- Symposium
The Picturesque Garden in England – Oxford (United Kingdom)
Held in association with The Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford, our annual weekend conference takes as its theme, the ‘Picturesque Garden’. The Picturesque is one of England’s most distinctive contributions to garden history, but it is difficult to define. What is the Picturesque? How does it relate to wider perceptions of the landscape? How did people try to create it? How was it received at the time, and how has it been received subsequently? And how are Picturesque gardens managed today?