Decolonising The Hunterian
Decolonising The Hunterian
Black History Month
Date: Thursday 31 October 2019
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Venue: The Hunterian Museum
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: Director of The Hunterian, Steph Scholten, Curator for Archaeology & World Cultures, Andy Mills and Dr. Lola Sanchez-Jáuregui,
Website: www.glasgow.ac.uk/hunterian
Director of The Hunterian, Steph Scholten will give an introductory contextualising talk on 'Decolonising The Hunterian' followed by two short case studies.
Curator for Archaeology & World Cultures, Andy Mills will discuss some of the African masterpieces in The Hunterian’s World Cultures collection.
Dr. Lola Sanchez-Jáuregui, William Hunter Curator, will discuss the case of Alexander MacFarlane, merchant and slave owner in Jamaica, and his bequest of astronomical instruments to the University of Glasgow.
A Q&A will follow. Refreshments will be served.
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