JULY
Study afternoon – The Queen’s House | Orangery and Parlours
‘We greatly prefer the sea to all our relations’: Jane Austen’s maritime world
Wednesday, 24 July 2019 14.00-17.00
The sea was a recurring source of fascination and inspiration for Jane Austen. Her brothers, Francis and Charles, were successful officers in the Royal Navy, bringing the Austen family into a series of well-connected maritime social circles. Jane herself enjoyed the attractions of seaside resorts and the benefits of taking the sea air. Reflecting her life, the navy, maritime trade and the seaside all feature in her novels.
This study afternoon explores the range of Jane Austen’s maritime connections from the East India Company to naval warfare and even the sea songs in her music collection.
For the full programme and abstracts please have a look at the Attached Programme.
SEPTEMBER
Caird Library Research Seminar- Caird Library | National Maritime Museum
Monday, 2 September 15.30-16.30
Ethnographic collecting and the politics of restitution on Matthew Flinders’ Australian voyages, 1798-1803
Daniel Simpson, Caird Short-term Fellow
Meet the Experts
Great Hall | The Queen’s House – Wednesdays at 13.00
Join curators and conservators as they discuss highlights of the Queen’s House
4 September
Disappearance and the Sea – Melanie Vandenbrouck, Curator of Art (post-1800)
11 September
The Only Man Who Could Have Lost the War in an Afternoon – Andrew Choong, Curator of Historic Photographs and Ships Plans
John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935) is one of the most famous yet perhaps often under-appreciated admirals in the history of the Royal Navy. An officer of proven ability and intelligence before the First World War, his failure to deliver a decisive victory at Jutland in 1916 and perceptions of his reluctance to introduce convoying in 1917 marred his reputation. Taking Monnington’s portrait as a starting point, this talk aims to reappraise Jellicoe’s contribution to the Royal Navy in the critical period 1897 to 1919.
18 September
Talk title to be confirmed – Sarah Hardy, Curator of the De Morgan Foundation
This talk will mark the centenary of Evelyn de Morgan’s death
25 September
Van de Velde pen paintings – Allison Goudie, Curator of Art (pre-1800)
OCTOBER
Caird Library Research Seminar – Caird Library | National Maritime Museum
Monday, 7 October 15.30-16.30
The demography of the Victorian Navy
David Sheppard, Independent Scholar
Trinity Laban Lunchtime Concert in the Queen’s House
Great Hall | The Queen’s House
Wednesday, 30 October 13.00-14.00
Take a break from the hustle and bustle and stop by to hear the House full of classical music. Free entry.
NOVEMBER
Caird Library Research Seminar- Caird Library | National Maritime Museum
Monday, 4 November 15.30-16.30
Queen Maria Carolina of Naples: adventures in portraiture
Dr Allison Goudie, Curator of Art
Conference
The Art and Science of the Moon
Lecture Theatre | National Maritime Museum
Thursday and Friday, 14-15 November 10.00-18.00
Cultural historians, artists and curators will consider the collision between art and science in humanity’s fascination for Earth’s cosmic companion. The programme will include a Plenary lecture by Professor Paul Murdin, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge.
To register your interest please contact ldejager@rmg.co.uk
Trinity Laban Lunchtime Concert in the Queen’s House
Great Hall | The Queen’s House
Wednesday, 27 November 13.00-14.00
Take a break from the hustle and bustle and stop by to hear the House full of classical music. Free entry.
DECEMBER
Caird Library Research Seminar – Caird Library | National Maritime Museum
Monday, 4 November 15.30-16.30
Sailor craft: maritime making in the long nineteenth century
Maya Wassell-Smith, Collaborative Doctoral Partnership PhD student
