The following conference may be of interest to list members or to researchers in your record offices:
LOOKING AHEAD: THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY HOUSE
The Attingham Trust 60th Anniversary Conference
12th – 13th October 2012
The Royal Geographic Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7
The Attingham Trust celebrates its sixtieth anniversary with a conference considering the current
state of historic houses and house museums across three continents, in the United Kingdom, the
Republic of Ireland, the United States and Australia. With the generous support of the Paul Mellon
Centre for Studies in British Art speakers from each of those countries discuss successful current
developments as well as the varying problems that each country faces – including the rapid decline of
the traditional house museum in the USA, the attempts to preserve houses in the Republic of Ireland,
and the developing role of the historic house in Australian conservation. The British country house is
studied from the point of view of private and public owners including impressive case studies
and depressing cuts in funding, and illuminated from an academic, curatorial and dramatic
perspective, from Nikolaus Pevsner to Downton Abbey.
This conference is open to all and promises to be a very stimulating event. The cost of the conference is £55 per day, to
include all refreshments. The programme, a booking form and our Paypal link (if you wish to pay
this way) can be found on the Conference page of our website. Alternative payment methods are
detailed on the booking form. NB: Every booking and payment must be accompanied by a fully completed
and returned booking form.
There will be a special rate of £30 per day for students (under‐graduate and post‐graduate) studying
History of Art, Architecture, Heritage Studies or a related subject. Places are limited. Please apply
stating your place of study and subject.
Places at this event are limited so please apply for a ticket from Rebecca Parker sooner rather than later.
For all further enquiries and a copy of the programme please contact Rebecca Parker at [log in to unmask] or +44 20 7253 9057.
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