Friday 6 May 2005, 10.00–18.00

The history of London is bound up with the Thames. From the city's earliest settlements to the contemporary capital, the river has been at the heart of the city's prosperity. This symposium spans the period from the Victorian era when the docks serviced the largest port in the world, and the Thames mudflats were inhabited by a netherworld of slum-dwellers, pickpockets and scavengers, up to the Millennium and the controversial redevelopment of Docklands, and the Millennium Dome. Themes include spectacle and leisure, danger and crime, environment and pollution, engineering and architectural development.

Invited speakers include Piers Gough, Joe Kerr, Alan Morrison, Stephen Smith, Sukhder Sandhu and Patrick Wright.

Tate Britain  Auditorium
£30 (£20 concessions), booking required
Price includes entry to the exhibition

    

This event is related to the Turner Whistler Monet exhibition