Christian Roden

Historian, Author, Curator

Upcoming

May 17, 2024
Swedish Taste on the High Seas
The World Ship Society Port of New York Branch; New York, NY

past

October 2021
A Museum Makes Landfall: The Kungsholm, The American Swedish Historical Museum, and the Rise of Swedish Design in America
International Council of Museums—Committee of Collections of Decorative Arts and Design, Virtual Conference

July 2021
The SS Ile-de-France: an Ambassador at Sea Ocean Liner Society, London, UK (Also presented for the Chicago Art Deco Society in May 2021, and the World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch, October 2020)

October 2019
Swedish Taste on the High Seas
Philadelphia Chapter of the Steamship Historical Society of America; Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA

June 2019

The Royal Family and Ships of State: The Politics of Ocean Liner Design and Decoration
Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library; Wilmington, DE

January 2019
The Genius Behind the American Export Line
The World Ship Society Port of New York Branch; New York, NY

October 2018
Ocean Liners: Modern Design, Community, and Politics
Guest Teacher for Graduate Course at the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture; Wilmington, DE

June 2018
The SS Ile-de-France: Art Deco on France’s Ship of State
Art Deco Society of Washington, DC; Washington, DC

October 2017
Icons of Identity: Ocean Liners and Design in the 20th Century
Tudor Place Museum; Washington, DC