European encounters
Conference, Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum, Denmark, 6th-7th October 2015
European encounters
Estates and landscapes
Invitation to the conference ‘Estates and landscapes’
Two-day conference at Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum,
October 6th-7th 2015.
The Danish Centre for Manor Research is pleased to announce that the
international conference “European encounters. Estates and landscapes” will
take place at Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum” October 6th-7th 2015.
The conference will be an upstart for the project ‘European encounters, Castles
and manors as European cultural heritage’, which aims to explore and highlight
regional variations and notable similarities in the history of castles and manors
across Europe from 1500-2000.
The central theme of the conference will be the manorial landscape. The manor
house and its gardens – the seat of the estate and the home of the family with a
highly visible display of wealth and power – has often been recognized as the
dominant feature of the estate. But management and designation also had a
profound impact on the agricultural or ‘natural’ parts of the estate. This
conference examines the physical, social and symbolic interaction of house,
gardens and estate lands in a historical perspective. It will explore similarities
and differences in regions across Europe and discuss how estate landscapes are
preserved and interpreted as cultural heritage today.
Crossing traditional boundaries between history, archaeology, art history,
architecture and heritage management, the conference programme presents
acclaimed scholars of castles, manors and estates in a European perspective.
An important aim of the conference is to further international transdisciplinary
partnerships between researchers and professionals in universities and
museums. The conference programme thus concludes with a workshop to
discuss research interest and outline themes for future cooperation.
Participants are invited to join the project ‘European encounters, Castles and
manors as European cultural heritage’, and to form a partnership with the aim
to shape an EU-application in culture, research and/or cultural heritage in
2016, and to prepare for an international conference in 2017. Research themes
may include the economic and sociological influence of manors in local
communities, elite consumption and international networks, and
transcultural impulses in art, architecture, fashion, science and politics
among the European landed gentry.
Kind regards
Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum
Britta Andersen
Museum director, chairman Danish Centre for Manor Research
Randersvej 2
8963 Auning
Danmark
T +45 8648 3001
F + 45 8648 3181
[email protected]
www.gammelestrup.dk
Gammel Estrup
Gammel Estrup
Dating back to the 14th century, Gammel Estrup is among the oldest and most renowned
manors in Denmark. For 600 years Gammel Estrup was passed down by inheritance within
a single aristocratic family until it was finally sold in 1926.
The majestic Renaissance building set in a baroque garden offers a unique insight into the
life of Danish aristocracy. The magnificent halls and drawing rooms have been restored and
redecorated to display interiors and furnishings from 1600-1900.
Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum was established in 1930 as the first museum in
Denmark dedicated to the preservation of manors and the interpretation of culture and
lifestyles at the estate – the family, household and workers.
In 2004 The Danish Centre for Manor Research was established at Gammel Estrup as a
successful cooperation between Aarhus University, Aarhus School of Architecture, the
National Museum of Denmark and Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum.
Programme
Estates and landscapes
Conference and workshop on manors as European cultural heritage
October 6th-7th 2015 at Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum, Denmark
Tuesday, October 6th 2015:
9.00-9.30:
Bus from Randers – Gammel Estrup
9.30-10.00:
Registration and coffee
10.00-10.15:
Welcome. Britta Andersen, Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum
10.15-11.00:
English estates: the creation of a modern landscape
Jonathan Finch, Historical Archaeology, University of York
11.00-11.15:
Discussion
11:15-12.00:
Gardens as models of agriculture in 19th century Scania
Åsa K. Ahlklo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Malmö
12.00-12.15:
Discussion
12.15-13.30:
Lunch
13.30-15.00: Research and education: European castles, manors and
gardens
- Jürgen Luh, Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärtens BerlinBrandenburg
- Elaine Chalus, History, Bath Spa University
- Yme Kuiper, Historic country house and landed estates, University of
Groningen
15.00-15.30:
Coffee
15.30-16.30:
Preservation and interpretation of a manorial heritage landscape
- Jesper Munk Andersen, Museum Lolland-Falster, Denmark
- Daniel Johansen, Austrått project, Trondheim, Norway
16.30-18.00: Guided Tour: Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum
19.00:
Dinner at Gammel Estrup (Great Hall)
22.00:
Bus from Gammel Estrup to Randers
Randersvej 2
8963 Auning
Danmark
T +45 8648 3001
F + 45 8648 3181
[email protected]
www.gammelestrup.dk
Programme
Estates and landscapes
Conference and workshop on manors as European cultural heritage
October 6th-7th 2015 at Gammel Estrup – the Manor Museum, Denmark
Wednesday, October 7th 2015:
9.00:
Bus from Randers – Gammel Estrup
9.30-10.15:
The cultural landscape of Danish estates
Mikkel V. Pedersen, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
10.15-10.30:
Discussion
10.30-11.00:
Coffee
11.00-11.45:
Providing a network for a European Heritage - Manor Houses
in the South Baltic Region
Kilian Heck, Caspar-David-Friedrich Institut, Greifswald
11.45-12.00
Discussion
12.00-13.15:
Lunch
13.15-15.30:
Workshop:
European encounters. Castles and manors as European
cultural heritage
Partnership for a European network of castle and manor research
Randersvej 2
8963 Auning
Danmark
T +45 8648 3001
F + 45 8648 3181
[email protected]
www.gammelestrup.dk
Registration and information
Registration
Registration for the conference is sent to: [email protected]
Conference fee is DKK. 500,- (75 Euro)
Deadline for registration and payment is September 21st 2015
Conference fee is to be paid to:
IBAN-nr: DK7472600002022856
BIC-kode/SWIFT-adresse: DJURDK22
Reg.nr. 7260, kontonr. 2022856
Kontoejer: Gammel Estrup – Herregårdsmuseet
The payment must be marked ’European encounters’ and the name of the
participant.
The fee covers conference dinner and bus transport between hotel
accommodation in Randers and Gammel Estrup.
Hotel accomodation is not included in the fee.
Hotel accommodation is available:
in Randers(centre):
Best Western Plus Hotel Kronjylland
Vestergade 51-52
DK - 8900 Randers
Tel.: +45 86 41 43 33
E-mail: [email protected]
http://book.bestwestern.dk/hotels/best-western-plus-hotel-kronjylland-randers-96092
Single room pr. day: 895 DKK
Stephansens Hotel
Møllevænget 4,
DK - 8900 Randers C
Tel.: +45 86 42 27 77
www.stephansenshotel.dk
Single room pr. day: 750 DKK
Randersvej 2
8963 Auning
Danmark
T +45 8648 3001
F + 45 8648 3181
[email protected]
www.gammelestrup.dk
Between Randers and Gammel Estrup
Motel X
Gl. Århusvej 2,
8940 Randers SV
Tel.: +45 70 70 16 07
http://www.motelx.dk/
Single room pr. day: 595 DKK + breakfast 70 DKK
Auning, 3 km from Gammel Estrup
Auning Kro
Torvegade 12,
8963 Auning,
Tel.: +45 86 48 34 53
E-mail: [email protected]
www.auningkro.dk
Single room pr. day: 640 DKK
Bustransport is arranged between Randers and Gammel Estrup mornings and evenings
Contact:
Mikael Frausing
Danish Centre for Manor Research
Tel. +45 8795 0709
E-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for registration and payment is September 21st 2015
Acknowledgements
The academic programme of the conference
’Estates and landscapes’ is made possible by
the financial support of Nordisk Kulturfond.
’European encounters’ is supported by the Central Denmark Region and is part of the
official programme for the cultural festival Aarhus 2017 – European capital of culture.