How should we talk about civilisation?

This panel discussion with Mary Beard (Cambridge University and co-presenter of Civilisations) Sadiah Qureshi (Birmingham University) and Matt Smith (Artist and Konstfack University Stockholm) is inspired by Civilisations, the BBC series. We are posing the question how should we talk about civilisation? The Civilisations Festival coincides with the opening of our "Flux" exhibition, featuring 100 19th-century sculptural busts in Parian - a kind of porcelain. Matt Smith's curation of this display asks why do museums celebrate the lives of some people and ignore others? Who writes history? Whose histories define Britishness and how does this change over time. Our distinguished panel will extend these ideas in the course of their discussion.

Suitable for
16-17
18+

Admission
£10.00 Half the available seats will be reserved free of charge for sixth form students. Teachers or pupils should email: events@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk to reserve places.

Website
www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000375?id=EVENT579871