Internationality on Display: Revisiting the 1862 International Exhibition

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, February 3, 2012 10.30 - 17.00
Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre In collaboration with the Royal College of Art and the William Shipley Group for RSA History.

This conference commemorates the 150th anniversay of the 1862 International Exhibition. The invited speakers will offer a variety of perspectives on the exhibition and its influence, its cultural, geo-political
and economic contexts, and legacies, and show how it links to the present-day Cultural Olympiad.

Invited speakers include: Antony Burton, Arindham Dutta, Paul Greenhalgh and Louise Purbrick.

In collaboration with the Royal College of Art and The William Shipley Group.

Programme
10.00 Registration
10.30 Introduction Jane Pavitt, Dean of Humanities, Royal College of Arts
10.40 The Origins of the 1862 Exhibition and its Place in History
Professor John R. Davis
11.05 Did Britain Win? South Kensignton’s ‘Spin’ on the Exhibition
Anthony Burton
11.30 Refreshments
12.00 Rutherford Alcock's Japanese diplomacy and the 1862 London
International Exhibition Mayuko Sano
12.30 The Visitor Experience of the 1862 Exhibition Helen Cresswell, Ruth Mason, Christina Woody (V&A / RCA, History of Design MA)
13.00 Lunch (not provided)
14.30 A successful rival: The Collector's club and the Special Loan Exhibition of 1862 Ann Eatwell
14.55 Charles Babbage and 1862 Louise Purbrick
15.20 The Politics of Production circa 1862 Glenn Adamson
15.45 Free Trade Machines: Dresser Babbage Marx Arindam Dutta, Associate Professor of Architectural History, MIT
16.15 Refreshments
16.35 Reflection Christopher Frayling and Audience Discussion
17.00 Close

All programmes vary occasionally subject to change without warning.
Cost: £25, £20 concessions, £10 students
To book and for more information visit www.vam.ac.uk/tickets
or please call 020 7942 2211.