Study Day: On Show: Contemporary ceramics in the Goodison gift in the context of a historic museum collection

Thursday 10 May 2018
The Fitzwilliam Museum
On Show is a rare opportunity to hear different perspectives on how the art of display can animate objects and deepen insight into historic collections.

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The study day will draw on two current displays, exclusive to the Fitzwilliam Museum: the Goodison gift of contemporary ceramics and the exhibition Things of Beauty Growing: British studio pottery. Helen Ritchie (Research Assistant, Applied Arts and internal curator of TBG) and Amanda Game (independent curator and author of the book of Goodison gifts Contemporary British Crafts, 2016) will be joined by four internationally-acclaimed UK ceramicists whose work features in both displays: Julian Stair, Carol McNicoll, Philip Eglin and Jennifer Lee. The study day is introduced by Dr Victoria Avery (Keeper of Applied Arts) and concludes with a conversation between Amanda and Sir Nicholas Goodison, followed by the opportunity for all to share reflections on the subject.

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Doors open from 10:30 am

Event from 11 - 16:30