Ripon Museum Trust has revealed a series of online talks and workshops that will run throughout the Autumn.
Ripon Museum Trust has revealed a series of online talks and workshops that will run throughout the Autumn.
The season, which begins on Thursday 23rd September, aims to educate people on the history of poverty, crime and punishment. The topics are as follows: Art in Prison: Creativity and the Criminal Justice System (Thursday 23rd September) This talk explores how art can benefit people in the criminal justice system, as well as examining how artists can be inspired by archival material. Speakers include Jo Tapp, Arts Manager at Koestler Arts; Susanna Menis, Lecturer in Law at Birkbeck London University; and Neil Dembry, Custodial Manager at Askham Grange in York. Guests will talk about their experiences of art and archival research, creative projects in prisons and the impact they can have on the people taking part. Shocking Murder! Investigating Suspicious Death in Victorian Ripon (Thursday 28th October) In 1874, two savage murders rocked Ripon. In both cases, the formal murder investigation began with an inquest. In this talk, postgraduate student Sophie Michell will discuss how Victorian coroners worked, and how inquests formed the basis of a murder trial. Writing the Workhouse: Creating Fiction from Found Materials (Thursday 11th November)This workshop will be led by novelist and short story writer Amy Lord.
During the session, participants will explore how to write in response to found material, using it as a spark for their imagination.
Home or Away: Life After Transportation to Australia (Thursday 25th November) Later on in the year, the museums will host two talks on the themes of transportation to Australia and Dickens and foundlings. Guests will discuss the use of transportation as a punishment in Victorian England and consider what life might have been like for convicts after their sentence was complete. Dickens and the Poor Law: Foundlings in Victorian England (Thursday 16th December) The second talk explores the impact of the New Poor Law on the work of Charles Dickens and what it meant to be a foundling in Victorian England.Tickets for each session can be booked via riponmuseums.co.uk. All sessions take place on Zoom. Contact the museum team by emailing info@riponmuseums.co.uk or call 01765 690799.
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