Days of Knowledge 3

A symposium, chaired by exhibition curator Dr Helen Clifford and featuring eminent speakers, which explores the role of gold in Britain connecting its social, cultural, economic and ceremonial importance with a story that stretches from the geological past to the present.

 ‘The Gold Beneath our Feet’ by Dr Richard Herrington, Department of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum at 10.30 - cost £30 with continental breakfast buffet.

 ‘Hidden Gold: Burials & Hoards’ by Dr Kevin Leahy, National Finds Adviser, Portable Antiquities Scheme at 13.00 - cost £35 with lunch.

 ‘Gold, Golden or Gilt? Hierarchies at the dinner table’ by Philippa Glanville, former V&A Keeper of Metalwork, silver historian and lecturer, and a Vice-President of NADFAS at 16.00 - cost £30 with cream tea.

 ‘Gold & Godliness’ by Timothy Schroder, Consultant Curator and Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company, at 18.15 - cost £35 with Thienot Champagne and Canapés.

 

To book places email: promotion@thegoldsmiths.co.uk

Or telephone the Promotions Department on 020 7 367 5907

All sessions include a complimentary copy of the book of “25 Gold Facts”