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the programme

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thursday, 28 September

 

8.00 - 19.30 Registration for all events in the lobby of Theatre "Marin Držic"

Escort to the IMAGINES venue, Multimedia Hall VISIA, at 9.30 

 

16.00 -  18.00 Guided tour of the Dubrovnik City walls, for all registered participants

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official opening and IMAGINES

Multimedia Hall VISIA

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Moderator: Alex Palin

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10.00 - 10.10 The Best in Heritage Official Opening

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10.10 - 10.30 Keynote address, Joost van der Spek, Tinker Imagineers - IMAGINES Project of Influence winner 2016

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10.30 - 10.45 Project i 1: Heritage in Motion / Apps for mobile devices Award

Virtual Architecture Museum: Russia by Vizerra

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10.45 - 11.00 Project i 2: 2016 MUSE Awards / Games and Augmented Reality Gold Award 

Sydvestjyske Museer: Augmenting the Historic City: Trade and Merchants’ Life in Ribe

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11.00 - 11.15 Project i 3: AVICOM 2016 F@IMP Awards / Video Art Prize laureate

Mosman Art Gallery: "SYRIA"

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11.15 - 11.30 Project i 4: European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2016

Granaries of Memory

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11.30 - 11.45 Project i 5: Museums and the Web GLAMi Awards 2016 / Platinum 

AnnoTate

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11.45 - 12.00 Project i 6: 2016 MUSE Award for Mobile Application 

Brooklyn Museum: ASK Brooklyn Museum

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12.00 - 12.15 Project i 7: Heritage in Motion / Best Achievement Award 2016

Provincie Limburg: Limburg 1914-1918, Small Stories From a Great War

 

12.15 - 12.30 Project i 8: AVICOM / FIAMP 2016 Website and Webart Gold 

"The Voyage On Board the Cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi" by Rosphoto

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12:30 - 13:30 lunch & coffee

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13.30 - 13.45 Project i 9: Heritage in Motion / Websites and Online Content Award 2016 

ArchivPortal – D – Building a German Archives Portal by Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg

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13.45 - 14.00 Project i 10: Museums and the Web GLAMi Awards 2016 People's choice 

British Art Studies Online Journal

 

14.00 - 14.15 Project i 11: Museums + Heritage Awards 2016 / Educational Initiative

Historic Royal Palaces, Movie Maker Mission

 

14.15 - 14.30 Project i 12: 2016 MUSE Award for Video, Film, and Computer Animation

Field Museum: The Switch: A Bill Stanley Story

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14.30 - 14.45 Project i 13: MAPDA 2016 / Institution Website Level B Best in Show - Multimedia

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu Website

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14.45 - 15.00 Project i 14: European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2016

Prehistoric Picture Project. Pitoti: Digital Rock-Art in Cambridge​

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15.00 - 15.10 Vote on the "IMAGINES Project of Influence 2017"

15.10 - 15.30 Closing Remarks

 

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19.30 - 21.00 The Best in Heritage Welcome ceremony in the Theatre "Marin Držić"

Moderated by Wim de Vos

Greeting by John Sell, Chairman, Best in Heritage Advisory Board

Welcome speeches:

Sneška Quaedvlieg Mihailović, Secretary General, Europa Nostra
Suay Aksoy, President, International Council of Museums
Jelka Tepšić, Deputy Mayor, City of Dubrovnik

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Professor Tomislav Šola: What is "The Best in Heritage"?

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Keynote address by Dr Roberto Nardi, Centro di Conservazione Archeologica Roma 

- winner of Project of Influence award 2016 

 

21.00 - 23.00 Welcome party in Sponza Palace, Venue courtesy of the Dubrovnik Archives

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friday, 29 september, "marin držić" theatre: presentations of projects

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Morning session moderator: David Fleming

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9.30 - 9:55 Project 1: European Museum Forum / Council of Europe Museum Prize 2016

European Solidarity Centre, Gdańsk, Poland

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9:55 - 10.20 Project 2: European Museum Academy Micheletti Award 2016

Den Gamle By, Aarhus, Denmark

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10.20 - 10.45 Project 3: Chinese Museums Association / Most Innovative Museums of China 2016

Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China

 

10.45- 11.10 Project 4: Estonian Museum Awards 2016 / Best Permanent Exhibition

Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia

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11.10 - 11.40 coffee

 

11.40 - 12.05 Project 5: UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize 2016

Iberarchivos Programme for the Development of Ibero-American Archives, Madrid , Spain

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12.05 - 12.30 Project 6: American Alliance of Museums / Excellence in Exhibition Awards 2016

San Diego Natural History Museum: “Coast to Cactus in Southern California”, San Diego, United States

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12.30 - 12.55 Project 7:  Portuguese Museum Award 2016​

Museu da Misericórdia, Porto, Portugal

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13.00 - 15.00 lunch break

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Afternoon session moderator: Suay Aksoy

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15.00 - 15.25 Project 8: European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2016

Conservation Study of The Village Gostuša, Niš, Serbia

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15.25 - 15.50 Project 9: Intermuseum 2016 festival Grand-prix / ICOM Russia Award

State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia

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15.50 - 16.15 Project 10: Swedish Museum of the Year 2016 Award

National Museum of Science and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

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16.15 - 16.40 Project 11: Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award 2016

York Art Gallery, York, United Kingdom

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16.40 - 17.10 coffee 

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17.10 - 17.35 Project 12: European Museum Forum / European Museum of the Year Award 2016

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, Poland

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17.35 - 18.00 Project 13: ServiceIQ 2016 New Zealand Museum Awards / Best Museum Project

Pearson & Associates: Kaiapoi Museum, Kaiapoi, New Zealand

 

18.00 - 18.25 Project 14: European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2016

Employees and activists of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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18.25 - 18.45 SPOTLIGHT: Dr An Laishun, Vice President and Secretary General, Chinese Museum Association

"The Development and Innovation in Museums in China"

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 18.45  - 21.00 free time

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21.00 - 23.00 Ethno dinner-party offered by Dubrovnik museums in Rupe Museum

With guided tour of the Rupe Museum 20.00 - 21.00

Greeting by the director of Dubrovnik Museums, Ms Pavica Vilać, MA

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saturday, 30 september, "marin držić" theatre: presentations of projects

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Morning session moderator: Carl Depauw

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9.30 - 9.55 Project 15: European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2016

‘Adopt-A-Monument’, Tampere, Finland

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9.55 - 10.20 Project 16: European Museum Forum / Silletto Prize 2016

Vukovar Municipal Museum, Vukovar, Croatia

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10.20 - 10.45 Project 17: Japan Institute of Architects Grand Prix 2016

Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita, Japan

10.45 - 11.10 Project 18: Norwegian Museum Of The Year 2016

Vest-Agder Museum, Kristiansand, Norway

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11.10 - 11.40 coffee 

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11.40 - 12.05 Project 19:  European Museum Forum / Kenneth Hudson Award 2016

Micropia, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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12.05 - 12.30 Project 20:  EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2016

Preserving and Promoting Dance Heritage in Berlin, Germany

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12.30 - 12.55 Project 21: National Lottery Best Heritage Project 2016

Lion Salt Works, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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13.00 - 15.00 lunch break

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Afternoon session moderator: Viv Golding

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15.00 - 15.25 Project 22: European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2016 

Wimpole Hall’s Gothic Tower in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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15.25 - 15.50 Project 23: Museums + Heritage Permanent Exhibition Award 2016

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: The Lister Project, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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15.50 - 16.15 Project 24: International Association for Children in Museums / Children in Museums Award 2016

GeoFort, Herwijnen, The Netherlands

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16.15 - 16.40 Project 25: Chinese Museums Association / Most Innovative Museums of China 2016

Changzhou Museum, Changzhou, China

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16.40 - 17.10 coffee

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17.10 - 17.35 Project 26: Museums + Heritage International Award 2016

Horsens Museum and Kvorning Design & Communication, Horsens Prison Museum, Denmark

17.35 - 18.00 Project 27: MAGNA Awards 2016 / Interpretation, Learning & Audience Engagement

Museum Victoria and Princes Hill Primary School: Building Our School Museum, Melbourne, Australia

 

18.00 - 18.25 Project 28: Soft Power Destination Awards 2016 / Soft Power Organization

Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Canada

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18.25 - 18.30 Vote on the "Project of Influence 2017" by the audience and moderators

 

18.30 - 21.00 free time

 

21.00 - 23.00 Closing ceremony, Dinner and farewell party in Rector's palace

With guided tour of the Cultural History Museum 20.00 - 21.00

 

 

 sunday, 1 october

 

The Post Conference Excursion by bus (only upon reservation)

THE CITY OF KOTOR (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and THE BAY OF KOTOR (MONTENEGRO)

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The Best in Heritage Council session and meeting (for members only)

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