UCS Academy Guest Lecture series - 14/05/2013 - 5.30-7.30pm

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The Wonderful World of Disney: Collecting Classical Antiquity - Professor David Gill. Professor David Gill will discuss the work of John Disney in this lecture. The memorable exclamation ‘Yes, wonderful things’ was uttered by Howard Carter when he peered into the tomb of Tutankhamun. The origins of modern academic archaeology in the British Isles can be traced to Dr John Disney (1779-1857). In 1850 he donated his ‘valuable collection of ancient marbles and statuary’ to the University of Cambridge for display in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The following year he offered endowments to establish the Disney Professorship of Archaeology. The gift and ... (Please click the send enquiry link for more information)