We are delighted with the way things are shaping up for the Society for Emblem Studies Ninth Conference. We are expecting over one hundred delegates, from all continents with the exception of Antarctica (they always seem to let us down). The University is to provide us with state-of-the-art facilities in the award-winning Wolfson building, as well as plenary space in the historical Humanity Theatre next to one of the Quadrangles.
Progress is being made on the Hunterian exhibition, Lost Treasures and Hidden Meanings: The World's Greatest Emblem Collection, that will contextualise selections from the Stirling Maxwell collection alongside works by Dürer, Rembrant, Hogarth and Picasso, with an added hint of Johnny Depp and Dan Brown... washed down with Irn Bru. Preparations are under way for a reception at the Hunterian Art Gallery, in addition to a Civic event hosted by the City of Glasgow.
Throughout the conference Glasgow University Library's Special Collections will welcome delegates. Those wishing to prepare such research can consult catalogues via http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/
For those of you staying in Glasgow for a bit longer, you may like to follow this link and consider tours of the area, devised by a local tour company. To book please email louise.woodburn@ttce.com.
