THE BEST IN HERITAGE
12th Edition
with Global Heritage Forum
Dubrovnik, Croatia, 19 - 21 September 2013
in partnership with EUROPA NOSTRA
under Special patronage of ICOM
dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Hudson OBE and Georges Henri Riviere
and celebrating EUROPA NOSTRA's 50th anniversary !
Thursday, 19 September: arrival, registration, opening
10.00 - 18.45 Registration and two guided tours of the Dubrovnik City walls, Theatre "Marin Držic" Lobby
Start of the tours at 13.00 and at 16.00
10.00 - 17.30 Pre-conference event for conference participants in Art Gallery Dubrovnik: eCult Dialogue Day
More Information and Programme..
18.50 - 21.00 The Best in Heritage welcome ceremony in the Theatre "Marin Držić"
Moderator: Dr. Willem de Vos
20.00 - 20.45
Keynote Address: Professor Simon R Molesworth AO QC, Chairman, Executive Committee, International National Trusts Organisation
21.00 - 23.00 Welcome party in Sponza Palace, courtesy of the Dubrovnik Archives, Dr. Ivo Venier, Director
Friday, 20 September, "Marin Držić" Theatre: presentations of awarded projects
Morning session moderator: Mr John Sell
9.30 - 9:55 Project No.1: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2012 winner
- Education, training and awareness-raising (Grand Prix)
Improve a Heritage Site - Norwegian Heritage Foundation, Norway
9:55 - 10.20 Project No.2: Chinese Museum Association, Management Award 2011 winner
Hunan Provincial Museum, ChangSha, China
10.20 - 10.45 Project No.3: European Museum Forum / European Museum of the Year Award 2012 winner
Madinat al-Zahra Museum, Cordoba, Spain
10.45- 11.10 Project No.4: Intermuseum 2012 Grand Prix winner
State Yelabuga Historical, architectural and art museum – reserve, Yelabuga, Tatarstan Republic
11.10 - 11.40 coffee break
11.40 - 12.05 Project No.5: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award 2012 winner - Conservation (Grand Prix)
Number 2 Blast Furnace, Sagunto, Spain
12.05 - 12.30 Project No.6: Museums Australia (Victoria) Award for Large Museums 2012
Immigration Museum "Identity: yours, mine, ours", Melbourne, Australia
12.30 - 13.00 Closing discussion of the morning session
13.00 - 15.00 lunch
Afternoon session moderator: Dr Vivian Golding
15.00 - 15.25 Project No.7: Micheletti Award 2012 winner
Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
15.25 - 15.50 Project No.8: Prix de Musees 2012 / Prix du Public winner
Magritte Museum, Bruxelles, Belgium
15.50 - 16.15 Project No.9: Museums+Heritage Awards 2012 / International Award winner
Children’s Centre for Civilisation & Creativity, Cairo, Egypt
16.15 - 16.40 Project No.10: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2012 winner - Conservation
Leighton House Museum, London, United Kingdom
16.40 - 17.10 coffee break
17.10 - 17.35 Project No.11: European Museum Academy - DASA Award 2012 winner
santralistanbul Museum of Energy, Istanbul,Turkey
17.35 - 18.00 Project No.12: Portuguese Museology Association - Institution Award 2012 winner
Penafiel’s Municipal Museum, Penafiel, Portugal
18.00 - 18.30 Closing discussion of the afternoon session
18.30 - 19.30 Global Heritage Forum initial session
19.30 - 21.00 free time
21.00 - 23.00 Ethno dinner-party offered by Dubrovnik museums in Rupe Museum
Greeting by the director of Dubrovnik Museums, Ms. Pavica Vilać, MA
Saturday, 21 September, "Marin Držić" Theatre: presentations of awarded projects
Morning session moderator: Mr Claude Faubert
9.30 - 9.55 Project No.13: Dibner Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits 2012 winner
"Driving America," The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, United States
9.55 - 10.20 Project No.14: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2012 winner
- Education, training and awareness-raising
Crossing Cultures: Transforming the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom
10.20 - 10.45 Project No.15: Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums: History Alive!
“Human Library” - Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada
10.45 - 11.10 Project No.16: European Museum Forum / Kenneth Hudson Award 2012 winner
Glasnevin Museum, Dublin, Ireland
11.10 - 11.40 coffee break
11.40 - 12.05 Project No.17: BankGiro Loterij Museumprijs 2012
Natuurmuseum Fryslân, Leeeuwarden, The Netherlands
12.05 - 12.30 Project No.18: ACA Japan: The National Arts Festival 2012, Grand Prize in the category Records
Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments, Hammatsu-City, Japan
12.30 - 13.00 Closing discussion of the morning session
13.00 - 15.00 lunch
Afternoon session moderator: Dr Wim de Vos
15.00 - 15.25 Project No.19: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2012 winner
- Education, training and awareness-raising
The Seaweed Bank, Laesoe, Denmark
15.25 - 15.50 Project No.20: 2012 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Mbaru Niang, Flores Island, Indonesia
15.50 - 16.15 Project No.21: The Council of Europe Museum Prize 2012 winner
Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum – Kulturen der Welt, Cologne, Germany
16.15 - 16.40 Project No.22: Museums + Heritage Award 2012 for Permanent exhibition
National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
16.40 - 17.10 coffee break
17.10 - 17.35 Project No.23: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2012 winner - Conservation
Windmills of the Monastery of St.John the Theologian, Patmo, Greece
17.35 - 18.00 Project No.24: European Museum Forum / Silletto Prize 2012 winner
TOPIC: the International Puppet Museum Centre, Tolosa, Spain
18.00 - 18.30 Closing discussion of the afternoon session
18.30 - 18.35 Vote on the "Best formal presentation" by the audience
18.30 - 21.00 free time
21.00 - 22.00 Closing ceremony in Rector's palace
22.00 - 00.00 Dinner and farewell party in Rector's palace
