Bite size talk: Hidden Histories, Worcestershire’s slave trade in coins (online)

Tues 11 May, 1.30pm

Join Museums Worcestershire curators on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for a series of talks about the collections. Discover links to both sides of Worcestershire’s slave trade – those who sought to abolish it and those who benefited from it – in the Museum’s Numismatics (coins & medals) Collection, with numismatist Dr. Murray Andrews.

Online bite size talks are approximately 15 minutes long, plus time for questions via chat box.

This event will run online. Registration is compulsory – you will be emailed the online link for the talk before the event.

Please consider making a donation: Online talks are free but donations are welcomed (suggested donation £3 – the usual fee for Bite Size Talks). You can do this by booking via Art Tickets through the button above.

If you prefer, you can also send a cheque payable to Worcester City Council to: Henrietta Rusnak, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1DT.

More 2021 bite size talks

Tues 8 June, 1,30pm – Titanic Stories
Hear true stories of love and loss in the lives of those on board the HMS Titanic, including local Worcestershire people.

Tues 13 July, 1,30pm – The Voyages of HMS Rattlesnake
Find out more about HMS Rattlesnake’s adventures and the objects it brought back to Worcester.

Tues 10 August, 1,30pm – Worcester Life Stories
The Worcester Life Stories exhibition will showcase photographs alongside the memories of older adults, in particular those living with dementia in the local area.

Tues 14 September, 1.30pm – Egyptian funerary objects
Find out what sort of objects the deceased were buried with for use in the afterlife, with our World Cultures curator.

Tues 12 October, 1.30pm – China Clay, Cornwall
Delve into the Art Gallery & Museum’s latest exhibition with artist Kurt Jackson.

Tues 9 November, 1.30pm – The Founders of the City Museum
Who were the early founders and collectors of Worcester City Museum? What did they collect and where did it come from? Join the curators as they shed new light on information uncovered by recent research.

Tues 14 December, 1.30pm – Worcestershire Top Treasure Finds
Join our Head Curator for a look back to Worcestershire’s most important archaeological treasures and some exciting recent discoveries.

Part of the Charter 400 Festival, celebrating our city.