About the Lux Project

The Lux Project was conceived of in Spring 2017 as a means of making a collection of antiquities (the Hetherington Collection) held by the Department of Anthropology at the University of Winnipeg accessible to scholars and to the general public. Our goal is to create a database of digital images of the collection, research the individual items, and find out more about how the Hetherington collection came to U of W. Our plans include teaching modules to complement the Manitoba junior high curriculum and local outreach to raise the profile of the study of the ancient Mediterranean in and around Winnipeg.

Co-Director
Melissa Funke
PhD, University of Washington
Instructor
University of Winnipeg 
Department of Classics
m.funke@uwinnipeg.ca
Co-Director
Simone Reis
MA Student, University of Winnipeg
Cultural Studies Department (Curatorial Practices)
reis-s65@webmail.uwinnipeg.ca

 Twitter: @TheLuxProject1

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