This major international conference develops debates ‘on the uses of history for public purposes and the involvement of the public in the study and consumption of history’ that began with conferences at the IHR in February 2006 and Swansea University in 2007. It offers a meeting ground for those in the higher education, museums, heritage, and commercial sectors, and members of the public.

Some 50 speakers from seven countries in three continents will explore the nature of the relationship between academic history, museums, the heritage sector, and popular culture; current issues in the investigation, preservation, and presentation of historic environments and museum collections; and the challenges that public history and ‘knowledge transfer’ pose for the professional practice of scholars, their scholarly values and ethics.

Disciplines represented include History, Architecture, History of Art, Archaeology, Museum Studies, Film Studies.