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Open Arts Object: Three highlights from the historic gardens at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire (English Heritage)

Dr Susie West explore a Victorian parterre, a 1680s sundial and a monumental altar of 1748, part of 300 years of design in the garden.

Resource link: 
https://player.open.ac.uk/embed/943a014e8e

World Heritage Tomorrow Conference

World Heritage for TomorrowPanel Discussion, Chair: Sue Davies, Deputy Chair UK for National Commission UNESCO  This one day conference is jointly organised by ICOMOS-UK, The Open University, and University College London. It marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention by looking to the future of World Heritage in the UK and beyond.

World Heritage for Tomorrow Conference

This one day conference is jointly organised by ICOMOS-UK, The Open University, and University College London. It marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention by looking to the future of World Heritage in the UK and beyond. Programme Keynote address: Baroness Andrews, Chair, English Heritage http://www.openartsarchive.org/oaa/content/world-heritage-tomorrow-conference Session 1: World Heritage Sustaining which the world values, Chair: Rodney Harrison, UCL

Caribbean Urban Aesthetics research networking event

On 21st and 22nd May the Department of Art History and Department of Geography (Leon Wainwright and Clare Melhuish) hosted the international meeting ‘Caribbean Urban Aesthetics’, at The Open University’s Walton Hall campus in Milton Keynes. This was a preliminary workshop to bring together scholars and professionals from various disciplines and institutions, sharing a mutual interest in this field of studies both within and beyond the Caribbean itself, and to explore the possibilities for future collaborative research.

Re-appraising the Neo-Georgian 1880-1970 - Session 4: Mediating the Neo-Georgian: 1920-1970

Susie West, Nikolaus Pevsner, The Georgian and the neo-Georgian

Re-appraising the Neo-Georgian 1880-1970 An International Conference organised by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, English Heritage, The Open University and the Twentieth Century Society. From Day 2, Session 4

Re-appraising the Neo-Georgian 1880-1970: Discussions

Discussions from session 3 and 4

There are 2 parts to this video: 1. A discussion lasting about 2 minutes chaired by Prof Tim Benton on "Re-appraising the Neo-Georgian 1880-1970 with Stephen Hague, Paul Ranogajec, Ian Lochhead, Gerry Adler and Harry Charrington. 2. A discussion lasting about 22 minutes chaired by Dr Elizabeth McKellar on "Mediating the Neo-Georgian 1920-1970" with Elizabeth Darling, Julia Scalzo and Susie West

Re-appraising the Neo-Georgian: 1880-1970

Re-appraising the Neo-Georgian 1880-1970

An International Conference organised by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, English Heritage, The Open University and the Twentieth Century Society.

Convened by Dr Julian Holder, English Heritage & Dr Elizabeth McKellar, Open University.

Prudhoe Castle Guidebook

At the center of a landed estate, Prudhoe Castle has been occupied continuously for more than nine centuries. This guidebook includes a tour of the medieval castle and 19th-century gentleman's house, and a history of the site and surrounding area from the Norman Conquest to the present day. It contains full-colour maps, plans and photographs, and an eyewitness account of the castle's recent history.

Understanding Heritage in Practice

"An up-to-date introduction to new worldwide approaches to understanding and interpreting heritage" Mike Heyworth MBE, Director, Council for British Archaeology "A key text for the university classroom and will be on the shelves of serious students as well as professionals in cultural heritage management" John H. Jameson Jr, Acting Director, Southeast Archeological Centre, National Park Service, USA "The complex field of heritage practice is clearly delineated in this volume, which describes its historical emergence and contemporary manifestations, both tangible and intangible."