Member Event: Back to the Future: How to Study the Past in a Digital Age

Back to the Future: Arts in a Digital Age seeks to examine the impact of the digital age on key aspects of the arts in the past, present, and future. Through four events, we will focus on museum and gallery curatorial practice, archives, the wider heritage industry, and the study of history. All events will take place at Norwich Castle’s Town Close Auditorium as part of the University’s partnership with the Norfolk Museums Service. Events are free and open to the public, and the first event is next week: How to Study the Past in a Digital Age 7 June 2022 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm Digital history has transformed the ways in which historians can study the past. This event examines both the opportunities and threats to understanding the past in a digital age. T.G. Otte, Professor of Diplomatic History, UEA Teresa Webber, Professor of Palaeography, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge Emma Griffin, Professor of Modern British History, UEA, and President of the Royal Historical Society