Artefacts, Museums and the Historic Environment in East Devon

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East Devon AONB Heritage Conference

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Detach and return this section to: Saturday 27 April 2019 Heritage Conference 2019 Norman Lockyer Observatory East Devon AONB Partnership Kennaway House Sidmouth

Coburg Rd, Sidmouth Programme and booking form EX10 8NG

Programme

09.30 – 10.00 REGISTRATION 10.00 – 10.15 Chris Woodruff - East Devon AONB manager: Introduction 10.15 – 11.15 Adrian Green - Director of Salisbury Museum: Archaeological displays in museums – reconnecting artefacts with landscape.

11.15 – 11.45 Coffee/Tea provided

11.45 – 12.05 Patrick Dillon - Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter: Sorting things out: Artefacts and the roles they play in our lives. 12.05 – 12.25 Barbara Farquharson (Prof. Barbara Bender): Museums in local landscapes. 12.25 – 12.45 Bill Horner - Devon County Archaeologist: Cash & Carry - The deposition, excavation and display of the Seaton Down Roman coin hoard

The Seaton Down Hoard 12.45 - 13.45 Lunch provided

Artefacts, Museums and the Historic Environment in East Devon 13.45 – 14.05 Jan Oke & Nicky Hewitt - The Fairlynch Museum (Budleigh Salterton): The George Carter Legacy.

The conference will this year explore themes relating to the local 14.05 – 14.25 Nigel Hyman - Sidmouth Museum: Where land meets sea. 14.25 – 14.45 Jan Betteridge - Topsham Museum: Topsham Museum, echoes of a distinctiveness of East Devon museums, the landscape that maritime past. surrounds them and the history of their collections. 15.00 - 15.05 Short break

This immediately raises the question concerning the importance we 15.05 – 15.25 David Tucker - Director of the Lyme Regis Museum: Lyme Regis Museum – built with purpose. attach to things or artefacts. In the case of archaeological artefacts, 15.25 – 15.45 Dr Stelios Lekakis - Newcastle University: The museums of Naxos – what thinking underpins the display and interpretation of objects, building Greek national identity given the lengthy process of deposition, discovery, excavation, 15.45 – 16.00 John Torrance - Emeritus Fellow, Hertford College, Oxford: Final remarks. conservation and, finally, museum display? What criteria do we use to select artefacts for display and what do the criteria and the artefacts themselves reveal about landscapes and the built environment and indeed the identity of the area, both in Booking Form and payment – note early bird discount the past and today? Please enclose a cheque made payable to “East Devon District Council” for the early bird sum of £18 per person if received by 28 Feb. Fee £20 thereafter. As in previous years, the conference will include a mix of Name presentations by heritage professionals and local enthusiasts, plus a Address/postcode

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