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SUMMARY:From Field to Museum: the Treasure Trove System
DESCRIPTION:In Scotland\, ownerless property belongs to the Crown\, which includes archaeological finds. The treasure trove system and the Treasure Trove Unit process the thousands of artefacts recovered by members of the public\, claiming those of significance so that they can be preserved in museum collections. Groam House Museum has acquired some truly exciting finds through the treasure trove process\, and Emily will be exploring a few of them in their wider context.\n\nEmily will also cover the history of the treasure trove system\, the current process\, and what the future will look like for the Treasure Trove Unit.\n\nEmily is responsible for leading the operations of the Treasure Trove Unit (TTU) in analysing\, assessing\, and recording archaeological finds from across Scotland. Based at National Museums Scotland\, Emily has been working with metal detected finds for over a decade\, including volunteering with the Staffordshire Hoard project at Birmingham Museums Trust and recording finds for the Portable Antiquities Scheme as Headley Trust Intern for the West Midlands. She has been part of the TTU since 2017 and holds a particular interest in how museum collections in Scotland have been impacted by the application of Treasure Trove law.
URL:https://groamhouse.org.uk/event/treasure-trove-scotland-recent-finds-from-the-black-isle
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SUMMARY:What lies beneath? Pictish Monsters and the Living Frame
DESCRIPTION:Find out all about Pictish monsters in this talk by Heather Pulliam\, Professor of Medieval Art at Edinburgh School of Art \n\n\n\n\nMedieval art is known for its monsters\, but Pictish art seems to take it to the next level. Drawn from her new book\, “Art\, Nature and the Body in Early Medieval Art” (Cambridge University Press\, 2026)\, Heather’s talk addresses the many questions raised by the monsters that crawl\, slither\, and climb across the sculptural surfaces of Pictish art. While her focus is primarily on sculpture\, she also considers the Book of Kells and the Book of Deer. The talk begins by asking what a monster is\, and what it means to be monstrous. It then turns to ask: What do Pictish monsters do for Pictish art? Why do they feature on so many monuments\, in so many positions on these monuments\, including places normally reserved in medieval art for the most sacred and divine figures? Finally\, it briefly considers how the settings of these monuments might help us better understand the role of monsters in Pictish art. \n\n\n\n\nThis lecture is our Annual Academic Lecture\, part of the Groam House Museum lecture series for 2026.
URL:https://groamhouse.org.uk/event/what-lies-beneath-pictish-monsters-and-the-living-frame
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CATEGORIES:Online Lecture
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SUMMARY:Celtic rug design and George Bain’s life in retirement
DESCRIPTION:Join Alastair Morton in this online lecture about what may be George Bain’s most productive period \n\n\n\n\nGeorge Bain\, the “father of modern Celtic design”\, retired to Drumnadrochit in 1946 and set about trying to establish a “College of Celtic Cultures”. One of his many activities was designing Celtic rugs for Quayle and Tranter Ltd. Last year\, Alastair spoke about the rug designs that went into commercial production. In this talk\, we will look at the other known designs but also at what can be gleaned from Bain’s correspondence about his other activities in retirement. In some ways\, this was his most productive period.
URL:https://groamhouse.org.uk/event/celtic-rug-design-and-george-bains-life-in-retirement
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CATEGORIES:Online Lecture
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SUMMARY:Recreating the Tarbat Wreath Fragment:  Pictish Stonecarvers as Masters of Transmutation
DESCRIPTION:Dr Cynthia Thickpenny\, University of Glasgow & David McGovern Monikie Rock Art \nThis lecture is being presented to a live audience in Fortrose Free Church\, Fortrose\, and will also be made available over Zoom. \nBook Zoom Ticket\nBook In Person ticket \n\n\n\nAdult non-member £6.00 / Student or museum member £3.00 \n\n\n\nIn this lecture\, art historian Cynthia Thickpenny and stone carver David McGovern will unveil the outcome of their joint project: a reconstruction of a carved\, wreath-shaped sandstone fragment from Portmahomack\, on the Tarbat peninsula in Scotland. \nThe original carving is one of the most complex artworks from Scotland’s early medieval period and an art-historical treasure in its own right. The fragment\, once belonging to a monumental stone slab carved with a Christian cross\, was made by a Pictish sculptor at the early monastic site at Portmahomack around the late 8th century AD. \nIt contains a type of decoration largely unique to Britian and Ireland in this period and of which the Picts were particular masters: the transmutation of patterns. In three dimensions around the face of the stone wreath\, wildly different and complicated geometric patterns transmute\, or physically transform\, into one another in a completely continuous manner. \nIn their collaborative research as part of Thickpenny’s Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship\, Thickpenny and McGovern recovered the geometric patterns as accurately as possible\, as well as the fascinating but difficult strategies that the Pictish carver used to make transmutation. This was done through close study of the original fragment’s damaged surface and McGovern’s process of carving the reconstruction. \nIn this lecture\, they will walk the audience through their process of reassessing and recreating this remarkable historical sculpture. Attendees will get a firsthand look at the reconstructed stone in person\, and a fascinating glimpse into the eye-boggling\, astounding creativity of the Pictish people of Easter Ross in the Early Middle Ages. \nDavid McGovern FSAScot\, Heritage Stonecarver and Monumental Mason.\nDavid is a traditional stone-carver working mostly in sandstone and occasionally in bronze. His main interest is the early medieval Pictish stone work of the North East of Scotland and the late medieval work of the west Highlands and Islands. His monumental work can be found at Brechin\, Arbroath\, Forteviot\, Halkirk\, Abernethy and the Isle of Skye. His smaller work can be found in museums at Burghead and Dundee\, and in private collections all over the world. The most recent full-scale recreation was the Skinnet Cross at Halkirk. David is Vice-President of The Pictish Arts Society. \nTHIS EVENT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CYNTHIA’S LEVERHULME EARLY CAREER FELLOWSHIP\, FUNDED BY THE LEVERHULME TRUST. \nAccess requirements\nThis event is being provided at Fortrose Free Church\, 5 Church Street\, Fortrose\, IV10 8TE. It is wheelchair accessible; Parking is available adjacent to the building \n\n 
URL:https://groamhouse.org.uk/event/tarbat-wreath
LOCATION:Free Church\, Fortrose\, 5 Church Street\, Fortrose\, IV10 8TE\, United Kingdom
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