Moving Objects Symposium and Launch
14 March 2019, 12:00 pm–8:00 pm
The Symposium will take place in the IAS Common Ground, 12.00 - 17.00 on 14 March. The Launch will take place in the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Pearson Building 18.00 - 20.00 on 14 March.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh
Location
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IAS Common Ground & Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Pearson BuildingGround Floor, South Wing, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø & Gower Street, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøLondonWC1E 6BT
The Moving Objects symposium (IAS Common Ground, 12.00-17.00 on 14 March) brings together creatives, academics and researchers to discuss the relationship between heritage, the arts, displacement and wellbeing, as well as the process of co-curating the Moving Objects: Stories of Displacement exhibition which is on display at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Octagon space between 18 February and 1 October 2019.
The Moving Objects exhibition will be formally launched in the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Pearson Building from 18:00-20:00 on 14 March, including a tour of the exhibition, guest speakers and contributions from the exhibition's co-curators over dinks and nibbles.
Please find the programme here.
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Moving Objects: Stories of Displacement draws on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø-based projects working with ,Ìý,Ìý, and the  in partnership with the .
The exhibition and symposium are jointly led by Dr Beverley Butler (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Archaeology), Professor Helen Chatterjee (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Biosciences), Alejandra Carles-Tolra and Jessy Boon Cowler (Helen Bamber Foundation, Photography Group) and Professor Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Geography).
This exhibition is presented by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Culture, and the exhibition, symposium and launch are funded through the Centre for Critical Heritage Studies Small Grants Scheme, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Grand Challenges Programme, and the Department of Geography.
Photo by participants of the Helen Bamber Foundation Photography Group