One day research seminar
Classical Collections and British Country houses and Gardens
12 December 2008, OU, Milton Keynes
We plan to consider the relationship between classical collections (of statuary, coins, architectural fragments or archaeological material), their historical context at key points in the formation of the British country house and its setting, and their present survival as historic collections.
Questions we hope to address include:
* Do these collections acquire new meanings for each generation?
* Are they necessarily 'closed collections' in the range of meanings they can support today?
* How do we respond to themes of nation, identity and memory, for instance, as part of the cultural work produced by their historic owners?
The call for papers has now closed.
Speakers include:
Susan Gordon on Rousham and Castle Howard
Stephen Hague on James Logan of Stenton, Philadelphia
Katie McAfee on 'untypical' objects within collections
Peter Stewart on Wilton House
Susie West on private libraries
Poster presentation on Wrest Park garden statuary
Abstracts, programme, registration details and conference venue details will be posted soon on http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/classical-collections/
Co-organisers:
Susie West ([log in to unmask])
Janet Huskinson ([log in to unmask])
Dr Susie West
Lecturer in Heritage Studies
Arts Faculty
Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
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