23 May 2016

As part of the Eboracum Roman Festival (1-5 June 2016) two exciting expert guests will be speaking at the Yorkshire Museum.

Professor, best-selling author and popular broadcaster both on TV and radio, Joann Fletcher, will be opening the festival with a fascinating discussion on Ancient Egypt in Roman Yorkshire on Wednesday 1 June 2016.

Best-selling children’s author of the Roman Mysteries, which was then made into a popular children’s programme on CBBC, will also be holding two special events; An Audience with Caroline Lawrence on Friday 3 June 2016 and Storytelling and Book Signing with Caroline Lawrence on Saturday 4 June 2016.

 

Jo Fletcher: Discovering Ancient Egypt in Roman Yorkshire

Wednesday 1 June 2016, 7pm

Yorkshire Museum

With links between ancient Egypt and Yorkshire dating back to Roman times, Professor Joann Fletcher examines the way in which Egypt’s ancient culture spread through the county as far as York, affecting not only its political and religious life but its funerary practices. Presenting the findings of recent research, Jo will reveal surprising aspects of the lives of those who lived in Roman Yorkshire almost two thousand years ago.

£11 – tickets available online here, in person from the York Visitor Information Centre, Museum Street, York YO1 7DT, or by phone: 01904 550099 (NB: For tickets sent by post there will be an additional postage charge).

 

An Audience with Caroline Lawrence

Friday 3 June 2016, 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Yorkshire Museum

Meet the best-selling author of The Roman Mysteries and the new Roman Quests series, Caroline Lawrence, and hear about her inspirations and challenges when writing about Roman life.

FREE event. Museum admission applies.

Please book your tickets online here.

 

Storytelling & Book Signing with Caroline Lawrence

Saturday 4 June 2016, 11am – 12pm

Yorkshire Museum

Meet best-selling author Caroline Lawrence as she reads excerpts from the first book in her new series, Roman Quests: Escape from Rome. Caroline’s previous series, The Roman Mysteries, sold over a million copies and was the inspiration for a children’s BBC show. Plus take part in our ‘Best Dressed Roman’ competition to be in with a chance to win a signed copy of Caroline’s latest book.

FREE event. Museum admission applies.

Please book your tickets online here.

 

The festival is being organised by York Museums Trust, Explore York Libraries and Archives, Make it York and The Roman Bath Museum and supported by John Hampshire, with additional sponsorship by AOC Archaeology.