The final #LivesOfObjects: #VirtualGathering #4 On Rematriation takes place this Thu 7 Dec at 16h GMT with
@anoghana @nanaoforiattaayim @kuwaha
and Dr. Robin R.R. Gray (via Goethe-Institut London
@GI_London1 on X) www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
@anoghana @nanaoforiattaayim @kuwaha
and Dr. Robin R.R. Gray (via Goethe-Institut London
@GI_London1 on X) www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
December 6, 2023 at 12:26 PM
The final #LivesOfObjects: #VirtualGathering #4 On Rematriation takes place this Thu 7 Dec at 16h GMT with
@anoghana @nanaoforiattaayim @kuwaha
and Dr. Robin R.R. Gray (via Goethe-Institut London
@GI_London1 on X) www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
@anoghana @nanaoforiattaayim @kuwaha
and Dr. Robin R.R. Gray (via Goethe-Institut London
@GI_London1 on X) www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
Few tix avail for talks by Neil MacGregor, Edmund de Waal & Jenny Uglow at OCLW 'Lives of Objects' conference, 20-22 Sept. #LivesofObjects
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Few tix avail for talks by Neil MacGregor, Edmund de Waal & Jenny Uglow at OCLW 'Lives of Objects' conference, 20-22 Sept. #LivesofObjects
24 hours until kick-off of #livesofobjects conference at @OxLifeWriting! Conference packs to stuff;stewards to brief; reg table to organise!
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
24 hours until kick-off of #livesofobjects conference at @OxLifeWriting! Conference packs to stuff;stewards to brief; reg table to organise!
#livesofobjects delegates can visit one-day exhibition TODAY at @bodleianlibs on Writers' Objects! Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#livesofobjects delegates can visit one-day exhibition TODAY at @bodleianlibs on Writers' Objects! Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!
Just over 12 hrs until start of our inaugural conference:we're v excited abt meeting delegates & hearing fascinating papers!#livesofobjects
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just over 12 hrs until start of our inaugural conference:we're v excited abt meeting delegates & hearing fascinating papers!#livesofobjects
I'll be live-tweeting throughout #livesofobjects conference with updates of common themes arising, & surprising facts/ideas emerging.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I'll be live-tweeting throughout #livesofobjects conference with updates of common themes arising, & surprising facts/ideas emerging.
On the eeeaarrrrllllyyyyy train to Oxford for #livesofobjects conference! Only 3 hours to go...
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On the eeeaarrrrllllyyyyy train to Oxford for #livesofobjects conference! Only 3 hours to go...
This morning at #livesofobjects conference: @britishmuseum director Neil MacGregor's talk, 'And one thing in its time plays many parts'
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This morning at #livesofobjects conference: @britishmuseum director Neil MacGregor's talk, 'And one thing in its time plays many parts'
From 12-1.30pm at #livesofobjects conf: panel session on Museums (w @MissTreen talking about 'sorry objects' and 'sad glass cases')
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
From 12-1.30pm at #livesofobjects conf: panel session on Museums (w @MissTreen talking about 'sorry objects' and 'sad glass cases')
Also 12-1.30 at #livesofobjects conf, panels on Poetics (feat @PaddyBullard on Moxon) & Fore/Background (feat @DrHanWill on David's table)
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Also 12-1.30 at #livesofobjects conf, panels on Poetics (feat @PaddyBullard on Moxon) & Fore/Background (feat @DrHanWill on David's table)
2.30-3.15pm: Prof Michael Burden of @NewCollegeOx speaking on 'The Private & Public Life of an Opera Aria' at #livesofobjects conference.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
2.30-3.15pm: Prof Michael Burden of @NewCollegeOx speaking on 'The Private & Public Life of an Opera Aria' at #livesofobjects conference.
#livesofobjectsag/livesofobjects" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#livesofobjects conference has begun! Follow @OxLifeWriting and #livesofobjects for live updates.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#livesofobjectsag/livesofobjects" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#livesofobjects conference has begun! Follow @OxLifeWriting and #livesofobjects for live updates.
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects on instability of objects' biographies: changing ideas about origins radically alters objects' meanings.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects on instability of objects' biographies: changing ideas about origins radically alters objects' meanings.
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects: physical changes to subject's body, their scars and amputations, offer "the narrative of the life".
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects: physical changes to subject's body, their scars and amputations, offer "the narrative of the life".
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects: importance of objects for countries & eras that lack textual historical record.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects: importance of objects for countries & eras that lack textual historical record.
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects: the Rosetta Stone has 17 siblings with similar (but less crucial) multilingual texts!
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects: the Rosetta Stone has 17 siblings with similar (but less crucial) multilingual texts!
Rosetta Stone is 'regrettably' most popular item in @britishmuseum.meaning now is v diff to orig purpose.What's its future? #livesofobjects
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rosetta Stone is 'regrettably' most popular item in @britishmuseum.meaning now is v diff to orig purpose.What's its future? #livesofobjects
Neil MacGregor describes sculpture made as admonition against war, melted down by Nazis for armaments.But 2nd cast survived! #livesofobjects
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor describes sculpture made as admonition against war, melted down by Nazis for armaments.But 2nd cast survived! #livesofobjects
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects - writers' narrative imperatives transform objects' significance.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor at #livesofobjects - writers' narrative imperatives transform objects' significance.
Neil MacGregor #livesofobjects - after collapse of Soviet Union, redesigning of money was crucial moment for redefining national identity.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor #livesofobjects - after collapse of Soviet Union, redesigning of money was crucial moment for redefining national identity.
Neil MacGregor ending #livesofobjects talk by describing fascinating complicated appropriations of Cyrus Cylinder in Iran's national history
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor ending #livesofobjects talk by describing fascinating complicated appropriations of Cyrus Cylinder in Iran's national history
Neil MacGregor: importance of taking objects out of the museum, to gauge reactions to them in different contexts. #livesofobjects
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Neil MacGregor: importance of taking objects out of the museum, to gauge reactions to them in different contexts. #livesofobjects
Sorry 4 no tweets during this panel:am on reg desk!thanks to @AlexiBaker @Seb_Falk @AliceDolinen @alexwoodall for tweeting #livesofobjects
April 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sorry 4 no tweets during this panel:am on reg desk!thanks to @AlexiBaker @Seb_Falk @AliceDolinen @alexwoodall for tweeting #livesofobjects
#livesofobjects now breaking for lunch - thanks to all the speakers & panel chairs for fascinating papers so far, & excellent time-keeping!
April 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#livesofobjects now breaking for lunch - thanks to all the speakers & panel chairs for fascinating papers so far, & excellent time-keeping!
Back to tweeting from #livesofobjects - now it's Michael Burden on The Private (and Public) Life of an Opera Aria - looking forward to this!
April 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Back to tweeting from #livesofobjects - now it's Michael Burden on The Private (and Public) Life of an Opera Aria - looking forward to this!