About the Conversations

This is the first of three events in 2024 which will bring together interested RHS Fellows and Members to contribute to discussions, identifying issues and scoping where resources might be useful. Conversation themes will be organised around a series of public venues and formats in which historical research is undertaken and communicated:

Conversation 1: Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (2pm Tues 30 April 2024)
Conversation 2: Print (both in terms of media & wider publishing) (10am Thurs 20 June 2024)
Conversation 3: Broadcast (visual & audio, scripted & live) (6pm, Weds 18 September 2024)

As with all Conversations, the subjects discussed are brought by the attendees. As well as registering, please let us know any topics, questions or concerns you'd like to raise and discuss at this fourth Conversation in the series: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N6T33HY

Conversations are designed as confidential spaces where colleagues can bring ideas, experiences and questions to share with others. We will respect the ‘Chatham House Rules’ convention. Conversations will be confidential to participants and details or points will not be shared outside the sessions, except as the anonymised basis for producing supportive resources.

When there are useful general points that arise from discussion we might bring these to the Society’s Council to help inform future planning. But above all, we hope to create a space that is respectful of different experiences, backgrounds and professional affiliations, and where we can learn more about a pressing issue for historians.

Booking for Conversation 1 (Galleries, Libraries and Museums) is now open. This session will bring together historians, curators and archivists to consider approaches to working with historical material in the Galleries, Libraries and Museums sector, and to discuss the attendees' experiences (positive as well as negative) of working in this environment. Conversation 1 takes place, online, 2.00-3.30pm on Tuesday 30 April 2024.

Doing History in Public 1: Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums