Birgitta Hoffmann
World Heritage Sites represent the best and most important cultural sites from the beginning of Human existence to nearly the Modern era.
This summer we are putting together a virtual tour of a selection of the 908 cultural World Heritage Sites, introducing them and discussing why they should be considered important.
The lectures will be organised in thematic groups of five.
Format: Each date will consist of a 40- 50min lecture, 10 minutes break and a shorter lecture of c. 30 minutes 15-20 minutes discussion.
All lectures can be booked individually or as part of a set of 5.
Fridays 2nd Block: European Prehistoric Sites
all lectures start are 2-3.30 pm with 30 minutes final discussion and socialising
9 July : The prehistoric Caves in France, Spain and Germany
16 July: The Megalithic temples of Malta
23 July: The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
30 July: The Nuraghi of Sardinia
6th August: Brú na Boínne – the Archaeological landscape at the Bend of the Boyne: Newgrange and beyond.
Friday 3rd Block: European and Mediterranean Prehistoric Sites
all lectures start are 2-3.30 pm with 30 minutes final discussion and socialising
27 August: Çatalhöyük
3 September: Choirokoitia – The Neolithic in Cyprus
10 September: Neolithic Orkney
17 September: Avebury
24 September: Stonehenge
Fridays: 2-4 pm starting 21st May 2021
Format: Each date will consist of a 40- 50min lecture, 10 minutes break and a shorter lecture of c. 30 minutes 15-20 minutes discussion.
Virtual Learning Environment: Zoom
Single lecture:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £8 | * | 1 | 50 |
Bookings for a block of 5 lectures (Please indicate which)
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £40 | * | 1 | 50 |
Bookings for all lectures
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £110 | * | 1 | 50 |
To book, complete the MANCENT booking form and send it with payment to the address below. Alternatively, you can book via Eventbrite
Contact:
Birgitta Hoffmann
55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL
email: latinteacher@btinternet.com mobile: 07747 533 070
Past lectures:
Fridays 1st Block: German and French Monasteries from the Early medieval to the Romanesque
all lectures start are 2-3.30 pm with 30 minutes final discussion and socialising
21 May: Skellig Michael
28 May: Corvey Abbey, Verden
4 June: Reichenau Abbey
11 June: St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Michael’s Cathedral Hildesheim/Germany
18 June: St Savin de Gartempe/France