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The Best in Heritage, Dubrovnik, 18-20 September 2003
dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Hudson, OBE

The programme

Arrival day - Wednesday, 17^th September : arrival, accomodation, registration

Arrival of participants, welcome at the airport, free transfer to the hotels and to the City
15.00-20.00 The lobby of the theatre "Marin Držić", hospitality desk (where the registration can be done and information collected); welcome drink

1^stDay - Thursday, 18^th September; Theatre "Marin Držić": museums, heritage

8.00 Registration-hospitality desk in the lobby of the Theatre
9.30 Introductory word by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Antun Vujić, PhD
9.40 Welcome word

by the city Mayor of Dubrovnik, Mrs. Dubravka Šuica
by Dr. Giovanni Pinna, Member of Executive Council of ICOM and Chairman of ICOM Italia
by the Mr. Giora Solar, Treasurer General of ICOMOS and liaison officer for World Heritage issues
by the Chairman of Europa Nostra Heritage Awards Jury, Mr Wynford Evans
by Mrs. Željka Kolveshi, the Chairwoman of the Croatian National Committee of ICOM

9.55 An introductory word by the organiser
10.10 Introductory lecture by the Chairman of English Heritage, Sir Neil Cossons OBE
10.45 Coffee - break and welcome drink offered by the Tourist Board of Dubrovnik
11.15 Project 1: The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland (European Museum of the Year Award)
12.00 Project 2: Duna Muzeum, Esztergom, Hungary, (Hungarian Museum of the year)
12.45 Project 3: Almond valley Heritage Centre, Livingstone, Scotland, UK (Scottish Museum of the Year 2002)

13. 30 Lunch in recommended restaurants with modest prices at individual expense

15.15 Departure on foot for city sightseeing, the visits to museums and temporary exhibitions (meeting in front of the Theatre "Marin Držić")

19.00 Opening of the small exhibition on presented projects in the Brown's House
20.00-22.00 Cocktail in the House of Dubrovnik (offered by the Croatian National Committee of ICOM)

2^nd Day - Friday, 19^th September; Theatre "Marin Držić": heritage, museums

9.45 Project 4: Buddenbrook House, Luebeck, Germany (The Counncil of Europe Award)
10.30 Project 5: Museum of Recent History, Celje, Slovenia (Valvasor's Award)
11.15 Coffee - break
11.35 Project 6: The Ceramics Museum, Sacavem, Portugal (The Micheletti Award /EMF/)
12.20 Project 7: Het Huis van Alijn, Belgium (The Flemish Heritage Award)
13.05 Project 8: Museum of Civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (The Best Canadian Museum)

13.50 Lunch in recommended restaurants with modest prices at individual expense

15.15 Project 9: Rotorua Museum of Art & History (Museum of the Year), Rotorua, New Zealand
16.00 Project 10: Museum Rhein-Schauen ( Austrian Museum of the Year Award), Lustenau, Austria
16.45 Coffee - break

Europa Nostra Awards/ European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage: the presentation in honour of the 40-th anniversary of Europa Nostra

17.00 Introductory lecture by the Chairman of Europa Nostra Heritage Awards Jury, Mr Wynford Evans 40-th anniversary of Europa Nostra
17.20 Project 11: Kierikki Stone Age Centre, Yli-li, Finland
17.55 Project 12: FAI Property in the Ieranto Bay, Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano, Naples

20.00 Theatre performance on the Renaissance Dubrovnik (Theatre "Marin Drić) followed by a dinner in the restaurant "Dubrovnik" at the invitation of "The Best in Heritage" Board

3^rd Day - Saturday, 20^th September; Theatre "Marin Držić": innovation, alternative, audiovisual, multimedia and art (sessions of half an hour)

9.30 Project 13: Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum der Stadt Hagen, Hagen, Germany
10.05 Project 14: Imperial War Museum North, Manchester, UK
10.40 Coffee - break
11.00 Project 15, 16 & 17: AVICOM Awards

CD-ROM Museum of Contemporary art, Zagreb (AVICOM Silver Medal )
AVICOM Grand Prix Cinema d'Art du Court Metrage, Museum Paulista de Universidade de Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brasil; (to be confirmed)
Nordic Prize for Internet Exhibition, Svendborg&Omegns Museum, Svendborg, Denmark

12.00 Departure to a lunch in open air at tiny island Lokrum, at individual expense; only upon reservation (price: 18 Euro)

15.45 Project 18: Alimentarium, Vevey, Switzerland
16.20 Project 19: The Herring Era Museum, Siglufjordur, Iceland (Museum of the Year)
16.45 Project 20: James Putnam (the author of the book "The Museum as Medium") , London, United Kingdom: presentation of the heritage artists internationally;
17.15 Coffee - break
17.45-18.15 The best project presented ceremony and closing of the event

20.00 Gala cocktail in honour of the best presented project and all the participants hosted by Mr. Ivan Šprlje, prefect of the Neretva-Dubrovnik District offered in the atrium of The Rector's Palace (with solo concert on lute, friar Antun Mrzlecki)

4^th Day - Sunday, 21^st September: excursion

10.00 - 18.00 The Elafiti islands excursion by traditional boat, with lunch, free drinks and bathing (at individual expense, only upon reservation at approx. price of 32 Euro per person, all included)
free evening and a post-conference chat upon drinks at the terrace of the Rector's palace, offered by the organisers

NOTE: The programme as it is now presented to you has been defined and we expect all participants' confirmations will be responsibly respected. The organiser wishes The Almighty will help with the weather so that all of you, who generously decided to join us in excellence, - will return next year. Same time, same place!

The Best in Heritage follow on programme:
Heritologia - The International Heritage Studies Forum
Trends and tendencies in museums and heritage

Monday, 22^nd September: founding session: Inter-university centre

10.00 The introductory word by Mr. Giora Solar (ICOMOS)
10.20 The introductory word by Tomislav Sola
10.30 Introductory lecture by Patrick Boylan, Chairman of ICTOP
11.05 Introductory lecture by Hildegard Vieregg, Chairwoman of ICOFOM
11.40 Coffee break

The side of theory and professional education:
(each contribution is limited to 30 minutes; the authors may allow some time for discussion by shortening their contribution)

12.10 Contribution No.1: Peter van Mensch: "MUSEOLOGY AND CONSERVATION: NEW TENDENCIES"
12.40 Contribution No.2: Frans Schouten: THE INFLUENCE OF TOURISM ON CULTURAL CHANGE
13.10 Contribution No.3: Giovanny Pinna: INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS
13.40 Lunch at the restaurant "ORHAN" at individual expense (the list will be circulated); bathing suit recommended
15.30 Contribution No.4: Margaret Birtley: CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES IN AUSTRALIA: BALANCING THE NEEDS OF MULTIPLE STAKE-HOLDERS
16.00 Contribution No.5: Anah Glinska: CARTOGRAPHY OF THE RUSSIAN MUSEUM RECENT INNOVATIONS
16.30 Contribution No.6: Helen Rees Leahy: PRODUCING A PUBLIC FOR ART: SPACE, POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE 21^ST CENTURY GALLERY

20.00 Dubrovnik Dinner in the restaurant "Nautica" at individual expense

Tuesday, 23^rd September: Inter-university centre

The side of practice:

10.00 Contribution No.1: Royal Navy Submarine Museum (Conservation of Holland I, The 2002 Pilgrim Trust Conservation award), Gosport, UK
10.30 Contribution No.2: Tallinn Town Hall Project, Tallinn, Estonia
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Contribution No.3: Marina Avdeeva: Artists in Museums - Contribution to the conservationist sensibility, Open Museum Association Krasnoyarsk, Russia
12.30 Contribution No.4: Ablílio Barreto Museum of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.00 Contribution No.5: Discussion
13.30 Lunch at individual expense

And, back to theory...:

15.30 Contribution No.6: Tomislav Šola: IS HERITOLOGY A NEW BUZZ-WORD?

16.00 Contribution No.7: Martin Segger: VICTORIA: AN URBAN CONSERVATION PLAN FOR A CANADIAN CITY
16.30 Contribution No.8: Amareswar Galla: HERITAGE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION - FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO VIETNAM