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SUMMARY:From Furs to Fabergé: Gifts\, Diplomacy and British-Russian Artis
 tic Relations by Dr Louise Hardiman - Dr Louise Hardiman
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DESCRIPTION:Since the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2022\, arti
 stic and cultural relations between Russia and Britain have entered a diff
 icult phase. However\, when the longer historical picture is considered\, 
 there are countless examples of visual culture that can illustrate the pre
 sence of a flourishing British-Russian cultural dialogue. One fascinating 
 aspect of this history is that of gift giving and cultural diplomacy betwe
 en the Russian and British monarchies. In 2018-2019\, Louise Hardiman work
 ed with Royal Collection Trust and others to organise an academic conferen
 ce accompanying the groundbreaking exhibition\, “Russia\, Royalty and th
 e Romanovs” at The Queen’s Gallery\, Buckingham Palace. Building on th
 is important project\, she decided to edit a collection of articles on the
  topic. In this lecture\, Hardiman will discuss the book “Courtly Gifts 
 and Cultural Diplomacy: Art\, Material Culture and British-Russian Relatio
 ns”\, which was published by Brill Schöningh in spring 2023. Covering t
 opics from ambassadorial portraits to gifts of exotic plants\, to objects 
 of Fabergé\, the book presents a richly illustrated survey of the topic t
 hrough essays from twelve experts drawn from academia\, Royal Collection T
 rust\, and the private sector.\n\nWHEN: Thursday\, 22 June\, 18:30 – 20:
 00\n\nWHERE: Yusuf Hamied Theatre\, Christ College\, 46 King St\, Cambridg
 e CB1 1LN\n\nLANGUAGE: English\n\nTICKETS: £5 for CamRuSS members and con
 cessions: students\, OAPs\, children and people on Universal credit\, £8 
 – standard ticket.\n\nOnline via Zoom – free for CamRuSS members and 
 £5 for non-members.
LOCATION: Christ College\, Cambridge and via Zoom
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