A Festival of Landmark
An online festival of content inspired by our wonderful buildings and places held in September 2020. All content is still available so please read on...
2020 has been a strange year. Normally in September, we fling open the doors of Landmarks across Britain as we join Heritage Open Days, as well as Cadw’s Open Doors and Historic Environment Scotland’s Doors Open Days. This year we did it a bit differently by moving our open days online. And the best news is that we're keeping the content available even though the official Open Days weekends have now passed.
Our online Festival of Landmark 2020 gives access to some of our best loved buildings via podcasts, videos and webinars. Meet the people who care for our historic sites as well as those who have been inspired by them, as you delve into history, enjoy stories and songs, discover new visual arts and crafts, and meet some of the people behind the scenes at Landmark. You’ll meet artists, craftspeople, musicians, architects, housekeepers, historians. And the best news is that it can all be accessed from the comfort of your armchair, wherever you are.
All videos have subtitles, a few with Welsh versions, and many podcasts have been separately transcribed.
Live webinars
Landmark’s restoration work often involves covering new ground, whether in the realms of building analysis, documentary history or technical practice. In our live webinars you’ll meet the experts carrying out this work, as they explain their findings and answer your questions.
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Welcome to the festival
Welcome to our Festival from Landmark Ambassador Griff Rhys Jones.
Day one
Our Landmark Ambassadors
Our Ambassadors are high profile supporters who share our passion for remarkable buildings. They also know Landmark’s buildings, being Landmarkers themselves, and volunteer to help raise awareness of our work. Here, they each speak from the heart about why they love Landmark and our work.
Today's tents
People and Places tent
Listening tent
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Day two
Llwyn Celyn and art
Our project at Llwyn Celyn was an invitation for creative artists from many disciplines to respond to the history of the site and the work in progress. Light installations, poetry, drawings and mystical, musical, moments all combined and have left a lasting legacy of artwork on site.
Today's tents
Art House tent
Listening tent
Children's tent
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Day three
Landscapes
Our landscapes are more than just a backdrop to our buildings, but create complementary histories and dramas of their own. Today, we look in more detail at how our buildings settle into the world around them.
Today's tents
People and Places tent
Listening tent
Words tent
Children's tent
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Day four
Music Rooms
A feast of music from Landmarks across the country, gathered together in this evening of entertainment.
Today's tents
Music tent
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Day five
Craft Work
Feeling like some DIY or a bit of crafting this weekend? Learn from some of the best craftspeople in the country in this collection of videos and podcasts.
Today's tents
Craft Work tent
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Day six
The Placemakers
Our people make our places. Discover who we are and what we do to make Landmarks so special.
Today's tents
Children's tent
Listening tent
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Gothic Temple in Stowe, Buckinghamshire