The Lux Project
The Lux Project was conceived of in Spring 2017 as a means of making a collection of antiquities (the Hetherington Collection) held by the Department of Anthropology at the University of Winnipeg accessible to scholars and to the general public. Our goal is to create a database of digital images of the collection, research the individual items, and find out more about how the Hetherington collection came to U of W. Our plans include teaching modules to complement the Manitoba junior high curriculum and local outreach to raise the profile of the study of the ancient Mediterranean in and around Winnipeg.
Download our worksheets for grade school kids to use as part of their homeschooling curriculum!
- Ancient Roman Symbols (Grades 1-3) [PDF]
- Ancient Roman Symbols (Grades 5-8) [PDF]
- How to Make Your Own Roman Lamp [PDF]
- Ancient Egyptian Afterlife (Grades 5-8) [PDF]
- Design Your Own Shabti (Grades 1-4) [PDF]
To learn more about the project, read the Uniter article, visit our blog, or find us on X
New volume features chapter by Dr. Funke and three Classics alums
Ancient Pasts for Modern Audiences: Public Scholarship and the Mediterranean World brings together specialists from a broad demographic and professional range – academics, museum curators, students, and content creators – to discuss case studies, challenges, and potential future avenues for public scholarship on the history, archaeology, and cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, North Africa and Western Asia.
Three Classics alums--Colton van Gerwen, Kira Lang, and Bourke Karras--contributed to a chapter (chapter 8: "THE LUX PROJECT: Using Small-Scale Public Scholarship to Reach Local Audiences") on the Lux Project.
Learn more about this volume on the publisher's website
Reviving ancient Egypt in the time of COVID
In the midst of challenging times, UWinnipeg Classics student’s are bringing UWinnipeg’s Hetherington Collection of Egyptian artifacts virtually to homes and virtual classrooms across the city with The Lux Project.
Read the full article on the UWinnipeg News Centre
Image: Roman painting by Caitlin Mostoway Parker
