Glenmorangie Annual Lecture: Simone ten Hompel
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Glenmorangie Annual Lecture: Simone ten Hompel
7:00pm – 8:15pm, Thursday 10 October 2019
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Silversmith Simone ten Hompel discusses her commission from National Museums Scotland and The Glenmorangie Company to create a new piece of contemporary metal artwork inspired by the museum’s early medieval collections.
About the Commission
As part of the Creating Scotland project, National Museums Scotland and Glenmorangie have commissioned a major new piece of contemporary metalwork for display in the National Museum of Scotland.
The current phase of the Glenmorangie Project, Creating Scotland, sees the research focus on the 9th to 12th centuries, to examine the archaeological evidence which underpins the formation of the nation state of Scotland. This new phase will enable researchers to explore objects and evidence of the period, bringing new knowledge and research techniques to bear on a critical period in Scottish history.
The work will address important questions about how the kingdom of Scotland was created and its connections with the Anglo-Saxon world, Ireland and Scandinavia. The results of the research will be published in a new book and widely disseminated elsewhere.
The Glenmorangie Commission to create a new piece of contemporary metalwork for display in the National Museum of Scotland forms a central part of this project.
Leading artists and designers working in the medium of silver were invited to submit proposals and following close consideration of the applications by the judging panel, the Glenmorangie Commission was awarded to Simone ten Hompel.
Event Details
10 October 2019
Time
19:00–20:15.
Doors open 18:15 for a complimentary glass of Glenmorangie Original, courtesy of our partner.
Location
Auditorium, Level 1. Entry via Lothian Street, National Museums Scotland
Pricing
Adults £7, Members & Conc.* £6, Students £5
*Over 60s, students with valid NUS or Young Scot card, unemployed with ID, disabled people. Carers of disabled people go free.
Booking information
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