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The Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics |
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| October 2020: Save the Dewlish mosaic! The Dorset Museum is raising funds to save an important Roman mosaic for the nation. The fragment of mosaic, found in a villa at Dewlish in 1974, depicts a leopard bringing down an antelope. It is one of the finest figured mosaics found anywhere in Britain. It has been sold to an overseas buyer, and will leave the country unless the money can be raised to acquire it for the Dorset Museum, which already holds other mosaics from the same villa. The government has placed a temporary export bar on the mosaic, so the museum needs to raise £135,000 by January 2021 to keep it in the UK. Update: The fundraising campaign was successful, and the mosaic is now on display in the Dorset Museum. Thanks to everyone who donated!
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| September 2017: New mosaic at Boxford, Berkshire The Boxford History Project and the Berkshire Archaeology Research Group, in collaboration with Cotswold Archaeology, have uncovered one of the most spectacular and unusual Roman mosaics ever discovered in Britain. It is decorated with mythological scenes, including Bellerophon killing the Chimaera and Hercules fighting a centaur. It also features cupids, perhaps representing the seasons, and giants (telamones) in the corners holding up the central panel. Full details on the Cotswold Archaeology website Boxford Dig Blog
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| Monday 17–Friday 21 October 2022: 15th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics: Mosaic in Context Lyon and Saint-Romain-en-Gal, France |
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| Wednesday 27–Saturday 30 April 2022: 6th International Symposium of the Mosaic Corpus of Turkey: Reflections of Faith and Cult in Mosaic Art: Art, Conservation, and Modern Approaches Mudanya, Turkey |
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| Saturday 4 December 2021: ASPROM AGM online (Zoom) The agenda and joining instructions will be sent to members with the autumn Newsletter. |
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| Saturday 27 November 2021: ASPROM Winter Symposium Reading Museum Book online |
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| Saturday 5 June 2021: ASPROM Summer Symposium online (Zoom) The talks will focus on Roman Colchester. Full details |
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| Saturday 5 December 2020: ASPROM AGM and Symposium online (Zoom) |
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| Saturday 7 December 2019: ASPROM AGM and Symposium Kings College London, Bush House |
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| Saturday 8–Sunday 9 June 2019: ASPROM Summer Symposium Fishbourne & Bignor |
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| Saturday 1 December 2018: ASPROM AGM and 40th Anniversary Symposium Kings College London, Strand Campus |
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| Monday 15–Friday 19 October 2018: 14th International Congress on Ancient Mosaics Nicosia, Cyprus |
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| Saturday 2–Sunday 3 June 2018: ASPROM Summer Symposium York & Aldborough |
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