To mark Professor Welch’s 60th birthday and to celebrate her contribution to art history and material culture studies, we are holding a 1-day conference at King’s College London on Saturday 9 March 2019.

The programme covers three main areas of Welch’s research interests, showing a trajectory through her career: consumption, fashion and textiles, and the body, skin and medicine.

Confirmed speakers are: Bruno Blondé, Maria Hayward, Paula Hohti, Lesley Miller, Hannah Murphy, Ulinka Rublack, James Shaw, and Tessa Storey.

To reflect Welch’s longstanding interest in supporting early career researchers and acting as a mentor for many at the outset of and indeed further along in their careers, we are including a session for ECRs to deliver lightning talks on their research.

The full programme will be published in due course.