Series 1

Supporting Content

• Order a free Open University poster and explore the art of different civilisations of the world

  • Visit The Open University website

  

• Civilisations season on the BBC and beyond

  

• Mary Beard writes about bold debates, sex and how ancient Egyptian cake changed her life

  

• Civilisations App

  • BBC Augmented Reality App

  

• What are the worshippers worshipping? — The Eye of Faith

  Duration: 9:10

• Purpose built monumental statues of the pharaoh — How Do We Look?

  Duration: 3:44

• The students of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis — The Vital Spark

  Duration: 2:58

• The influence of German history on the art of Anselm Kiefer — The Vital Spark

  Duration: 4:35
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