In conversation with key heritage organisations on Scotland’s Imperial narratives

Over the last few years, there have been a growing number of discussions and publications on the many links between Scotland’s history and the story of Empire. While these have highlighted the scale of Scotland’s contribution to Britain’s global reach over the last 300 years, how we address the lasting legacies of this on Scotland’s built heritage, and on the collections held within Scottish institutions, is still unclear. Best practice, management, and policy development on this is currently being explored through a number of projects and larger institutional changes in Scotland, the impacts of which are hoped to spread throughout the wider heritage sector and general public over time.

This 2.5 hour webinar includes speakers from the National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland, the Hunterian Museum, and Museums and Galleries Scotland. Each speaker will discuss the approaches, methods and plans that they are currently engaging with, to address conversations on Empire and the Transatlantic slave trade within their own institutions. A roundtable discussion on the direction of the heritage profession going forward will follow.

The session is set out as follows:

10.00 -11.15: Papers from invited speakers

11.15-1.30: Break

11.30-12.30: Roundtable discussion on the future of the heritage sector in addressing Imperial legacies, and an opportunity to feed questions to the panel

Please note : Registration to attend this event live will close at 4.30pm on the 29th June.

This webinar is run by the RSE funded network, Managing Imperial Legacies, which aims to explore the links between Empire and Scotland’s built environment. This session will be recorded and placed on www.managingimperiallegacies.com.