The William Hogarth Trust is working with Hogarth's House in Chiswick to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Hogarth's death in 2014, with exhibitions, talks, walks etc and unusual souvenirs being produced. The actual date is 25 October when there will be a major event in the local parish church in Chiswick where he ad his relatives are buried. We have a lovely anniversary logo which ayone who does a little Hogarth commemoration is welcome to use . .

Val Bott

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On 07/03/2014 14:14, John McMahon wrote:
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Thanks all, some great responses so far, keep them coming…! I’ll collate/share, but will probably try and write a blog too.

 

With my non-museum hat on (cultural producing/live events), I heard a bizarre rumour about this issue recently – that the BBC turned down a pitch about William Burrough’s centenary because ‘We’re going to be focussing on WWI this year…’

 

(Even if that did happen, I imagine that could well be just a lukewarm excuse to decline an uninspiring programme proposal, but it makes a good story, nonetheless!)

 

NB I’m all for FWW Centenary, though! I’ll use this as a good excuse to share my blog from late last year, First World War Centenary Commemoration: how to get involved

 

From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fraser, Ian
Sent: 07 March 2014 13:34
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Subject: Re: Other anniversaries/centenaries besides FWW

 

2014 is the tercentenary of the Longitude Act. National Maritime Museum, University of Cambridge, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council are taking forward a major project about the Board of Longitude, culminating in a conference in July.

http://blogs.rmg.co.uk/longitude/about/

 

Ian Fraser

Conservator

Leeds Museums and Galleries

Temple Newsam House

Leeds City Council LS15 0AE

 

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/secretlivesofobjects/Pages/default.aspx?auth=Ian Fraser

 

 

From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alex Drago
Sent: 07 March 2014 12:48
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Subject: Re: Other anniversaries/centenaries besides FWW

 

John,

 

One of my favourite topics at the moment.

 

There are many lists available of historic events available via the internet but it’s not so much the events here that are important (these will vary from organisation to organisation, country to country, collection to collection) as the significance that we attach to them and how we explore that with our audiences, that is of greater importance.

 

While centenary events are becoming more widespread and they provide a useful hook, they’re also a great opportunity for museums to engage audiences with historic events in new ways and offer a reflective perspective at a critical time when living memory fades and the events become part of the historic fabric of society (and therefore what they say about our collective identity).  For the last year Historic Royal Palaces has been working collaboratively with a range of partners on an AHRC network called Significance of the Centenary which has been exploring that topic specifically and those readers who are interested in learning more about the project can follow the links below.

 

I’d also encourage everyone to attend the network’s ‘Happy Anniversary? Measuring the impact, legacy and success of anniversary events’ session at Hampton Court Palace in May which will include a wide range of stimuli to help everyone across both museum and academic sectors to make the most of the centenary events that are relevant to their particular institutions.

 

 

http://thecentenary.wordpress.com/

 

This is an AHRC-funded project which is part of the ‘Care for the Future’ theme. It examines what makes a centenary commemoration different to any other. From the recent commemoration of suffrage, revolution and the sinking of the Titanic, to the events of the First World War, this project places contemporary centenary events in the context of historical celebrations and commemorations in order to interrogate exactly who is now remembering for whom, and how.

This interdisciplinary, cross-sector project brings together academics and practitioners to contextualise, compare and convey the significance of the centenary. It will involve a series of workshops beginning in April 2013. The project is led by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the Universities of Cardiff and Sheffield, Historic Royal Palaces (Tower of London) and the National Library of Wales.

 

Regards,

 

Alex

 

 

Alex Drago

Explorer Manager, 11-19

Explorer Team

 

Learning & Engagement

Historic Royal Palaces

Tower of London

EC3N 4AB

 

T: 020 3166 6617

M: 07917 211 080

 

http://learningblog.hrp.org.uk/

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