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Events

Following the Buddhist path: insights on the nature of mind

Friday 22 September,
18.30 / Special event

Gay in the Museum: the impact of LGBTQ heritage

Saturday 23 September,
13.30 / Lecture

Gregory Doran discusses Ovid in Shakespeare

Friday 29 September,
18.30 / Special event

The Crick Crack Club presents The Curled Tongue

Sunday 8 October,
14.30 / Performance

Scythians late

Friday 13 October,
18.00 / Late

MUSO presents: The Unsung Scythians

Friday 13 October,
19.00 / Special event

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