Medieval History
From Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery - This video shows the conservation team's involvement with the setting up of the Staffordshire Hoard exhibition at Lichfield Cathedral. This includes checking on the condition of the objects to ensure that they have not been damaged in transit. The exhibition is on from July 30th to August 21st in Lichfield and all tickets were snapped up prior to the exhibition opening. The final leg of the Mercian Trail tour will see the Hoard go to Tamworth Castle from August 27th to September 18th.
- Update: Staffordshire Hoard Saved For The Nation
Dr Rory Naismith writes: On 23 March the National Heritage Memorial Fund pledged the final £1.285 million needed to reach the purchase price of £3.3 million set by a Treasure Valuation Committee in November 2009 for the Staffordshire hoard of 1,600...
- More Pieces From The Staffordshire Hoard Discovered
The Staffordshire Hoard has now grown by a further 81 pieces, after a Coroner?s Court declared yesterday that the newly found objects were part of the Anglo-Saxon treasure. South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh ruled that 81 of the 91 pieces...
- Staffordshire Hoard Is Coming To America
More than one hundred artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard ? the largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered ? will be displayed in Washington D.C. later this year. The exhibition, called ?Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from...
- Ancient Burials Found Under Lichfield Cathedral
Three ancient burials have been unearthed at Lichfield Cathedral. It follows an archaeological investigation in the Chapter House by Cathedral Archaeologist Kevin Blockley. For the last 750 years, two of the skeletons have lain just below the floor of...
- Anglo-saxon Hoard: Gold From England's Dark Ages
Selected objects from the Staffordshire Hoard, entitled 'Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England's Dark Ages' will go on show at the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC (1145 17th Street NW), from October 29, 2011 - March 6, 2012. Further...
Medieval History
Staffordshire Hoard comes to Lichfield Cathedral
From Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery - This video shows the conservation team's involvement with the setting up of the Staffordshire Hoard exhibition at Lichfield Cathedral. This includes checking on the condition of the objects to ensure that they have not been damaged in transit. The exhibition is on from July 30th to August 21st in Lichfield and all tickets were snapped up prior to the exhibition opening. The final leg of the Mercian Trail tour will see the Hoard go to Tamworth Castle from August 27th to September 18th.
- Update: Staffordshire Hoard Saved For The Nation
Dr Rory Naismith writes: On 23 March the National Heritage Memorial Fund pledged the final £1.285 million needed to reach the purchase price of £3.3 million set by a Treasure Valuation Committee in November 2009 for the Staffordshire hoard of 1,600...
- More Pieces From The Staffordshire Hoard Discovered
The Staffordshire Hoard has now grown by a further 81 pieces, after a Coroner?s Court declared yesterday that the newly found objects were part of the Anglo-Saxon treasure. South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh ruled that 81 of the 91 pieces...
- Staffordshire Hoard Is Coming To America
More than one hundred artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard ? the largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered ? will be displayed in Washington D.C. later this year. The exhibition, called ?Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from...
- Ancient Burials Found Under Lichfield Cathedral
Three ancient burials have been unearthed at Lichfield Cathedral. It follows an archaeological investigation in the Chapter House by Cathedral Archaeologist Kevin Blockley. For the last 750 years, two of the skeletons have lain just below the floor of...
- Anglo-saxon Hoard: Gold From England's Dark Ages
Selected objects from the Staffordshire Hoard, entitled 'Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England's Dark Ages' will go on show at the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC (1145 17th Street NW), from October 29, 2011 - March 6, 2012. Further...