Archive for February 4th, 2009
HMS Victory Wreck Found
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009The wreck of a ship which has been found off the Channel Islands has been confirmed as the warship HMS Victory, which sank in 1744. The ship was an earlier version of Nelson’s much more famous one. You can read the story from the BBC here: Victory Found. You can read an illustrated preliminary report [...]
Maiolica at the British Museum
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Maiolica Saturday 7 February 2009, 14.00–17.00 The British Museum Stevenson Lecture Theatre £12, concessions £9 Speakers Dora Thornton, British Museum, and Timothy Wilson, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, lead this special study session on maiolica historiata in the Museum’s collection. The cultural context and market for this art form will be discussed. The event coincides with the [...]