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Events
Aphrodite Revealed: the goddess disclosed (interdisciplinary conference)
Other forthcoming events at the Ure Museum.
Press Section
The press section includes all our latest news and press releases, as well as general information about the Ure Museum
Other news
The Ure Museum launched its renewed learning
environment on 26 October 2005. This event marked the
completion of a year-long refurbishment of its displays, and was
celebrated with a colloquium entitled 'The Ure Museum: a
Retrospective'. The event was introduced by Prof. Emertus
Jane Gardner, who spoke particularly about Annie Ure's role as
Curator of the Museum during its first 54 years. The invited
speakers were Dr. Victoria Sabetai (Academy of Athens) who
spoke on 'R.M. Burrows and P.N. Ure in Boeotia' and Prof. Brian
Sparkes (University of Southampton) who spoke on 'Troilos in
Tuscany.'
Images of the launch are available at http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ ure/launch_pix/
The museum now presents its collections in an innovative and exciting way, and it will be a vibrant educational resource for visitors of all ages, as well as academics, students and the many school groups who come to learn about topics such as mummification, hieroglyphics and making Greek pottery.
One special new object now on display is a statue of Aphrodite and Eros on loan from the British Museum. A number of other new acquisitions and features will get their own mini-launches over the coming months.
The renewal project has been funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the University with extra help from the Annual Fund and the Friends of the University. University of Reading departments as diverse as Typography, Physics and Soil Sciences lent a hand in transforming the Museum.
