On 4 and 5 February 2016 the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will host a two-day international conference ‘Navies in Miniature’ about naval model collections and the research, conservation and presentation of historic ship models. 

The conference coincides with the publication of a new catalogue by the Rijksmuseum about the technical scale model collection of the Department of the Navy that existed between 1817 and 1883 after which most of the 1,600 objects were transferred to the museum.

The overall theme on Thursday 4 February 2016 will be naval model collections from the different navies in both Europe and North America. These technical collections were created as a instrument in ship design and construction as well as for research and educational purposes. The keynote lectures will be presented by Professors John Mack (University of East Anglia) and Joost Schokkenbroek (VU Amsterdam). During the other presentations speakers will focus on the naval model collections in the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, Scandinavia and the United States.

On Friday 5 February 2016 the focus will be on the research, conservation and presentation of historic ship models, including 3D laser scanning, computer modeling and new and innovative ways of museum presentations. The key note lecture will be presented by Dr Kevin Fewster (National Maritime Museum Greenwich).

Language: English
Registration: starts Mid October
More information: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/symposiums/navies-in-miniature

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