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On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human in outer space and the
first to orbit the Earth. 2011 sees the fiftieth anniversary of that event. In
almost every human culture the sky functions as a backdrop for mythical
encounters, employing the celestial environment as a stage set for narratives of
human and divine experience. That moment when human beings first left the planet
gave us a different perspective on the sky.

THE EVENT:This conference will bring together scholars to examine the
relationship between the heavens and culture through the arts, literature,
religion and philosophy, both in history and the present. We have accepted
proposals from 80 academics in the arts, humanities, social sciences and
sciences. Topics include astronomy and music, literature, painting and the
visual arts, architecture, religion, history and society.

THE EXHIBITION : The conference is proud to present an exhibition of David
Malin's extraordinary and beautiful pioneering space photography. The
exhibition, Visions of Heaven, is curated by Darrelyn Gunzburg and held at The
Bristol Gallery. The exhibition will be launched with a champagne reception
(included in the conference registration) on Friday evening 14th October. You
will be able to buy art works signed by David at the launch.

CO-CHAIRS:This interdisciplinary conference is organised jointly by Nicholas
Campion (School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology, Sophia Centre for the
Study of Cosmology in Culture, University of Wales Trinity Saint David) and
Darrelyn Gunzburg (Department of History of Art, University of Bristol).

PRE- AND POST-CONFERENCE TOURS:
Half-day walking tour of Bristol Cathedral and St Mary Redcliffe Church with Jon
Cannon (Thursday 13th October).

Full day coach tour of Glastonbury Abbey, Wells Cathedral and the Bishop's
Palace with Jon Cannon (Monday 17th October ). Due to the need to travel by
coach this tour has limited numbers. Further information.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: Please see our registration page for more details.

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 * KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
   
   Professor Ronald Hutton University of Bristol, Gillian Clarke, Poet Laureate
   of Wales, Professor Roger Beck, Emeritus Professor, Department of Classics,
   University of Toronto, Professor Gerry Gilmore, Professor of Experimental
   Philosophy, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University, Adjunct Professor
   David Malin, British-Australian astronomer and photographer, former
   Anglo-Australian Observatory Dr. Ed Krupp, Director, Griffith Observatory,
   CA, USA, Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson, Department of Physics, Imperial
   College, London.
   
   
   
   
   TIME AND LOCATION
   
   
   CONFERENCE VENUE
   
   Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8
   1RJ, UK. between Friday 14 and Sunday 16 October, 2011.
   
   
   
   
   CONFERENCE EXHIBITION
   
   Heavenly Discourses – Visions of Heaven: The Bristol Gallery
   14-23 October, 2011.

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