78

Tags: Arts and Humanities Research Council, Aya Van Renterghem, British Museum, Centre for the Study of the Viking Age, Eleanor Rye, Gareth Williams, Jayne Carroll, Languages Myths and Finds, Professor Judith Jesch, The Vikings in Britain, Vikings — Life and Legend, Vikings Live

Poetry of the Vikings

Vikings were renowned as warriors but a new book reveals their poetic side – and a ribald sense of humour.

Appears in Issue 67

Tags: British Museum, Centre for the Study of the Viking Age, ISBN 978 0 7141 2830 6, Professor Judith Jesch, Professor of Viking Studies, Viking Poetry of Love and War

Archaelogy Now

Find out about the Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition at the British Museum.

Appears in Issue 67

Tags: Archaelogy Now, British Museum, Dr Paul Roberts, The making of Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum

Cup winner

An exhibition on Roman sexuality is now on at the University’s Weston Gallery until April.

Appears in Issue 44

Tags: A History of the World in 100 Objects, British Museum, Clare Pickersgill, Dr Paul Roberts, manuscripts and special collections, Myths and Meanings, Roman Sexuality: Images, The Warren Cup, University of Nottingham Museum, Weston Gallery

Images of a revolution

A new British Museum exhibition tells the story of an artistic movement inspired by the Mexican Revolution.

Appears in Issue 42

Tags: British Museum, Lakeside Arts Centre, Mexico, Revolution on Paper