Join international guest Dr Adrián Maldonado of National Museums Scotland, Researcher on the Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard project, as he explores the significance of the Galloway Hoard.
Dr Adrián Maldonado examines the hoard’s precious objects, the excavation process and over a decade of research that has deepened our understanding of this remarkable discovery. Expanding on one of the most significant Viking-age hoards ever found in the British Isles, this talk provides unique insights into its historical and archaeological importance.
Tickets for this event include access to Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard. Drinks available for purchase. To protect our collections, food and drinks are not allowed in the exhibition space.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr Martin Goldberg is no longer available for this event.
PROGRAM
6:00pm: Doors open. Enjoy exclusive after-hours access to the Treasures of the Viking-Age: The Galloway Hoard exhibition. Cash bar available for drink purchases.
6:45 to 8pm: Curator lecture and audience Q&A with Adrián Maldonado.
8 to 8:45pm: Exhibition reopens for a final viewing.
9pm: Event concludes
SPEAKER
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.
ACCESSIBILITY
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