CD Traveller » Events http://www.cd-traveller.com Reviews and travel advice Thu, 24 May 2012 08:32:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 London: Celebrate the City http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/17/london-celebrate-the-city/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/17/london-celebrate-the-city/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 06:39:23 +0000 Editor http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32970
various locations in the City of London. See website for details

]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/17/london-celebrate-the-city/feed/ 0 National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh – A Sense of Place: New Jewellery from the Northern Lands http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-a-sense-of-place-new-jewellery-from-the-northern-lands/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-a-sense-of-place-new-jewellery-from-the-northern-lands/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:06 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32792 This exhibition explores the relationship contemporary jewellers have with their environment. Six nations are involved in the project, each at the northern edge of European jewellery practice, and each with their own individual cultural histories and heritage. Free. Grand gallery, level 1.
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/exhibitions/a_sense_of_place.aspx
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-a-sense-of-place-new-jewellery-from-the-northern-lands/feed/ 0 National War Musuem, Edinburgh Castle – Reconstructing Lives http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-war-musuem-edinburgh-castle-reconstructing-lives/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-war-musuem-edinburgh-castle-reconstructing-lives/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:06 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32793 Reconstructing Lives takes a fascinating and moving look at the experience of those who have lost limbs in war, whether military or civilian, and the technology which helps rebuild their lives. Cost: Free with admission to Edinburgh Castle. Find out more at www.nms.ac.uk/reconstructinglives
National War Musuem, Edinburgh Castle
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/war_museum/reconstructing_lives.aspx
National War Musuem, Edinburgh Castle

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-war-musuem-edinburgh-castle-reconstructing-lives/feed/ 2 National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh – Fascinating Mummies Last chance to see! http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-fascinating-mummies-last-chance-to-see/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-fascinating-mummies-last-chance-to-see/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:05 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32790 Fascinating Mummies explores the complex rituals surrounding death and afterlife in Ancient Egypt. This unique exhibition will feature treasures from the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, world famous for its Egyptology collections. Members free, adults 9, concessions 7.50, child 5-15 years 6, 0-4 years free, family (2 adults and 2 children) 26 Book tickets online or call 0300 123 6789. Exhibition gallery 1.
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/exhibitions/fascinating_mummies.aspx
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-fascinating-mummies-last-chance-to-see/feed/ 0 National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh – See Scotland by Train http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-see-scotland-by-train/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-see-scotland-by-train/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:05 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32791 See Scotland by Train provides the first chance to see National Museums Scotlands beautiful collection of Scottish railway posters. These striking works of art reflect the changing tastes and needs of the rail passenger over the last 100 years, giving a flavour of what it meant to travel by rail. They depict some of the most dramatic and scenic locations around Scotland. Exhibition gallery 2, level 3.
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/exhibitions/see_scotland_by_train.aspx
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-see-scotland-by-train/feed/ 0 National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh – Fascinating Mummies: A Slice of Life Egypt http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-fascinating-mummies-a-slice-of-life-egypt/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-fascinating-mummies-a-slice-of-life-egypt/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:04 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32796 Our new character, A Victorian Egyptologist, is just back from another expedition. See what he brought back and hear his tales of burial, tombs and curses. Free (drop in), 2 sessions (11 am, 2 pm).
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/exhibitions/fascinating_mummies.aspx
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-fascinating-mummies-a-slice-of-life-egypt/feed/ 0 National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh – Egypt Extravaganza http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-egypt-extravaganza/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-egypt-extravaganza/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:04 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32797 To celebrate our Fascinating Mummies exhibition, were holding a two-day Ancient Egypt special, with hieroglyphs and pyramids. Bring your own teddy or doll to make into a mummy! Free (drop in).
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/exhibitions/fascinating_mummies.aspx
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-egypt-extravaganza/feed/ 0 National Musuem of Costume, Shambellie House New Abbey, Dumfries – Off the Peg: Fashion from the 40s and 50s http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-costume-shambellie-house-new-abbey-dumfries-off-the-peg-fashion-from-the-40s-and-50s/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-costume-shambellie-house-new-abbey-dumfries-off-the-peg-fashion-from-the-40s-and-50s/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:03 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32794 Be transported back to an era of elegance and glamour in our 2012 special exhibition. Evening gowns, day dresses, beach wear and housecoats in bold innovative prints form the centre piece of this dazzling exhibition organised in conjunction with The Fashion & Textile Museum, London. Find out more at www.nms.ac.uk/offthepeg
National Musuem of Costume, Shambellie House New Abbey, Dumfries
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/museum_of_costume/off_the_peg.aspx
National Musuem of Costume, Shambellie House New Abbey, Dumfries

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-costume-shambellie-house-new-abbey-dumfries-off-the-peg-fashion-from-the-40s-and-50s/feed/ 0 National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh – Museum2Go http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-museum2go/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-museum2go/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:03 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32795 Early Years and Primary schools from three Local Authority areas have been working with National Museums Scotland in an innovative project to create new resources to be used at other schools. Museum2Go has resulted in four new loans boxes and a mobile discovery dome to be unveiled for the first time, together, at the National Museums of Scotlands Learning Centre.
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/whats_on/everyone/museum2go.aspx
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh

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]]> http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-museum2go/feed/ 0 National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh – Temples, Tombs and Fascinating Mummies http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-temples-tombs-and-fascinating-mummies/ http://www.cd-traveller.com/2012/05/16/national-musuem-of-scotland-edinburgh-temples-tombs-and-fascinating-mummies/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 08:35:02 +0000 admin http://www.cd-traveller.com/?p=32801 As the closing event for Fascinating Mummies, this day school focuses on the exhibitions star attraction: the mummy of Ankh-hor, an early 26th Dynasty Priest of Montju at Karnak. Speakers include Dr Aidan Dodson, Bristol University and Chris Naunton Deputy Director of the Egypt Exploration Society. In partnership with the Egypt Exploration Society. 20.00, 15.00 Concessions and EES members (includes refreshments and admission to Fascinating Mummies exhibition). Book now on 0300 123 6789
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh
http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/whats_on/adults/fascinating_mummies.aspx
National Musuem of Scotland, Edinburgh

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