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Torquay Museum / Events / Sat 24 Feb 2018

UNCROWNED QUEENS OF THE DESERT, AS PART OF THE EXPLORERS SEASON

UNCROWNED QUEENS OF THE DESERT, AS PART OF THE EXPLORERS SEASON

Uncrowned Queens of the Desert

As part of Torquay Museum's Explorer Season: a talk by Peter Harrigan about Gertrude Bell (1868 - 1926): explorer, alpinist, writer, photographer, founder of Iraq’s National Museum, British political officer, Arabist, and confident of a Hashemite King.

Peter Harrigan is director of Medina Publishing and Arabian Publishing and contributing editor for Aramco Magazine and an authority on Gertrude Bell. Peter examines Bell’s remarkable multi-faceted legacy in a turbulent region as the modern middle east emerged and considers other lesser known but equally extraordinary western women who left their own enduring marks in Arabia.

This is a fundraising event for Torquay Museum. Tickets cost £5 and are available from reception at Torquay Museum either in person or over the phone. Pre-booking is advisable - call 01803 293975. A 50% discount is available for museum entry ticket when purchasing a ticket for this event.

For more information visit http://www.torquaymuseum.org/events/details/360/uncrowned-queens-of-the-desert-as-part-of-the-explorers-season

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