“Celebrating history” is the theme of the Historical Association’s annual conference and AGM at the Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1, April 5. The programme comprises a range of lectures and guided visits around the treasures of the collection, which includes French 18th-century pictures, 17th-century pictures and an impressive armoury. HA, 59A Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4JH. Tel: 020 7735 3901The Historical Association’s Border Conference will be held in Carlisle, July 24-27.
Lectures include: Hadrian’s Wall; and “War means Whisky! Liquor control and the Carlisle experiment, 1915-21”. Parallel sessions will be run on Border history, the loss of the American colonies, ICT and history and the French Revolution together with guided visits. Prices start at pound;1 and student bursaries are available for accommodation. HA (Border Conference), Freepost, London SE11 4BR.
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Events and courses for teachers and schools run by the British Museum in Great Russell Street, London WC1 include: “Focus on Islam”, May 19-23, imaginative sessions on Egypt, Arabic and Islamic art - revealing the many worlds of Islam past and present; “Egypt Today for KS2”, May 19, 22 and 23, 10.45am and 12.30pm, one-hour session, pound;60 per group; “Mycenaean Greece for ASA2 students”, March 6, 10.45am-3.45pm; whole-school and other tailor-made courses on such topics as teaching history at KS2 and Greeks and Egyptians. Fee: pound;150 half-day; pound;250 full day.
Tel: Richard Woff, 020 7323 85118854 www.thebritishmuseum.org
