In conjunction with Australians Studying Abroad (ASA), we’re hosting two antiquities lectures at MONA on Wednesday
March 21.
A Tale of Two Islands: Cyprus and Crete in the Bronze Age
Dr Don Evely – curator, Minoan palace site, Knossos, at the British School of Athens.
A Layered Past: Reading the Landscapes of Cyprus and Turkey
Dr Erin Gibson, archaeologist, University of Northern British Columbia.
Have you seen MONA’s 3000-year-old octopus coffin? The Minoan Larnax from the ancient Bronze Age kingdom of
Knossos on Crete? Have you ever wondered how the eastern Mediterranean’s two largest islands, geographically and
historically similar in many ways, came to be so different, if so, these lectures are for you.
Find out why Cyprus and Crete’s contemporary societies evolved as they have.
THE FACTS
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Location: MONA Cinema
Times: Dr Don Evely – 11am
Dr Erin Gibson – 1pm
Cost: $75 adult/$72 students – includes both lectures and light lunch in the MONA Organ Room.
Without lunch: $20 per lecture
Viewing of the Minoan Larnax from the MONA Collection
Bookings: contact Mona Reception on 6277 9999; or e: [email protected]
MONA is open Wednesday – Monday. Closed Tuesdays and Christmas day.
Entry $20 adult, free for Tasmanians and under 18s.
Delia Nichols, MONA
