The Galloway Hoard: Rock Crystal Jar

Goldberg, Martin

The Galloway Hoard: Rock Crystal Jar

Resource type

Lecture

Creator (person)

Goldberg, Martin

Abstract

Kirkcudbright Galleries are delighted to welcome Dr Martin Goldberg, Principal Curator of Medieval Archaeology and History to the gallery to provide a talk on themes surrounding The Galloway Hoard: Rock Crystal Jar and research around this fascinating piece. The talk is free entry, but booking your place is required. This talk has been made possible through the partnership and exhibition from National Museums Scotland. The Galloway Hoard was acquired by National Museums Scotland in 2017 with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, and the Scottish Government, as well as a major public fundraising campaign. Since then, it has undergone extensive conservation and research at the National Museums Collection Centre as well as having been shown at the National Museum of Scotland, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Kirkcudbright Galleries, where it attracted record-breaking visitor numbers. Further venues for the international tour will be announced in due course, as will plans for the hoard’s future display after the tour’s conclusion, including both in Edinburgh and in Kirkcudbright, near where it was discovered. The research in the hoard was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), which awarded £1 million for the three-year research project *Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard*, led by National Museums Scotland in partnership with the University of Glasgow. The project has also seen collaboration with experts from across the UK and Ireland, including The British Museum, Oxford University, University of Wales (Trinity St David), St Andrews University, and University College Cork.