What's On
7th August - 5th September 2010
GURKHA MUSEUM SUMMER TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
Subject: Faith, Food and Fashion In Nepal.
Scope: An exhibition covering aspects of religious diversity, cultural attitudes towards food and tribal differences of dress for both men and women in Nepal.
Place: McDonald Gallery, Gurkha Museum
Opening Times: Mon – Sat 10.00am – 5.00pm (last entry 4.30pm); Sun Noon – 4.00pm (last entry 3.30pm).
Cost: Included in Museum Entry Ticket, Adults £2.00; OAP £1.00; Children/Servicemen FREE.
Enquiries: By phone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
7th October 2010
Winchester's Military Museums Winter Lecture
Subject: “Balancing the Army’s Books”
Speaker: Mr Ian Bailey, Curator AGC Museum
Place: The McDonald Gallery, Gurkha Museum
Time: 12.40pm followed by sandwich lunch
Tickets: £5.00 per head including sandwich lunch
Book: By telephone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
8th October 2010
Gurkha Museum Lecture and Curry Lunch
Subject: Slaughter with a Smile – The Development of the British Army from Crecy to Helmand
Speaker: Major Gordon Corrigan MBE, Author and Broadcaster.
Place: Library, Gurkha Museum
Time: 11.00am followed by curry lunch
Tickets: £30.00 per head including coffee, lecture, curry lunch
Booking: By phone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
11th November 2010
Winchester's Military Museums Winter Lecture
Subject: “Everything is such as one would not see in a dream”: The Royal Pavilion Military Hospital as a vision of Empire during World War 1.
Speaker: Kevin Bacon, Curator of Photographs, The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton & Hove
Photograph: Convalescent Gurkhas gathered outside the Royal Pavilion Military Hospital, Brighton 1915. By permission of The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton and Hove.
Place: McDonald Gallery, Gurkha Museum
Time: 12.30pm
Tickets: £5.00 per head including sandwich lunch
Booking: By phone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
9th December 2010
Winchester's Military Museums Winter Lecture
Subject: “The Road to Armageddon” Covering 1st Bn RWF 1914
Speaker: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Cadogan, Author
Photograph: 1st Bn RWF 1914 at Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Place: The McDonald Gallery, Gurkha Museum
Time: 12.40pm followed by sandwich lunch
Tickets: £5.00 per head including sandwich lunch
Book: By telephone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
13th January 2011
Winchester's Military Museums Winter Lecture
Subject: New Forrest Territorials in Mesopotamia in World War I
Speaker: Major Roger Coleman MBE
Place: The McDonald Gallery, Gurkha Museum
Time: 12.40pm followed by sandwich lunch
Tickets: £5.00 per head including sandwich lunch
Book: By telephone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
17th February 2011
Winchester's Military Museums Winter Lecture
Subject: The Anglo Nepal War – The Battle for Kalanga (Nalapani) Fort 1814
Speaker: Major Gerald Davies, Curator Gurkha Museum
Place: The McDonald Gallery, Gurkha Museum
Time: 12.40pm followed by sandwich lunch
Tickets: £5.00 per head including sandwich lunch
Book: By telephone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
17th March 2011
Winchester's Military Museums Winter Lecture
Subject: ‘Wellington in Winchester’ The Duke of Wellington’s association and involvement with the City of Winchester
Speaker: Geraldine Buchanan
Place: The McDonald Gallery, Gurkha Museum
Time: 12.40pm followed by sandwich lunch
Tickets: £5.00 per head including sandwich lunch
Book: By telephone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
15th April 2011
Gurkha Museum Lecture and Curry Lunch
Subject: Kut 1916 – A defeat of British Arms in Mesopotamia
Speaker: Colonel Patrick Crowley, Author, Military Historian.
Place: Library, Gurkha Museum
Time: 11.00am followed by curry lunch
Tickets: £30.00 per head including coffee, lecture, curry lunch
Booking: By phone 01962 842832 or email: curator@thegurkhamuseum.co.uk
