Some interesting things happening in Toronto this Spring
From the ROM to the Mackenzie House.
Medieval lectures and swordfighting, the Egyptian book of the Dead, and tea with the Wedgewood family!
Oh, and the Dead Sea Scrolls will be here in June!
4th Annual ROM Medieval Symposium
The Medieval World
Saturday, March 28, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The FMSS Annual Symposium is an event not to be missed by people interested in medieval culture. As usual we will have ten speakers who will talk on various aspects of the Medieval world, including archaeology, history, culture, and art. The nature of the talks will be scholarly, but accessible to non-specialists. Chronologically, the scope of the symposium runs from the late classical world leading up to medieval times, and encompasses the Renaissance at the end. Geographically it potentially crosses the Old World from Europe to Asia and Africa, having a general interest in the Age of the Stirrup wherever it occurs.
Instructor(s)/
Speaker(s):
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre
Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Level 1B
Cost: Public $70.00, Member $60.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (1):
Saturday March 28, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Credits: Offered by the Friends of the Medieval Studies Society.
The Meaning of the Book of The Dead
Sunday, April 19, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
The Egyptian Book of the Dead worked like an "Underworld for Dummies." From winding waterways and knife-wielding gatekeepers to transformation spells that allowed shape-shifting, you’ll journey through the Underworld with the deceased, whose ultimate goal was meeting Osiris and being welcomed among the blessed dead. Come early for a special viewing of the ROM’s Book of the Dead.
Lecture ticket includes admission to film event "Stairway to Heaven", Sunday, April 19, 2:30 - 4:00 pm.
And, don't miss the film "The Mummy" (1932) starring Boris Karloff on Friday, April 27, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, and 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Included with Admission.
Instructor(s)/
Speaker(s):
Professor Ronald Leprohon, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto.
Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Level 1B
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre
Cost: Public $18.00, Member $15.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (1):
Sunday April 19, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Medieval Swordsmanship
Saturdays, April 25 - June 6 (excludes May 16), 2:00 - 3:30 pm (6 weeks)
Learn the basics in the art of swordsmanship with a medieval broadsword. Training includes footwork, posture and foundational guards. Equipment requirements: comfortable loose fitting clothes, comfortable shoes, leather gloves. A practice aluminum arming sword is provided for class use. Suitable for individuals 16 years and older.
Enrolment limited to 20 participants.
Location: AEMMA training studio, 927 Dupont St.
Cost: Public $175.00, Member $155.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (6):
Saturday April 25, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 2, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 9, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 23, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 30, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday June 6, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Credits: Offered in cooperation with The Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts. www.aemma.org
High Tea with Lord Wedgwood
Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Enjoy an intimate high tea with Piers Anthony Weymouth Wedgwood, fourth Lord Wedgwood of Barlaston (and seventh generation direct descendant of Josiah Wedgwood I) in the ROM’s remarkable C5 restaurant. Talk with his lordship as he highlights some of the milestones of Wedgwood history - past, present and future.
Limited to 25 participants.
Cost: Public $70.00, Member $60.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (1):
Wednesday May 6, 2:30 to 4:30 pm
Credits: Offered with the generous assistance of Waterford Wedgwood Canada Inc.
Program name: Mackenzie House Celebrates Toronto's 175th!
Start date: March 6, 2009
End date: March 8, 2009
Start time: 12:00 pm
End time: 5:00 pm
Description: Begin your celebration of the City's 175th birthday by dropping by the last home of Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie. Furnished and decorated to reflect the 1860s when he lived here, his home also contains a re-created printshop, similar to the kind Mackenzie would have used in his days as a publisher.
Admission is free all weekend to celebrate Toronto's 175th!
Admission:
Child: $0 Youth: $0
Adult: $0 Senior: $0
Other information:
TTC: Dundas Station
Medieval lectures and swordfighting, the Egyptian book of the Dead, and tea with the Wedgewood family!
Oh, and the Dead Sea Scrolls will be here in June!
4th Annual ROM Medieval Symposium
The Medieval World
Saturday, March 28, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The FMSS Annual Symposium is an event not to be missed by people interested in medieval culture. As usual we will have ten speakers who will talk on various aspects of the Medieval world, including archaeology, history, culture, and art. The nature of the talks will be scholarly, but accessible to non-specialists. Chronologically, the scope of the symposium runs from the late classical world leading up to medieval times, and encompasses the Renaissance at the end. Geographically it potentially crosses the Old World from Europe to Asia and Africa, having a general interest in the Age of the Stirrup wherever it occurs.
Instructor(s)/
Speaker(s):
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre
Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Level 1B
Cost: Public $70.00, Member $60.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (1):
Saturday March 28, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Credits: Offered by the Friends of the Medieval Studies Society.
The Meaning of the Book of The Dead
Sunday, April 19, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
The Egyptian Book of the Dead worked like an "Underworld for Dummies." From winding waterways and knife-wielding gatekeepers to transformation spells that allowed shape-shifting, you’ll journey through the Underworld with the deceased, whose ultimate goal was meeting Osiris and being welcomed among the blessed dead. Come early for a special viewing of the ROM’s Book of the Dead.
Lecture ticket includes admission to film event "Stairway to Heaven", Sunday, April 19, 2:30 - 4:00 pm.
And, don't miss the film "The Mummy" (1932) starring Boris Karloff on Friday, April 27, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, and 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Included with Admission.
Instructor(s)/
Speaker(s):
Professor Ronald Leprohon, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto.
Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Level 1B
Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre
Cost: Public $18.00, Member $15.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (1):
Sunday April 19, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Medieval Swordsmanship
Saturdays, April 25 - June 6 (excludes May 16), 2:00 - 3:30 pm (6 weeks)
Learn the basics in the art of swordsmanship with a medieval broadsword. Training includes footwork, posture and foundational guards. Equipment requirements: comfortable loose fitting clothes, comfortable shoes, leather gloves. A practice aluminum arming sword is provided for class use. Suitable for individuals 16 years and older.
Enrolment limited to 20 participants.
Location: AEMMA training studio, 927 Dupont St.
Cost: Public $175.00, Member $155.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (6):
Saturday April 25, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 2, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 9, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 23, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday May 30, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Saturday June 6, 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Credits: Offered in cooperation with The Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts. www.aemma.org
High Tea with Lord Wedgwood
Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Enjoy an intimate high tea with Piers Anthony Weymouth Wedgwood, fourth Lord Wedgwood of Barlaston (and seventh generation direct descendant of Josiah Wedgwood I) in the ROM’s remarkable C5 restaurant. Talk with his lordship as he highlights some of the milestones of Wedgwood history - past, present and future.
Limited to 25 participants.
Cost: Public $70.00, Member $60.00
Contact Information:
Tel.: 416.586.5797
E-mail: programs@rom.on.ca
Date/Time: Sessions (1):
Wednesday May 6, 2:30 to 4:30 pm
Credits: Offered with the generous assistance of Waterford Wedgwood Canada Inc.
Program name: Mackenzie House Celebrates Toronto's 175th!
Start date: March 6, 2009
End date: March 8, 2009
Start time: 12:00 pm
End time: 5:00 pm
Description: Begin your celebration of the City's 175th birthday by dropping by the last home of Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie. Furnished and decorated to reflect the 1860s when he lived here, his home also contains a re-created printshop, similar to the kind Mackenzie would have used in his days as a publisher.
Admission is free all weekend to celebrate Toronto's 175th!
Admission:
Child: $0 Youth: $0
Adult: $0 Senior: $0
Other information:
TTC: Dundas Station