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  1. A Hymn to the Banished: Annalee Davis in conversation

    A Hymn to the Banished: Annalee Davis in conversation

    Artist Annalee Davis in conversation with Dr Jillian Sutherland and Dr Ariadne Collins, chaired by Dr Catherine Spencer

    Please join us in person or online for this in conversation event with the artist Annalee Davis, Dr Jillian Sutherland, and Dr Ariadne Collins, chaired by Dr Catherine Spencer. Taking as its starting point Davis's multi-part print edition A Hymn to the Banished (2022), which addresses connections between Scotland and Barbados, the conversation will...

  2. The Next Generation of Classical Reception Studies

    The Next Generation of Classical Reception Studies

    The St Andrews Centre for the Receptions of Antiquity (SACRA) and the Classical Reception Studies Network (CRSN) would like to invite postgraduate researchers and early career academics based in the UK and working in the field of classical reception studies to this workshop at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. There is no...

  3. St Andrews and Empire: Object Handling Session with the St Andrews Preservation Trust

    St Andrews and Empire: Object Handling Session with the St Andrews Preservation Trust

    Join us for this interactive Object Handling Session led by the St Andrews Preservation Trust

    In 2023, the St Andrews Preservation Trust organised the exhibition St Andrews and Empire at its Museum. This resulted from research begun in 2021 with Museum & Heritage Studies students at the University of St Andrews to examine colonial links in the Trust's collection and explore possibilities for decolonisation. Most objects in the St...

  4. Quantification and the Persepolis Fortification Archive

    Quantification and the Persepolis Fortification Archive

    An exploratory workshop

    With more than 15,000 original texts, the Persepolis Fortification Archive is one of the largest surviving governmental archives from the ancient world. The surviving texts date from the 13th to the 28th regnal years of Darius I (509 to 493 BCE), with the majority falling between regnal years 21 and 24. The archive records...

  5. International Museums Conference and ICOFOM 47th Annual Assembly

    International Museums Conference and ICOFOM 47th Annual Assembly

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    The International Committee for Museology (ICOFOM), the School of Art History, and the European Research Council (ERC) selected and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded Shared Island Stories research project invite delegates to the hybrid (in-person and online) conference on the topic of Transnational Island Museologies. The conference will also host the 47th ICOFOM...

  6. Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies

    Keynote: Prof. Conal McCarthy, Professor of Museum and Heritage Studies

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Prof. Conal McCarthy is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar who explores the intersection of history, theory and practice in public culture. His disciplinary home is Museum and Heritage Studies, however, he has drawn on and contributed to related fields such as sociology, anthropology, history and art history. His academic research interests include museum history, professional...

  7. Keynote: Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder of Fridays for Future (FFF) Uganda

    Keynote: Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Founder of Fridays for Future (FFF) Uganda

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a Ugandan climate and environmental rights activist. Fridays for Future Uganda is the largest youth movement in East Africa. Hilda is based in Kampala and focuses on raising awareness and mobilising young people towards climate action. Hilda organises clean-up sessions in Lake Victoria, fights for racial and gender justice, and...

  8. Youth Workshop: Young People Shaping the Future of Museology through the Lens of the SDGs

    Youth Workshop: Young People Shaping the Future of Museology through the Lens of the SDGs

    Transnational Island Museologies, 5-7 June 2024, International Museums Conference

    Interested in museums, youth issues, heritage and the climate emergency? This FREE participatory workshop will offer the opportunity to share, discuss and debate these issues with international and national experts, including climate activists and heritage professionals. You are invited to take part, share your story and potentially impact international museum policy! This workshop is...