The Silver Thread: silver filigree and traditional arts in Kosovo

This lecture, by Elizabeth Gowing, looks at an ancient craft that spread across the former Ottoman Empire. From the early Kosovan silver mines, which are mentioned in Dante, through the 20th century politics over Kosovo’s mines, which resulted both in a war and a golf course, a silver thread winds through Kosovo’s history.
Elizabeth is an experienced university lecturer and public speaker, with regular speaking engagements at branches of the WI, the U3A, English Speaking Union, Rotary Clubs, and schools. She has appeared on the BBC World Service, Radio 4, Australian ABC Radio, and BBC Radio Oxford.

10.45am – Noon (coffee from 10.15am)
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Free entry, donations Welcome.