Timbuktu: Desert Phoenix

A look at the little-known history of the ancient Malian city and the story of how it rose to become a centre of medieval learning with author and TV presenter Dr Gus Casely-Hayford. Dr Casely-Hayford will also talk about how Timbuktu was almost destroyed by a rebel invasion in 2013, and its thousand year old libraries burned – it is a tragic story, thankfully with a happy ending. Part of a series of lectures sponsored by the Friends of Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives.
Admission
Free. Places must be booked in advance.

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//sw000007?id=EVENT499055