Collaborative Seminar:

The Centre for Heritage Research, University of Leeds, in collaboration with Leeds Metropolitan University and the Yorkshire Air Museum presents:

Peace and Military Heritage

Thursday June 25th 2009

Venue: Yorkshire Air Museum,

Halifax Way, Elvington, York,

http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk

A free seminar, with free access to the Museum’s collections

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.17373

Aims of the seminar


• To bring together archaeological and curatorial staff in dialogue on military and peace heritage
• Debate representations of peace and warfare in a changing cultural climate
• The place of peace and military heritage within the regional heritage of Yorkshire

Participants:-

• Ian Reed: (Director, Yorkshire Air Museum) Welcome


• Roger JC Thomas (English Heritage): English Heritage and the Military


• Keith Matthews (York Museums Trust): Military Collections in a Social History Museum


• Lynda Powell (Curator, Green Howards) The Green Howards Regimental Museum
• Julie Obermeyer & Peter Nias (Peace Museum, Bradford): The Peace Museum: Working with Military Museums on Peace Education



Commentators:-

• Graeme Gooday (University of Leeds) & Ed Walley (Leeds Metropolitan University)