The Re- Symposium invited audiences to recontextualize and explore the legacy of empire within curatorial, craft, and creative practices.
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Location:
St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art2 Castle St
Glasgow
G4 0RH
‘Re-’ is a prefix and a jumping off point for the past, present and possible futures.
Revisiting, reimagining, reviewing, reconceptualizing, re-envisioning, revising, redefining, rethinking, reconceiving, reexamining...
The Re- Symposium showcased the practices of curators, makers and organisations to discuss creative strategies, new approaches to language and working, and possible routes for rethinking our living history. Learn more about the speakers.
Explore Re- Symposium host Briana Pegado’s Toolkit for rethinking the legacy of empire within the craft and heritage sector. Watch inspiring talks from speakers, all available through the Inclusive Practices course on free to access learning platform COMPASS: Online by Craft Scotland.
The springboard for the event was Historic Environment Scotland’s recent report ‘Surveying and Analysing Connections between Properties in Care and the British Empire, c.1600–1997’. We wanted to explore ways to re-look at colonial legacies and disrupt ways of seeing, listening, thinking and making.
The Re- Symposium was a space to come together to converse, be inspired and explore ways to decentre old narratives and embrace intersectional thinking and practice.
A partnership between Craft Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland, the Re- Symposium was held at St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art, Glasgow on Thurs 19 Sept 2024.
