The Games of the Olympian Gods

at

UCL London and The British Museum

on

Saturday 30th June 2012

 

11.00 - 16.00

 

Whether the prospect of this summers Olympic games fills you with excitement or dread, you will be offered the fascinating prelude of delving into their ancient Greek origins in the company of Nigel Spivey, author of 'The ancient Olympics-War minus the Shooting'. 

 

 

Nigel was not only three times 'victor' of the Oxford and Cambridge games but first in the field of classical scholarship being  Senior Lecturer in Classical Art and Archaeology at Cambridge. 

Join us for what will be a fascinating and knowledge packed day including a visit to the British Museum home to a vast collection of world art and artefacts sandwiched between two lectures from Nigel Spivey, an archaeologist, art historian and classicist.

You will not be disappointed!

 

The programme for the day is

11.00	Meet at the Roberts Building, University College London (UCL)
11.15 - 12.15	Talk by Nigel Spivey titled 'Myth and Reason'
12.15	Make the short journey by foot to the British Museum to look  at  the depictions of wrestlers, discus throwers, and runners chasing round the vases and the Gods they honoured caught in monumental poses or 'friezed' on pediments.
	This time period will also allow you to break out for lunch. The museum's restaurants offer a variety of good food and beverage
15:00 - 16:00	Talk by Nigel Spivey titled ‘The Ancient Olympics, Ideals and Realities’
16.30	Close

      

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most important in the world .These collections come from all continents, illustrating the history of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

 

 

The British Museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 and it expanded over the following two centuries due to the British colonial footprint. Join us to explore it's contents!

British Museum Floor Plan here

 

Cost

£16.00 per person. Friends and family are welcome to attend.

• The price is based on the cost to hire the speaker and the meeting room
• Admission to the British Museum is Free
• Lunch and drinks are not provided.

 

On Line Bookings For This Event Are Now Closed

Telephone Bookings Are Still Open until 14:30, 29.06.12

Please Call Diane Salter at Mensa HQ on 01902 772771, option 3 to book