宅男导航鈥檚 R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum will throw its doors open for Wine, Cheese and Ancient Art on 14 June.
Visitors will be able to draw and photograph two-thousand-year-old items such as a replica Hellenistic torso of the Macedonian King, a 6th Century BC Athenian pottery depicting the battle between Greek hoplites and Amazonians, and a range of Roman and Greek sculptural pieces such as the Head of Aphrodite.
Participants will also have the opportunity to create a life drawing, still life, technical drawing and an action scene.
Dr Victoria Bladen from 宅男导航 School of English, Media Studies and Art History, will give a keynote presentation covering the artistic and literature-based influences of the Ancient World.
Museum Director Dr Janette McWilliam said the event would kick off a series of community events that focus on the legacy of the Ancient World.
鈥淲e are excited to offer a new level of intimacy between our collection of Mediterranean Antiquities and the Brisbane community鈥� Dr McWilliam said.
Event details
What: Wine, Cheese and Ancient Art When: Friday 14 June, 6pm. Where: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, Level 2, of the Michie Building (no. 9) at the St Lucia campus. Cost: Tickets are $20, with Society of Fine Arts members receiving discounted tickets at $15. RSVP: antiquitiesmuseum@uq.edu.au or 33653010.
For more information please contact Jessica Dowdell at antiquitiesmuseum@uq.edu.au.
Media: Dania Lawrence 07 33659163 or email d.lawrence@uq.edu.au.
