A day packed full of lectures, exhibitions and interactive workshops
Talks included:
Matthew Boulton's Life and Work
Presented by Dr Malcolm Dick, Director of the Centre for West Midlands History at the University of Birmingham.
The Medical Dimensions of the Lunar Society
Presented by Dr Michael Jepson, a Visiting Fellow at Aston University until 2006 and current committee member of The British Society for the History of Pharmacy.
The History and Importance of Canals to Matthew Boulton and the Development of the Industrial Revolution
Presented by Graham Fisher MBE, Past Chairman of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society.
Matthew Boulton and his Revolution in British Coinage
Presented by Sue Tungate, co-curator of the exhibition Matthew Boulton and the Art of Making Money at the Barber Institute.
Matthew Boulton's Mechanical Paintings
Presented by Barbara Fogarty, History of Art, University of Birmingham.
Boulton and Watt Commemoration Lecture in collaboration with the Lunar Society Technologies for Sustainable Transport
Presented by Professor Julia King CBE FREng, Vice-Chancellor, Aston University.
An exhibition in the Great Hall and interactive lectures ran in parallel with the main talks on the day.
Admission was free.
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