The exhibition displays Research photos (magnified as posters) taken by Dr. Drăghici-Vasilescu during her field work in Roman villas and houses in Great Britain and Ravenna.

It also shows copies of Roman mosaics (Western and Eastern/Byzantine) made by Elena Ene Drăghici-Vasilescu and Lawrence Payne.

A series of lectures about mosaics are given by Elena Drăghici-Vasilescu every Monday in Levett Room, Wolfson College between 2 and 3 pm. Their topics are as follows:

22nd January: Introduction to mosaics: how are they made? Where? By whom?
29th January: Mosaics in Ravenna I
5th February:  Mosaics in Venice
12th February: Mosaics in Ravenna II and in Classe
19th February: Mosaics in Chedworth Roman villa, Cotswolds, UK, I
26th February: Mosaics in Chedworth Roman villa, Cotswolds II
4th March:        Mosaics in the Roman town house in Dorchester, Dorset, 
11th March:      Mosaics in the Roman villa at North Leigh, Oxfordshire, UK
18th March:      Workshops that produced mosaics in the Middle Ages
25th March:      Workshops that produced mosaics today    
1st April:           Contemporary preoccupations with mosaics

The Lecturer is flexible concerning the topics as the discussions will also proceed in accordance to questions and proposals from the audience.
 

'Christian Meditation in a Secular Age: Rediscovering faith and belief' The main talk at 7pm in the Auditorium will be preceded at 5.30 pm by informal conversation and questions – everyone is welcome but booking is essential for both parts of the evening! Please use the booking form on our website. Laurence Freeman is Director of the World Community of Christian Meditation - a 'monastery without walls' - He is a highly distinguished person who has had dialogues with leading world figures, including the Dalai Lama and is an extremely engaging speaker. A limited number of concessions are available for Wolfsonians at £5. Email us to book: info@ocsg.uk.net