by Talking Humanities | Jul 26, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Features, History & Classics
In March 2017 Dr Laura Carter and Dr Alana Harris of King’s College, London, organised a conference on ‘London’s women historians’, held at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR). The day culminated in the launch of a portrait exhibition featuring 20 London women...
by aseifert | May 21, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Events, Magna Carta 800
Faversham’s 1300 Magna Carta is about to make a rare public appearance as the centrepiece of an exhibition, which opens in the town on 23 May. The project’s curator, Laura Samuels explains what visitors can expect from the historic market town’s commemoration of Magna...
by aseifert | Feb 16, 2015 | Events, History & Classics, Projects
An exhibition, co-curated by Dr Cynthia Johnston of the Institute of English Studies (IES), has been receiving a lot of attention. Here, Dr Johnston explains the reasons for showcasing the unusual treasures accumulated between 1850 and the First World War by some of...
by aseifert | Jun 5, 2014 | Events, Features, From the Archives, Libraries & Publications, Public Engagement
Karen Attar (Senate House Library) For several years now Senate House Library has been supporting conferences hosted by SAS Institute’s wherever possible. Usually this is through small displays of books pertinent to the conference theme, to enhance the...
by aseifert | Jul 12, 2013 | Events, Music, The Miller Archive, Training and Research
Over the past few weeks we brought you guest blog posts by the members of the Institute for Germanic & Romance Studies (IGRS), who have been working on the exhibition ‘Theatrical Lives from Vienna to London: Treasures from the Miller Archive’. While the IGRS is...