Collections and Exhibitions
Collections and Exhibitions
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Collections and Exhibitions
Collections and Exhibitions
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Collections and Exhibitions in Rochdale
In the morning we will visit Rochdale’s Arts and Heritage Resource Centre with curator Karen Heatley to explore some of the reserve collections.
Lunch will be provided in Touchstones Gallery
Tour of Touchstone Gallery temporary exhibitions with Mark Doyle, Art Gallery Curator & Collections Manager
Time to explore Ancient Egypt: Life along the River Nile featuring objects from Rochdale’s own Egyptian collection, this exhibition spans over 4,000 years of history. Many of the items in the exhibition were excavated by the famous Egyptologist, Sir Flinders Petrie and donated to the museum by Charles Heape, a Rochdale industrialist. Vessels and pots, amulets, jewellery, mirrors, tools and animal mummies tell the story of the everyday life of its people and their beliefs.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £25.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Departing Handforth Dean Retail Park at 8.30am
Departing Royal Northern College of Music, Booth St at 9.00am
Cost: £25 per person includes, travel, lunch and donations
Members and Guests
Collections and Exhibitions in Rochdale
In the morning we will visit Rochdale’s Arts and Heritage Resource Centre with curator Karen Heatley to explore some of the reserve collections.
Lunch will be provided in Touchstones Gallery
Tour of Touchstone Gallery temporary exhibitions with Mark Doyle, Art Gallery Curator & Collections Manager
Time to explore Ancient Egypt: Life along the River Nile featuring objects from Rochdale’s own Egyptian collection, this exhibition spans over 4,000 years of history. Many of the items in the exhibition were excavated by the famous Egyptologist, Sir Flinders Petrie and donated to the museum by Charles Heape, a Rochdale industrialist. Vessels and pots, amulets, jewellery, mirrors, tools and animal mummies tell the story of the everyday life of its people and their beliefs.
Further Details:
Cost per person: £25.00
Booking has now closed for this event.
Departing Handforth Dean Retail Park at 8.30am
Departing Royal Northern College of Music, Booth St at 9.00am
Cost: £25 per person includes, travel, lunch and donations
Members and Guests
EVENT DATE
MARCH 21, 2018
COST
£25.00 per person
POSTAL BOOKINGS
Booking Closed
NUMBER OF PLACES
Max. places: 30
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