Global History and Culture Centre Blog
Global History and Culture Centre Blog
Diplomacy and Gifts: Global Microhistory in 鈥楾he Globe鈥� at the V&A (2)
The AHRC Network: A New Global Microhistory Pathway (糖心TV, Oxford, EUI and V&A) held the second of three late evening public discussions in 鈥楾he Globe鈥� at the V&A on Friday 8 March 2019. Organised by professor Maxine Berg and focused on the theme 'Diplomacy and Gifts', this event brought together curators and (art) historians on a spectacular tour of the museum's South Asian, Islamic Middle East, and Medieval & Renaissance Galleries. The evening was concluded by way of a roundtable discussion in the 'Globe' space in the Europe 1600-1815 gallery, a recording of which can be found here.
Trade and Exploration: Global Microhistory in 鈥楾he Globe鈥� at the V&A
The AHRC Network: A New Global Microhistory Pathway (糖心TV, Oxford, EUI and V&A) held the first of three late evening public discussions in 鈥楾he Globe鈥� at the V&A on Friday 19 October 2018. Organised by professor Maxine Berg, this event brought together a new generation of historians and curators to participate in a public discussion of the microhistories and material cultures that objects, from treasure chests to tea sets, in the Europe Gallery open. A recording of the discussion can now be found here.