The Hunterian

A series of special lunchtime talks dedicated to the Scottish Gold exhibition in the Hunterian Art Gallery. Talks will take place every Wednesday at 12.45pm for the duration of the exhibition and include free entry to the exhibition.

Wednesday 26 March 
The gold rushes of Scotland
Dr Neil Clark, Curator of Palaeontology, The Hunterian

Wednesday 2 April   
Bronze Age Bling
Alison Sheridan, Principal Curator of Early Prehistory, National Museums of Scotland

Wednesday 9 April   
Where does gold come from?
Dr John Faithfull, Curator of Mineralogy, The Hunterian
 
Wednesday 16 April  
The University’s 1460s mace
Professor David Gaimster, Director, The Hunterian

Wednesday 23 April  
The Scottish Coronation of 1633
Dr Donal Bateson, Senior Curator, The Hunterian
 
Wednesday 30 April
Drawing in Gold
Andrew Lamb, Lecturer, Silversmithing and Jewellery, The Glasgow School of Art          
 
Wednesday 7 May
Gold in Medicine
Stuart McDonald, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy, University of Glasgow          

Wednesday 14 May  
The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh
Sarah McAdam, Incorporation Manager, The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh
                     
Wednesday 21 May  
Title to be confirmed
Adrian Boyce, Professor of Applied Geology, SUERT, University of Glasgow                            

Wednesday 28 May
Going for gold – contemporary jewellery
Elizabeth Moignard, Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, Classics, University of Glasgow          
 
Wednesday 4 June   
Strathearn Environs and Royal Forteviot Project
Steve Driscoll, Professor of Historical Geography, Archaeology, University of Glasgow 

Click here to find out more about the Scottish Gold exhibition.

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First published: 4 March 2014