Treasures of the Viking Age: In Conversation With Dr Adrián Maldonado
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Join international guest Dr Adrián Maldonado of National Museums Scotland, Researcher on the Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard project, for an engaging conversation on Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard.
Drawing on over a decade of research, Dr Adrián Maldonado discusses the story behind the hoard’s discovery, the significance of its intricate objects, and what they reveal about Viking-age life.
This engaging talk offers a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the team of specialists uncovering the secrets of one of the most important archaeological finds from the British Isles.
This session will be moderated by Erin Mathews, Exhibition Project Manager, Museums Victoria.
Speaker
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Archaeologist specialising in Viking Age and early medieval material culture.
Dr Adrián Maldonado Dr Adrián Maldonado is an archaeologist specialising in Viking Age and early medieval material culture. From 2021-2025, Adrián was Galloway Hoard Researcher as part of the Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. He joined NMS in 2018 as Glenmorangie Research Fellow, a project which culminated in his first book, Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom (2021). Before joining NMS, Adrián lectured in archaeology at the Universities of Glasgow and Chester. He received his PhD at the University of Glasgow in 2011 with a thesis entitled Christianity and burial in late Iron Age Scotland, AD 400-650. He has published widely on early medieval death and burial, conversion to Christianity, and the archaeology of Christian monasteries. Adrián is currently Project Curator for the Scottish Archaeological Human Remains Collection at National Museums Scotland.
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Erin Mathews Erin is a multidisciplinary creative practitioner based in Melbourne/Naarm. She has over 15 years of experience working in museums and galleries, and is currently Exhibition Project Manager, Touring Exhibitions at Museums Victoria. Through her work Erin promotes equity within the creative industry, and in any given week you may find her collecting trinkets, colour-coding a spreadsheet, wandering a gallery or museum, creating art, or drinking copious amounts of iced coffee.
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