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Modern Sea Voyages: Sea Travel Since Brunel A History of Art Lifelong Learning Research Symposium Thursday 20 April 2006 9:30am to 8pm Department of History of Art 43 Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1UU ________________________________________________________________________ Attendance at the symposium is free and open to all but must be booked; lunch for £8 is available but must be booked by 7 April to book your place contact: 0117 928 8924; [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symposium Programme 9:00- 9:30am Registration and Welcome Dr Claire O’Mahony, University of Bristol 9:30-10:30am Session 1: Leaving Port · The Problems Marine Engineers and Naval Architects and their Employers made for Port Engineers Dr Adrian Jarvis, Centre for Port and Maritime History, University of Liverpool 10:30- 11am Morning coffee break 11-1pm Session 2: The Voyages · 'Brunel's Great Eastern: a floating city' Professor Tim Unwin, University of Bristol · Accommodating the Passenger: The Interior Design of British Ocean Liners Professor Anne Massey, Centre for the Study of the Modern Interior, Kingston University 1-2pm Lunch 2-4 pm Session 3: Ships as Heritage Architecture · Modern Maritime Ruins Professor Thom Gorst, University of the West of England, Bristol · Sailing Sunward: Tage Wandborg and the development of the modern cruise ship Dr Bruce Peter, Glasgow School of Art 4pm Afternoon tea or independent visit The Nine Lives of I K Brunel at the ss Great Britain (entrance fee £7:50 on arrival; closes at 5:30) 6 to 8 pm Private view of Brunel and the Art of Invention exhibition at the Bristol City Art Gallery and Museum Attendance at the symposium is free and open to all but must be booked; lunch for £8 is available but must be booked by 7 April to book your place contact: 0117 928 8924; [log in to unmask]