Heritage and Museums Seminar Series
The Centre holds a series of regular seminars on current issues in the field.
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Past Events
25
Sep
2016
Villagizing the city: turning rural ethnic heritage into urban modernity in southwest China
Tim Oakes
This talk examines the rural ethnic heritage-inspired transformation of the built environment of a relatively small county town in China. The paper…
16
Sep
2016
Heritage and spatial knowledge in the Second World War: How the ‘Monuments Men’ documented cultural property.
Nigel Pollard
The Anglo-US Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Sub-Commission (the ‘Monuments Men’ organisation) was set up within the military government structures…
06
Oct
2015
Affective experiences: the embodied performances of heritage making
Laurajane Smith
This seminar will summarise some of the findings of a recently completed project to explore the memory and identity work visitors do at heritage…