Wallface: Selfies ancient, antiquarian and modern

It's great to be back working with the learning officers from the Hadrian's Wall sites again, this time on a wall-wide collaboration funded through the Arts Council England. The Wallface Exhibition programme has eleven portraits of antiquarians from the National Portrait Gallery are being hosted at museums along the World Heritage Site. I'm working to develop … Continue reading Wallface: Selfies ancient, antiquarian and modern

What can we do for UNESCO? Lessons of peace from Hadrian’s Wall

UPDATE - see the video of the conference, published by Tullie House, What is the real reason Hadrian's Wall is a World Heritage Site?  It's not only because it's part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire,  a magnificent relic of ancient empire engineering, it's also because "since wars begin in the minds of men, it … Continue reading What can we do for UNESCO? Lessons of peace from Hadrian’s Wall