Museums and Biographies 11–12 September 2009

The 2009 MGHG conference will be held at the National Gallery in London
on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th September 2009, co-organised by the
International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies at Newcastle
University.

The conference will bring together those who study the interconnections
between museums and galleries, collecting and biography. Drawing
together analyses of representation, material culture and personality,
papers will cast new light on the study of lives, objects and display.

Keynote speakers: Arthur MacGregor, Nicholas Penny.

Other speakers will address the following topics:
- Museums and the Self
- Donors and Legacies
- Oral History
- Women and Museums
- Object Biographies
- Individuals Shaping Collections
The full programme is available at www.mghg.org/events

Please note lunches will not be provided.

Price (for 2 days):

Non-MGHG members £55.00
MGHG members (concessions) £40
Students £20

To register, buy tickets on the National Gallery events page,
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/events/2009/sep/default.htm; please note
that concessionary prices become available further into the procedure.

Please direct queries to Catherine Todd - catherine.toddncl.ac.uk (or
to Catherine Todd, Publications & Conference Assistant, ICCHS, Bruce
Building, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU).