"Istituto Italiano di Cultura Stati Uniti Washington" <iicwashington@esteri.it>
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" Istituto Italiano di Cultura Stati Uniti Washington" <iicwashington@esteri.it>
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EVENT REMINDER: Friday, October 19, 2007 - Saturday, October 20, 2007

Garden and Landscape Studies. 2007–2008 Symposium
Recent Issues in Italian Garden Studies: Sources, Methods and Theoretical Perspectives
A symposium presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and Dumbarton Oaks
Debates about the supposed unity of the Italian Garden have opened new directions of research. The symposium, Recent Issues in Italian Garden Studies; Sources, Methods and Theoretical Perspectives, takes stock of scholarly developments since the publications of the Dumbarton Oaks colloquium in 1972 and 1977. The large body of research on Italian gardens developed during the last four decades challenges some of the best received ideas about garden art in Italy and brings fresh research perspectives of interest for all garden historians.
Speakers will discuss the development and criticisms of garden studies in the mainstream of Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architectural history. Some will also discuss variations among regional gardens as a reflection of and a contribution to villa cultures that differed according to time and place. Other speakers will show that the making of an Italian garden can be approached from very different angles, such as a new philosophical interpretation of the Renaissance landscape, studies of the dynamics of territory organization, or even archaeology of the gaze. Most speakers will be Italian.
To Register please go to http://www.doaks.org/gal_2008_symposium_synopsis.html
For additional information: landscape@doaks.org or MaffryA@doaks.org 202-339-6460.
Registration date closes: October 15th 2007
Members of the Italian cultural institute will receive a 10% discount on the cost of the symposium.
Information:
Date: Friday, October 19, 2007 - Saturday, October 20, 2007
Time: See event description
Venue: Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd Street NW, Washington, DC
Organized by: Dumbarton Oaks, Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DC
For program and registration form, please visit www.doaks.org/gal_2008_symposium_synopsis.html