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Audio of keynote speeches (mp3 format)

(Left click to launch or right click and select 'save as' to download).

1. Neil MacGregor
(Director, British Museum). Exploring the theme from an international perspective; the power of objects to transcend and explain cultural identities and histories.
Click to listen - part 1 mp3 (14MB)
Click to listen - part 2 mp3 (1.5MB)

2. Joe Mahon (Filmmaker and Television Presenter). Bringing the international perspective closer to home – exploring our local sense of place.
Click to listen mp3 (14MB)

3. Gary Younge (Writer & Journalist). An exploration of the difference between heritage and mythmaking and the need to acknowledge that identities and the environments in which they operate are complex and constantly evolving.
Click to listen mp3 (11MB)

Project Videos (wmv format)

1. Michael Longley
(Ireland Professor of Poetry). A filmed contribution from Whitbread Prize winning poet.
Click to download (20MB)

2. Difficult Heritage.
Film Montage of HLF funded projects Exploring projects that have addressed difficult issues: Linen Hall Library political collection & slavery project, Bagenal’s Castle, Glenravel local history projects.
Click to download (23MB)

3. Sense of Place.
Exploring a sense of place through a film of HLF funded projects:  Clachans, Glens of Antrim, Oceans in Mind, Boyd’s Ballycastle,  A Step back in Time (Creggan, Derry).
Click to download (20MB)



 
Tom 

Devine Chair profile
William Crawley is a journalist with BBC Northern Ireland and a presenter on BBC Radio Ulster.
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Professor 

Jim Hunter Speaker profile
Neil MacGregor has been the Director of the British Museum since August 2002.
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Gary 

Younge Speaker profile
Gary Younge is a columnist and feature writer for the Guardian newspaper.
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Gary 

Younge Summary & Media
Further comment, audio keynote speakers, project videos and a full conference summary can be found here.
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