Capability Brown changed the face of 18th-century England. Yet he left little written explanation of his work. Much must be inferred from his surviving landscapes and by seeing his work in the wider context of the naturalistic style that developed in Europe and further afield.

This major conference, organised by the Cultural Landscapes and Historic Gardens Committee of ICOMOS-UK (International Council on Monuments and Sites UK), will be one of the highlights of the first-ever national Capability Brown Festival, providing an international dimension to complement the UK’s national festival of events, openings, exhibitions and publications. Over a three-day conference in the historic city of Bath (one of the UK’s World Heritage Sites), world-renowned researchers and practitioners will present Brown’s work in a global context and explore the ways in which it has been interpreted over the last 250 years. The conference will include evening receptions at Prior Park, the Brown designed valley garden with its iconic Palladian bridge overlooking the city, and at the Bath Assembly Rooms next to the Roman Baths. There will also be a tour of Brown’s landscape at Croome Court, recently restored by the National Trust. Conference papers will be published for delegates in a special edition of Garden History.

Fee: £275.00 for ICOMOS-UK members or £340.00 for non-members (non-members’ fee includes 1 year annual membership of ICOMOS-UK)

Book now: visit http://www.icomos-uk.org/about-us/events/ or email admin@icomos-uk.org for a booking form.

We’d like to thank the Gardens Trust, The National Trust, Historic England, and the ICOMOS Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes for their support of this event.