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Speakers: The new Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Team
Last of the series, looking at the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead for the Derwent Valley Mills.
Places for the talk will be limited so please try to book in advance through the Visitor Services Department. Either click on the 'booking required' link above to send an email or phone 01629 825995.
The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site is a special place, with historic buildings of international significance set in beautiful countryside. It also has a human inheritance of creativity and culture. On 7th February there is a unique opportunity to see a spectacular evocation of the Site projected onto the dramatic backdrop of Cromford Mills.
...to where it begins is a remarkable video artwork by Illuminos (the artists Matt, Rob and Ella Vale), which was commissioned by the World Heritage Site in 2010, with support from the East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership. Their brief was to celebrate the beauty and history of the valley. This has been achieved through words and music which follow a figure who dances through seasons and spaces. Thanks to an Arts Council Bursary via the arts organisation The Collaborators, this film can now be shown for one night only within the arena formed by the Cromford Mills. The film will be projected onto the outside of Building 17 at 7pm.
The film is free, so just turn up shortly before 7.00 pm. Bring a torch as you will be watching the projection from the top of the mill yard near the water – as that is the best viewing area..
Drinks and snacks will be on sale at the Restaurant before and after the film.
The film will be followed by a talk and discussion with the World Heritage Site team about the future of the Site. This forms part of the Arkwright Society’s lecture series on Understanding World Heritage.
see www.derwentvalleymills.org
