Events

The World in a (Historic) House: Global connections and collections Seminar 2

Thursday 18 March 2021

The British Napoleonic Bicentenary Trust: Promoting New Perspectives

Monday, 8th of March at 12:00 noon

For the Heritage Conversation, James Bramble will be talking about the recent work of the British Napoleonic Bicentenary Trust.

Workshop: Networking and career development support for heritage science students and early career researchers

Fri, 5 March 2021, 17:30 – 19:00 GMT

We've joined forces for a Zoom workshop on 5th March and are inviting heritage science students and ECRs to join us to hear about what we do and take part in discussions that will help us shape the support that we can provide in the future.

Digital Approaches to Art History and Cultural Heritage

4 March 09:00 to 5 March 16:00

This conference explores how scholars are integrating digital tools into their research, introduces new audiences to cutting edge technologies and methodologies, and critically assesses the opportunities and challenges that such approaches present. The themes explored are:

Heritage and Advocacy: Making the Case

Date and Time: Thu, 25 February 2021, 11:00 – 12:00 GMT

The Heritage Alliance is proud to introduce the next in its Heritage Dialogue webinar series, ‘Heritage and Advocacy: Making the Case', sponsored by Oxford University Humanities Division.

SXNCH: Sites at the Intersection of Natural and Cultural Heritage

22 February 12:00, Zoom

For the Heritage Conservation on 12:00 noon, Monday, 22nd of February, Katrin Wilhelm and Martin Michette will be talking about the recent international online symposium SXNCH (Sites at the Intersection of Natural and Cultural Heritage sites), hosted in December, 2020.

Work of the International National Trusts Foundation

8 February 12:00, Zoom

Catherine Leonard, Secretary-General, International National Trusts Organisation will speak about current activities and working with partners in Africa, the Caribbean and Indian Sub-Continent.

East Oxford Archaeology: Urban Landscape Research & Community Heritage

25 January 12:00

For the Heritage Conversation on Monday, 25th January at 12:00 noon, David Griffiths will be speaking about his new book The Archaeology of East Oxford - Archaeox: the development of a community.

17th-century water gardens in Oxfordshire and beyond

Stephen Wass of Polyolbion Archaeology will speak about his research into the 17th century water gardens at Hanwell Castle, Enstone and elsewhere.

Palaeoethics from the Field, to the Museum, and to Publication: Part 1

15 December 14:00
This event is open to all, free of charge.

OUHN Winter Event

1 December 17:00, Online

Join us for the end of term celebration on the 1st of December at 5 pm with our guest speaker John Darlington, Executive Director of the World Monuments Fund Britain. He will talk to us about his new book Fake Heritage: Why We Rebuild Monuments. The event will take you on an international journey, with fake heritage stories from around the world and an inside look at questions of historical authenticity and ethics behind cultural heritage.

Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius: curating Catholic music digitally

23 November 12:00, Online

Dr Joanna Bullivant (Departmental Lecturer in Historical Musicology) has agreed to speak on 23rd November Heritage Conversations. Her topic will be around music, place and heritage, focussing particularly on Edward Elgar and his home, The Firs.

Symbiosis: Art and Science in Natural History Museums and Collections

9 November 14:00 to 13 November 17:00, Online

We are delighted to announce that the Symbiosis Network will be holding its next conference online on 9th, 11th and 13th November from Oxford University Museum of Natural History, supported by the University of Birmingham.

9 November 12:00, Online

The Uncomfortable Oxford team will highlight their current work and share plans for the future, including how members of the Heritage Network can get involved.

Cultivating value: walled gardens as unique heritage spaces

26 October 10:00, Online

This talk will explore the suite of heritage values that walled gardens offer, the threats they face, and the opportunities we have to conserve them.

Culture x Climate 2020

12 October 12:00 to 27 November 15:00, Online

Culture x Climate 2020 is a virtual global forum for arts, culture and heritage-based climate action. Presented from Mid-October to the end of November 2020.

Religious Cultural Heritage, Human Dignity and Development

21 September 13:00, Online

Development of Ancient Cities from Multidisciplinary Perspective: History and Theory - Seminar series 18th - 25th Sep

18 September 14:00 to 25 September 16:00, Online

A series of seminars are organised by the Southeast University, as part of the Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC) 's 2020 Academic Season.

OUHN Summer Event 2020 - Loss of home and heritage: How should we respond?

25 June 15:00, Online

This event showcases a recent video project by Dr Ammar Azzouz, Honorary Research Associate in the School of Geography and the Environment and Analyst at Arup, entitled ‘Domicide’.

OUHN Virtual Heritage Tea: Professor Dan Hicks discussing #MuseumsUnlocked

18 June 15:00, Online

Join members across the Heritage Network for a virtual Heritage Tea. We are grateful to have guest speaker at this session Professor Dan Hicks to discuss the Twitter initiative #MuseumsUnlocked.

The House of Fragile Things

15 June 13:30, Online

This seminar will be held on Zoom. Please email briony.truscott@history.ox.ac.uk to register your interest.

OUHN Virtual Heritage Tea: Lia Costiner to introduce (EN)coding Heritage Network

11 June 15:00, Online

Join members across the Heritage Network for a virtual Heritage Tea. We are grateful to have guest speaker at this session Lia Costiner to discuss the new (EN)coding Heritage Network.

OUHN Virtual Heritage Tea: Heritage Futures

4 June 15:00, Online

Join members across the Heritage Network for a virtual Heritage Tea. We will be discussing how we can best develop Oxford’s commitment to heritage in these uncertain times.

Philanthropy, Flowers and Furlongs - the forgotten stories of the Sterns at Highdown, Sussex

1 June 13:30, Online

This seminar will be held on Zoom. Please email briony.truscott@history.ox.ac.uk no later than Friday 29th May to register your interest.