Loyal Exchange: the material and visual culture of Jacobite exile 1716-60
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Sch of Social and Political Science
Abstract
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| Description | Cohort Development Fund project |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Together with AHRC CDP students with funding from the Cohort Development Fund I organised a Collecting Practices study day in November 2018. Hosted at the NMS, the workshop brought together museums, libraries and archives professionals to talk about their approaches to and experiences of collecting. We discussed: difficult things to collect and display, whether because of their physical properties or their subject matter; contemporary collecting; and the National Library of Scotland's collecting practices. At the end there was a group exercise about reviewing the collecting information displayed in the National Museums Scotland interpretation, and a Q&A session where issues raised by the speakers were further discussed. I was responsible for approaching some of the speakers and undertaking more administrative tasks such as circulating sign-up information. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We worked together as a team throughout to make this event happen. Funding came from the AHRC with administrative support. The speakers were generous with their time and knowledge sharing. |
| Impact | Workshop |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | NMS public talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | As part of the learning programme for the National Museums Scotland exhibition, Wild and Majestic, I gave a public talk (in a panel with two others) on themes connected to the exhibition. Focussing on a portrait which was exhibited we together spoke about Scots on the Grand Tour in 18th century Rome. I spoke about the presence of the exiled Stuart court in Rome and how tourists engaged with it. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |