On Monday, 15 July, the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will welcome Dr Yolandi Burger and Zandile Myeka for a special joint seminar hosted at International House and online.
Yolandi, an IAS Visiting Fellow, will present her work on Named after Nelson – a collaborative project exploring how Nelson Mandela’s legacy is reflected in the naming of places across the world.
Zandile, a Metadata and Photographs Archivist at the Nelson Mandela Foundation and IAS Residential Fellow, will showcase how the relationship between the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory Archive and the Loughborough Urban Graphic Object Archive has leveraged digital technologies to innovate practices, improve access and engage diverse audiences.
The seminar will start at 12pm, with lunch served at 1pm for those attending in person. Spaces can be booked on the IAS Seminar event page.
On Thursday 18 July, Loughborough researchers will join Leicester Urban Observatory and LCB Depot to co-host three events exploring the challenges and opportunities for urban graphic heritage in public spaces named after people.
Commemorations of Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Park
10am – 11.30am, Nelson Mandela Park (Welford Road entrance), Leicester
Join Dr Robert Harland, Reader in Urban Graphic Heritage, for a site walk of Nelson Mandela Park. Explore how different graphic heritage projects commemorate Nelson Mandela and discuss opportunities to enhance the park through creative placemaking. Book on the Nelson Mandela Park event page.
Co-Design Opportunities for Heritage Interpretation and Placemaking
2pm – 3.30pm – Courtyard Studio, LCB Depot, Leicester
Dr Robert Harland and Dr Yolandi Burger will share strategies for collaboration between creative industry practitioners, heritage professionals, archival specialists, policymakers, and urban planners. Book on the Co-Design event page.
Graphic Heritage, Digital Design and Archival Practice
5pm – 7pm – Courtyard Studio, LCB Depot, Leicester
Dr Yolandi Burger and Zandile Myeka will discuss their collaboration on the Named after Nelson: Learning from Places Named after Nelson Mandela through Graphic Heritage exhibition currently on display at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg. Book on the Graphic Heritage event page.