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‘Why study Greek vase painting?’

(7 March 2005)

A talk by Dr Oliver Dickinson of Durham University

On Wednesday 9th March 2005 at 7pm, Dr Oliver Dickinson, Reader in Classics and Ancient History at Durham University, will be sharing his expertise on the fascinating topic of Greek vase painting in a free public talk at the Elvet Riverside Room 142 in New Elvet (opposite the Tree Tuns Hotel).

This talk complements the temporary exhibition, ‘The Potter’s Story’, showing at the Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology until 21st April, displaying beautiful examples of original Ancient Greek vases, many of which on loan from the outstanding Kent Collection at Harrogate Museums and Arts.

Dr Dickinson comments, “The best vase-painters were creative artists, concerned with the problems of painting, even if the vases they produced were not expensive works of art, and their contemporaries did not give them the same recognition that is afforded to artists nowadays”. Come along to the talk and find out why!

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Vicky Turner will be available at the Old Fulling Mill at 10am on Monday 7th March for press photography, with the chance to photograph original 2500 old vases.

For more information contact: Vicky Turner, Documentation Officer, Tel 0191 334 5694 The old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology, the Banks, Durham DH1 3EB, Tel 0191 334 1823, web http://www.dur.ac.uk/fulling.mill/

Opening hours: November-March, Fri-Mon, 11.30am-3.30pm April-October, Daily, 11am-4pm Museum admission: £1.50, Family ticket:£2.50