Treasures of the Viking Age Curator Lecture
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- Located in Melbourne Story Exhibition space
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Join international guest Dr Martin Goldberg, Principal Curator of Medieval Archaeology and History at National Museums Scotland, as he explores the significance of the Galloway Hoard.
Dr. Goldberg examines the hoard’s precious objects, the excavation process and over a decade of research that has deepened our understanding of this remarkable discovery. Expanding on one of the most significant Viking-age hoards ever found in the British Isles, this talk provides unique insights into its historical and archaeological importance.
Tickets for this event include access to Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard. Drinks available for purchase. To protect our collections, food and drinks are not allowed in the exhibition space.
Speaker
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Principal Curator of Medieval Archaeology and History, National Museums Scotland.
Dr Martin Goldberg Dr Goldberg completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow on the Roman period evidence for ‘Celtic Religion’. He has always been interested in religions and periods of change and now specialises in the early Medieval period when Christianity was introduced to Scotland.
For over a decade, he has been working on various aspects of hoarding, from Late Roman silver through to the Viking Age. He co-authored Scotland’s Earliest Silver (2017), co-curated the 2013 Vikings exhibition (in partnership with the Swedish History Museum) and Celts: art and identity (in partnership with the British Museum), and is the co-author of the book Galloway Hoard: Viking-age Treasure which accompanies this exhibition.
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