Open Resources

Open Arts Object: The Laocoon Group, Vatican Museums

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/2157f35ffa

Dr Kathleen Christian discusses the history of the ancient statue ‘the Laocoön group' and its excavation in the Renaissance.

Open Arts Object: 1960s vinyl wallpaper

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/0611f83197

Dr Clare Taylor explores the design and purpose of this wallpaper whose pattern and colours were inspired by the new movements of the 1960s.

Open Arts Object: Plaquette of the Apollo and Marsyas, 15th Century, British Museum

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/1e787927b9

In this short film Dr Leah R Clark explores a Renaissance plaquette, which copies an image of Apollo and Marsyas from an ancient gem.

Open Arts Object: Roger Hiorns, Seizure, (2008)

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/1c52f16f7f

Professor Gill Perry explores an installation by the British artist Roger Hiorns called  Seizure (2008). The artist poured 75,000 litres of heated copper sulphate solution into an abandoned ground floor flat in South London.

Mobility of Objects: Medieval floor tiles from the Grosvenor Museum, Chester

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/85a9e1eab4

What did floor tiles in churches and elite domestic interiors look like in medieval times? Watch this film with Dr Leah R. Clark (The Open University), Dr Katherine Wilson (University of Chester) and Elizabeth Montgomery (Collections and Interpretation Officer) in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester to find out.

Mobility of Objects: Medieval shoes from the Grosvenor Museum, Chester

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/9d633426cd

What did people wear on their feet and what did their shoes look like? Watch this film with Dr Leah R. Clark (The Open University), Dr Katherine Wilson (University of Chester) and Elizabeth Montgomery (Collections and Interpretation Officer) in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester to find out.

Mobility of Objects: Medieval keys and a Goldsmiths’ chest from the Grosvenor Museum, Chester

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/7334d326d4

How did medieval people protect their worldly goods? Watch this film with Dr Leah R. Clark (The Open University), Dr Katherine Wilson (University of Chester) and Elizabeth Montgomery (Collections and Interpretation Officer) in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester to find out.

Mobility of Objects: Pilgrim badges and devotional tokens from the Grosvenor Museum, Chester

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https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/d8af7582b3

Are souvenirs a modern phenomenon? Watch this film with Dr Leah R. Clark (The Open University), Dr Katherine Wilson (University of Chester) and Elizabeth Montgomery (Collections and Interpretation Officer) in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester to find out.