Event: VIRTUAL PIZZA TALK: The H.L. Hunley Submarine: A Project Overview

Anna Funke
Conservator, Warren Lasch Conservation Center, Clemson University
February 3rd, Wednesday 12:00pm (PT)

The Warren Lasch Conservation Center has been working on the H.L. Hunley submarine since it was raised from Charleston Harbor in 2000. Renown for being the first successful combat submarine, it was designed to break the blockade of Charleston, in the later years of the Civil  War. The archaeological work on the submarine has provided fascinating insights into the military, social and technological history of the time. Now that the excavations are largely completed, the project is primarily focused on the complex conservation process to prepare the submarine for broader public display. This talk will  give an overview of the history of the submarine itself as well as the interdisciplinary project that has been built up around it.

Register for this Cotsen Virtual Pizza Talk here! You will receive instructions on viewing the talk after registering.