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Forthcoming Events from the Science and Heritage Programme
Details of new events will be posted here as soon as they are available. Downloads RESEARCH CLUSTERS
Thirteen research clusters, funded under the recent Science and Heritage Programme Call are now underway.
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Virtual Heritage 2010
Parc Menai Business Park, Bangor, UK
Event Programme
10.30am Registration and Refreshments
Landscapes/Archaeology 1
To book, please download the registration form at http://heritage.cs.bangor.ac.uk/programme/event4.htm
Researching Ivory: Integrating Scientific Analyses, Historical Data, Artefact Studies and Conservation Needs
University of York Room K/133 http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/ Workshop 3 is intended for anyone with active research interests in ivory, irrespective of species, and/or curatorial or conservation responsibilities for natural history collections or archaeological, ethnographic, historical, or artistic objects made from ivory – whether from elephants or other species. It will appeal to individuals studying the identification, origins, working, uses and history of ivories or who are involved in their exhibition, curation, conservation and the monitoring and control of the illegal contemporary trade in ivory and ivory products. hgk
I-HE(AR)^2 [I Hear Too] - Improving Heritage Experience through Acoustic reality and Audio Research wwwwwwwww
I Hear Too: Live ggggggggg Public event York Minster Wednesday 7th October 2009, 8pm - 9:30pm nnnnnnnn For more information please see: http://iheartoo.blogspot.com/2009/07/date-for-your-diaries-i-hear-too-live-7.html
Price – no object!
Climate change: the challenge to cultural heritage
The Royal Institution,
21 Albemarle Street,
London W1S 4BS
Thursday 22 October 2009 7.00pm - 8.45pm
Part of the EGOR: Environmental Guidelines Opportunities and Risks research cluster sponsored by the AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Research Programme.
Book now for this key event!
Cultural heritage in the UK is a wonderfully rich resource which brings enjoyment and value to many people and communities, as well as adding to the UK economy through tourism and the leisure industry. Yet despite the very real contribution our heritage culture makes to our daily life, this non-renewable resource is under pressure.
Over the last 50 years, managing this cultural heritage resource has relied heavily on the extensive use of energy resources, primarily heating and cooling systems, to preserve museum, library and archive collections. However, in response to climate change, shrinking budgets, and rising energy costs, assumptions about how we sustain the UK's rich heritage is being called into question.
What is our collective responsibility for caring for the planet whilst at the same time ensuring our important heritage collections are properly maintained for future generations. Is science and technology the answer? This event will explore through presentations and performance the themes and challenges relating to sustaining cultural heritage in the UK and reveal how science is helping us to understand and manage material change.
These issues will be brought to life through short performances by Kandu Arts For Sustainable Development. Dr Philip Ball will be in the Chair and expert speakers will include consultant Dr Jonathan Ashley-Smith, former Head of Conservation at the V&A.
This important event will encourage the audience to think more deeply about the complex issues relating to heritage, the effects of climate change and the threats it poses to survival. At the end of the presentations, the audience will have the opportunity to discuss these issues looking at personal responsibilities and values, as well as the responsibilities and values of the different organisations, professions and communities affected.
How to book
For more information and to book, visit www.rigb.org or call 020 7409 2992
Direct page booking: http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?action=displayEvent&id=947
Tickets cost £8 standard, £6 concessions, £4 Ri Members
BookNET: A Network for the Technological Study of the Book and Manuscript as Artefact ffffffffff Meeting 3: 12th November 2009 Sackler Centre Auditorium, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The third and final meeting of the BookNET Research Cluster will be an all-day meeting. It will build on the presentations and discussion of previous meetings, exploring the issues from different perspectives, in order to generate a research agenda for the technological and scientific study of manuscripts. An overview of the research questions and issues involved, as discussed so far at previous events, will be presented by Richard Ovenden and David Howell from the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, and Mark Pollard from the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University. The focus of the day will be discussion of research priorities, material research questions to be taken forward, and the issues which must be considered in order to generate results which will be beneficial to curators, conservators, librarians and heritage scientists alike.
A summary of the activities of the BookNET Research Cluster can be found on our wiki pages http://booknet.wikispaces.com/, including selected presentations/ discussion papers from previous meetings. We hope that you will join us in defining a research agenda for the technical study of this overlooked but vital component of the cultural heritage.
Agenda 10.00 Coffee
10.40 Introduction
Session 1: Curatorial Issues and Research Priorities
10.45-11.30 Overview by Richard Ovenden
Keeper of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts,
Bodleian Library, Oxford
11.30-12.00 Discussion
12.00-1.00 Lunch
Session 2: Conservation Issues and Research Priorities
1.00-1.45 Overview by David Howell
Head of Conservation and Collections Care,
Bodleian Library, Oxford
1.45-2.15 Discussion
Session 3: Materials Science Issues and Research Priorities
2.15-3.00 Overview by Mark Pollard
Director, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art,
Oxford University
3.00-3.30 Discussion
3.30-4.15 General Discussion: Generating a Research Agenda
4.15 Coffee and Close
For more information please see the BookNET Wiki site: http://booknet.wikispaces.com/ or contact Sarah Neate – sarah.neate@ouls.ox.ac.uk
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