The return of the Winter Lectures
Posted on by Kate Iles.
The Winter Lectures are back and for the first time will be held in person and online.
The programme is as varied as ever with the first three sessions covering design, dinosaurs and mid-winter traditions.
Up first and in October is curator Cleo Witt, who will be sharing stories about Ken Stradling’s lifelong passion for design, his work with the Bristol Guild and The Stradling Collection.
In November, palaeo-reconstruction artist Bob Nicholls explains how he brings dinosaurs back to life using specialist art techniques and talks about some of the exciting scientific discoveries this has led to.
And finally, for December’s festive offering, Professor Ronald Hutton will explain how our familiar mid-winter customs developed and take a look at the origins of some of the rituals, decorations, pastimes and characters we associate with Christmas today.
Bristol Museums have run the Winter Lecture Series every year since 1948. Past speakers have included many of the leading experts of their time and some famous faces. Today, the Winter Lectures are made possible thanks to the generous sponsored of the Friends of Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives.
Find out more about each Winter Lecture and book your place:
- 13 October – Falling in love with design – Ken Stradling
- 10 November – Bringing dinosaurs back to life
- 13 December – The history of Christmas