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The Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics |
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Events archive |
 Current events |
| Saturday 2 December 2017: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Sunday 15–Friday 20 October 2017: Thirteenth Meeting of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) Barcelona |
Further information |
| Friday 6–Saturday 7 October 2017: Colloquium of the North American branch of AIEMA Baltimore Museum of Art A colloquium on ancient mosaics, wall painting and stucco: topics covered include iconography, style, new discoveries, exhibitions and conservation. |
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| Saturday 8 July 2017: Portugal–Algeria: Roman Mosaics: Fragments of a Common Past Condeixa-a-Nova, Conímbriga A conference run by APECMA, the Portuguese branch of AIEMA. |
Programme (pdf, 3 MB) |
| Saturday 3–Sunday 4 June 2017: ASPROM Summer Symposium Brading, Isle of Wight |
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| Saturday 3 December 2016: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Thursday 24–Friday 25 November 2016: Mosaic: Archaeometry, Technology and Conservation Faenza Ninth workshop in the series, focusing on the role of science and technology in the production and conservation of ancient and modern mosaics. |
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| Saturday 8–Sunday 9 October 2016: BAMM Mosaic Forum 2016 King's College Waterloo Campus, Stamford Street, London A weekend of lectures, masterclasses and market stalls, organised by the British Association for Modern Mosaic (BAMM). |
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| Friday 1–Sunday 3 July 2016: Conference: East Meets West Alter do Chão, Portugal First meeting organised by the International Project RoGeMoPorTur (Geometric Roman Mosaics in Portugal and Turkey), which will examine the reciprocal influence of different cultures on Roman mosaics in Portugal and Turkey. |
Further information |
| Saturday 4–Sunday 5 June 2016: ASPROM Summer Symposium Cirencester & Chedworth |
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| Wednesday 30 March–Monday 12 September 2016: Exhibition: Roman Mosaics across the Empire Getty Museum, Malibu Exhibition of Roman mosaics, mostly from the Getty's collections, ranging from Italy to North Africa, southern Gaul and Syria. |
Exhibition website |
| Saturday 5 December 2015: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
Programme |
| Friday 13 November 2015: Free Study Day: Glories in Gold and Glass Museum of London, Western Theatre An introduction to the nineteenth-century mosaic decoration in St Paul's Cathedral. |
Details & registration |
| Tuesday 3 November 2015–Sunday 24 April 2016: Exhibition of Roman mosaics from Aix-en-Provence Musée gallo-romain, Saint-Roman-en-Gal Exhibition of newly-restored mosaics from Aix, some of which will be exhibited complete for the first time, including two mosaics depicting the boxing match between Dares and Entellus, an episode in Virgil's Aeneid. |
Exhibition poster Museum website |
| Friday 16 October 2015: Making and Thinking about Making in Greco-Roman Antiquity Kings College London, Strand Campus A workshop on craft processes in the ancient world and cultural responses to them, focusing on textiles and mosaics. |
Further information |
| Saturday 3 October–Sunday 29 November 2015: The Sorrell Family Exhibition Chelmsford Museum An exhibition of drawings and paintings by members of the Sorrell family, including the archaeological illustrator Alan Sorrell, who was well-known for his distinctive reconstructions of Roman sites. |
Museum website |
| Monday 14–Friday 18 September 2015: 13th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics Madrid |
First circular (pdf, 3 MB) |
| Wednesday 16 September 2015: talk by Stephen Cosh, 50 Years On – The Roman Villa in Sparsholt Sparsholt Village Hall, 7 pm A talk marking 50 years since the discovery of the Sparsholt Roman villa and mosaic by a team directed by David Johnston. |
Poster (pdf, 400 K) |
| Saturday 13–Sunday 14 June 2015: ASPROM Summer Symposium Taunton & Keynsham |
Programme & travel information |
| Tuesday 17 March–Sunday 30 August 2015: Exhibition of Roman mosaics Musée gallo-romain, Saint-Roman-en-Gal Exhibition of Roman mosaics from Sérézin-du-Rhône and Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. |
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| Wednesday 15 April 2015: Study day on the logistics of mosaic construction Aix-en-Provence |
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| Monday 23–Friday 27 March 2015: Fragments in Context: Interpretation and Re-composition of Greek and Roman Wall Paintings and Mosaics University of Padua A course introducing methodologies for studying wall and floor decorations excavated as fragments. |
Further information (pdf, 1.2 MB) |
| Saturday 6 December 2014: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Monday 27–Friday 31 October 2014: Twelfth Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM): Conservation and Presentation of Mosaics: At What Cost? Sardinia |
First circular (pdf, 1.1 MB) |
| Friday 24–Sunday 26 October 2014: British Mosaic Forum 2014 London A weekend of lectures, masterclasses, guided visits and exhibitions, organised by the British Association for Modern Mosaic (BAMM). |
Programme (pdf, 5 MB) |
| Thursday 16–Saturday 18 October 2014: Colloquium of the North American branch of AIEMA Getty Villa, Malibu A colloquium on ancient mosaics, wall painting and stucco, the restoration of works of art, and mosaics of the modern period, with a keynote lecture by Michael Hoff, who has recently discovered important mosaics in Turkey. |
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| 26–27 July 2014: Exhibition of David Neal's drawings St Mary's Church, Little Brickhill, MK17 9NA, 2–6 pm An exhibition of David Neal’s drawings of the pavements in Westminster Abbey and a few of his paintings of Roman mosaics. Short talks will take place every 30 minutes. Entrance £4 (in aid of the renovation of the church). |
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| 7 June 2014: ASPROM Summer Symposium Waddesdon Manor |
Programme (pdf, 2 MB) |
| Thursday 5 June–Sunday 2 November 2014: Lod Mosaic on display at Waddesdon Manor This spectacular Roman mosaic, found at Lod in Israel in 1996, has been touring the US and Europe since 2010. Its only stop in the UK — and the last before it goes on permanent display in Israel — is Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, where it will form the centrepiece of an exhibition, along with objects lent by the British Museum. Learn more about the Lod Mosaic |
Exhibition details |
| Friday 30 May 2014: The Mosaics of Thessaloniki revisited Courtauld Institute, London A one-day workshop on the Late Antique and Byzantine mosaics of Thessaloniki. |
Further information |
| Saturday 7 December 2013: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
Programme |
| Saturday 3 August 2013–Sunday 12 January 2014: Newton St Loe Orpheus mosaic on display Bristol Museum and Art Gallery The fragments of the Orpheus mosaic have been reassembled and will be on display for only the second time in over 150 years. The mosaic was thought to have been destroyed until the fragments were identified in the 1990s by a team of ASPROM members led by Anthony Beeson. The mosaic is being displayed to coincide with Roman Empire: Power and People, a touring exhibition of Roman material from the British Museum. Leaflet about the Orpheus mosaic (500 K) |
Further information |
| Monday 4–Wednesday 6 November 2013: Cultural Heritage Practices: Issues of Archaeological Conservation and Site Preservation Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia This workshop will provide basic information about current theories, principles, policies and practices related to the conservation of ancient materials and cultural heritage in the eastern Mediterranean, with some emphasis on sites with mosaics. It is one of a series of courses organised by the New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to ancient material studies (NARNIA). See the full programme of NARNIA events. |
Course details |
| Tuesday 9–Thursday 18 July 2013: London Summer School in Classics, including a workshop on making mosaics University College London |
Course details (2.2 MB) |
| Friday 7–Sunday 9 June 2013: AFEMA Summer Excursion to Provence Vaison-la-Romaine and Orange ASPROM members are welcome to join in this weekend organised by the Francophone branch of AIEMA, which includes talks, site visits and socialising. AFEMA website |
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| Wednesday 5 June 2013: lecture by Yoshiki Hori (Kyushu University), Understanding the Production of Mosaics through the Artisan’s Mistakes Senate House (room G22/26), Malet Street, London, 5 pm |
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| Saturday 1–Sunday 2 June 2013: ASPROM Summer Symposium London |
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| May 2013: NARNIA training courses 22–25 May: Interior Decoration in the Eastern Mediterranean during Hellenistic and Roman Times: Mosaics, Paintings, Iconography, Materials, Techniques and Conservation 27–29 May: Information Systems for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (including databases of mosaics) Université de Paris Ouest, Nanterre These courses are part of a series organised by the New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to ancient material studies (NARNIA). See the full programme of NARNIA events. |
Course details Course details |
| Saturday 23 March 2013: Production in Pieces: Making Mosaics from Antiquity to the Present Kings College London, Strand Campus A workshop that will examine the techniques and materials used in mosaics from the Hellenistic period to the present day, and place mosaic production within its social and historical context by assessing our knowledge of craftsmen and customers. |
Further information |
| Saturday 1 December 2012: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Autumn 2012–Spring 2013: A World in Fragments: The Mosaic Art of Robert Field An exhibition of work by long-standing ASPROM member Robert Field, which will include his recreation of the Newton St Loe Orpheus mosaic. The exhibition will visit three museums with important collections of Roman mosaics: Corinium Museum, Cirencester: 8 September–28 October 2012 Dorset County Museum, Dorchester: 3 November 2012–26 January 2013 Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum: 2 February–11 May 2013 |
Exhibition poster (pdf file, 7.2 MB) |
| Saturday 27–Sunday 28 October 2012: British Mosaic Forum 2012 Victoria & Albert Museum and other venues, London A weekend of lectures, gallery tours, guided visits and exhibitions, organised by the British Association for Modern Mosaic (BAMM). |
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| Thursday 11–Sunday 14 October 2012: Mosaics in the Field: Issues of Iconography, Material Selection and Preservation Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia A training course introducing participants to issues related to mosaic iconography and technology, the preservation of ancient mosaics and techniques of conservation. The course is one of a series organised by the New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to ancient material studies (NARNIA). See the full programme of NARNIA events. |
Course details |
| Tuesday 11–Saturday 15 September 2012: 12th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics Venice |
First circular |
| Saturday 9–Sunday 10 June 2012: ASPROM Summer Symposium Hull |
Programme |
| Saturday 31 March 2012: Workshop on the study of Roman mosaics in Britain Kings College London, Strand Campus |
Further information |
| Saturday 3 December 2011: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
Programme |
| Monday 24–Thursday 27 October 2011: Eleventh Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM): Managing Archaeological Sites with Mosaics: From Real Problems to Practical Solutions Meknes and Volubilis, Morocco |
First circular |
| Saturday 11–Sunday 12 June 2011: ASPROM Summer Symposium St Albans |
Programme |
| Monday 17 January 2011: London Roman Art Seminar Cristina Boschetti (University of Nottingham), An interdisciplinary study of the mosaics from the House of the Faun in Pompeii: technique, materials and provenance 5.30pm in Seminar Room G3, Royal Holloway London Annex, 2 Gower Street (corner of Bedford Square and Montague Place), London WC1 |
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| Saturday 4 December 2010: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Saturday 5–Sunday 6 June 2010: ASPROM Summer Symposium Caerleon and Caerwent |
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| Thursday 27–Saturday 29 May 2010: New Light on Old Glass: Byzantine Glass and Mosaics British Museum A three-day conference on Byzantine glass, covering topics such as glass and mosaics, gold glass, the Lycurgus Cup, techniques of manufacture, and new discoveries in Byzantine glass. One of a series of meetings of an international research network sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, based at the University of Sussex. Read more about the project. |
Provisional programme (Word file, 43K) |
| Saturday 5 December 2009: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Victoria and Albert Museum |
Programme |
| Thursday 22–Saturday 24 October 2009: Ravenna Musiva: Conservation and Restoration of Ancient and Contemporary Mosaic First International Meeting, Ravenna, Italy |
Conference website |
| Friday 16–Tuesday 20 October 2009: 11th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics Bursa, Turkey |
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| Monday 21–Friday 25 September 2009: 18th International congress of the Association Internationale pour l’Histoire du Verre Thessaloniki Included a meeting of the international network on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae. |
Report (PDF file, 109K) |
| Tuesday 7–Friday 10 July 2009: Workshop on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae Athens Meeting of the international network sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, based at the University of Sussex. |
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| Saturday 6 June 2009: ASPROM Summer Symposium Leicester |
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| Saturday 6 December–Saturday 31 January 2009: Exhibition: The Human Form in Mosaic Dorset County Museum, Dorchester A unique celebration of the human form in mosaic with works by Elaine M. Goodwin and other world-renowned artists inspired by Greece, Rome and Byzantium to the present. |
Exhibition poster (Word file, 185K) |
| Saturday 6 December 2008: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
Programme |
| Monday 20–Saturday 26 October 2008: Tenth Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM): Conservation: An Act of Discovery Palermo, Sicily |
Conference website |
| Friday 13–Sunday 15 June 2008: ASPROM Summer Symposium Chichester and Fishbourne Roman Palace |
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| Monday 9–Friday 13 June 2008: Workshop on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae Venice and Ravenna Meeting of the international network sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, based at the University of Sussex. |
Report (PDF file, 1.2MB) |
| Thursday 5 June 2008: Study Day on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae Sackler Seminar Room, British Museum, 10 am–3.45 pm One of a series of meetings of an international network based at the University of Sussex. |
Programme PDF file, 59K) |
| Sunday 17 February–Sunday 8 June 2008: Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Mass. An exhibition of mosaics from the synagogue and other buildings at Hammam Lif, Tunisia (the ancient town of Naro, called Aquae Persianae by the Romans). |
Exhibition webpage |
| Saturday 1–Monday 31 March 2008: Pavimenta Exhibition Fishbourne Roman Palace An exhibition of replica mosaics showing the development of the art from the fourth century BC to the twelfth century AD. |
Further information |
| Saturday 26 January 2008: Colloquium on 'Aspects of Albania' Kings College London, Strand Campus, room 2C (K2.31), 2 pm Includes a paper by John Mitchell (University of East Anglia), Between Earth and Heaven: the mosaic pavements of Butrint |
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| Saturday 1 December 2007: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Wednesday 12 September 2007: Study Day on the Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae Sheriff's Room, White Hart Hotel, Lewes, East Sussex, 11 am–6 pm The first of a series of meetings of an international network sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, based at the University of Sussex. |
Report (PDF file, 452K) |
| Friday 1–Sunday 3 June 2007: ASPROM Summer Symposium Lincoln |
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| 2007 London Seminars in Roman Art Courtauld Institute, Somerset House, London, 5 pm Two lectures in the series will be about mosaics: Monday 29 January: Katherine Dunbabin, Domestic Dionysos? Telete on later Roman mosaics Tuesday 8 May: William Wootton, Some thoughts on the organisation of Roman mosaicists | |
| Saturday 2 December 2006: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, Courtauld Institute, Somerset House, London |
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| 26 October 2006–30 April 2007: Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa Getty Villa, Malibu Exhibition of mosaics from the national museums of Tunisia. |
Exhibition website |
| Friday 9–Sunday 11 June 2006: ASPROM Summer Symposium Cirencester |
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| Monday 15 May 2006: lecture by Mark Merrony, Roman Mosaics: New Discoveries and Fresh Perspectives Courtauld Institute, London, seminar room 1, at 5 pm |
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| 1 April–4 June 2006: Mosaic Seasons: Ancient meets Modern Corinium Museum, Cirencester An exhibition organised by Robert Field, with work by 20 modern mosaicists on the theme of the Seasons; artists include Emma Biggs, Martin Cheek, Robert Field, Elaine M. Goodwin, Tessa Hunkin and Allan Punton. | |
| 29 November–3 December 2005: Ninth Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM): Lessons Learned: Reflecting on the Theory and Practice of Mosaics Conservation Hammamet, Tunisia |
Conference website |
| Monday 28 November 2005: ASPROM visit to Westminster Abbey See the Great Pavement (also known as the Odoricus or End of the World Mosaic), in front of the High Altar. | |
| Saturday 26 November 2005: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Institute of Classical Studies, London |
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| 29 October–4 November 2005: 10th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics Conimbriga, Portugal |
Conference website |
| Friday 13–Sunday 15 May 2005: ASPROM Summer Symposium Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight |
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| Saturday 4 December 2004: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Institute of Classical Studies, London |
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| Friday 11–Sunday 13 June 2004: ASPROM Summer Symposium Hereford |
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| April–August 2004: Exhibition of mosaics by Robert Field 3 April–26 June: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, 65 The Close, Salisbury 2 July–28 August: Wiltshire Heritage Museum, 41 Long Street, Devizes This exhibition of work by a long-standing member of ASPROM includes replicas of Roman mosaics as well as new creations. |
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