This free, one-day event will bring together people working in different sectors (including museum learning and interpretation, academia, and arts and creative practice) to examine ‘special anniversaries’. It will provide a forum for investigating what is being celebrated or commemorated, why and how. It will investigate what the intended outcomes of such events are and how they can be measured.

The workshop aims to share best practice about past and current anniversary events and to affect future decision-making in relation to such projects. By the end of the workshop we aim to have gained an understanding of the changing landscape of such events.

10 minute ‘provocation papers’ will discuss specific anniversary events of the past and present and address issues relevant to contemporary and future anniversary events. Topics will include: curriculum; funding; cultural value; media and public awareness; and the research agenda.

To register please go to:

http://happyanniversary.eventbrite.co.uk

DEADLINE: 2 May 2014

Attendance and refreshments during the day are free but places are limited

For queries please contact: colcal-c-centenary@adf.bham.ac.uk

The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council as part of the ‘Significance of the Centenary’ exploratory network (http://thecentenary.wordpress.com/)