17th Edition
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dubrovnik, croatia, 26 - 28 september 2018
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in partnership with EUROPA NOSTRA
with support of Creative Europe programme
& Endowment Fund of ICOM
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dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Hudson OBE and Georges Henri Riviére
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In the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage
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IMAGINES
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the programme
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wednesday, 26 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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10.00 - 10.10 The Best in Heritage Official Opening
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10.10 - 10.30 Keynote address, Dirk Bouve, Provincie Limburg - IMAGINES Project of Influence winner 2017
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10.30 - 10.45 Project i 1: Heritage in Motion Websites and Online content 2017
Stockholmskällan
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10.45 - 11.00 Project i 2: IDCA Best App Gold 2017
Send Me Sfmoma By San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art
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11.00 - 11.15 Project i 3: Heritage in Motion Best Achievement Award 2017
Historic Royal Palaces "The Lost Palace"
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11.15 - 11.30 Project i 4: Webby Awards Art / Websites Art 2017
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: MET
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11.30 - 11.45 Project i 5: Jodi Award 2017
Signly @ The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
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11.45 - 12.00 Project i 6: MUSE Applications & APIs Gold 2017
The Walters Ex Libris: The Walters Art Museum and Byte Studios
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12.00 - 12.15 Project i 7: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2017
ilCartastorie: Storytelling in the Archives
12.15 - 12.30 Project i 8: AVICOM F@IMP Grand Prix 2017
Lutheran Church Museum + Mome + Open Creativ kft.
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12:30 - 13:30 lunch & coffee
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13.30 - 13.45 Project i 9: AVICOM F@IMP Interactive Exhibition Installation Gold 2017
State Museum-Preserve "The Kulikovo pole": The Grand Model of Kulikovo Battle
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13.45 - 14.00 Project i 10: Heritage in Motion Film and Video 2017
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: United Kingdom by Seventh Art Productions
14.00 - 14.15 Project i 11: Museums and the Web GLAMi Groundbreaking Award 2017
Cleveland Museum of Art: ArtLens Studio
14.15 - 14.30 Project i 12: AVICOM F@IMP Longh Film Gold 2017
Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation: The Secret Life of Portlligat. Salvador Dalí's House
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14.30 - 14.45 Project i 13: MUSE Mobile Applications Gold 2017
Out Loud: The Andy Warhol Museum and The Studio at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
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14.45 - 15.00 Project i 14: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2017
Erfgoedplus: Online Heritage Platform​
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15.00 - 15.10 Vote on the "IMAGINES Project of Influence 2018"
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"
Greeting by John Sell, Chairman, Best in Heritage Advisory Board
Welcome speeches
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Professor Tomislav Šola: What is "The Best in Heritage"?
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Keynote address by Jasper Buikx, Micropia, Amsterdam
- winner of Project of Influence award 2017
21.00 - 23.00 Welcome party in Sponza Palace, Venue courtesy of the Dubrovnik Archives
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thursday, 27 september, "marin držić" theatre: presentations of projects
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9.30 - 9:55 Project 1: European Museum of the Year Award 2017
Museum of Ethnography, Geneva, Switzerland
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9:55 - 10.20 Project 2: Canadian Museums Association Award of Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions 2017
TOGETHER: An Exhibition on Global Development: Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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10.20 - 10.45 Project 3: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2017
Centre of Visual Arts and Research, Nicosia, Cyprus
10.45- 11.10 Project 4: UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Excellence 2017
Blue House Cluster, Hong Kong SAR, China
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11.10 - 11.40 coffee
11.40 - 12.05 Project 5: European Museum Academy DASA Award 2017
Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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12.05 - 12.30 Project 6: AHI Award for Excellence in Interpretation 2017
Lifting the Lid off the Vyne, Basinstoke, United Kingdom
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12.30 - 12.55 Project 7: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Research 2017
Bosch Research and Conservation Project, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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13.00 - 15.00 lunch break
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15.00 - 15.25 Project 8: Živa Award 2017
Slovenian Alpine Museum, Jesenice, Slovenia
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15.25 - 15.50 Project 9: Finnish Museums Association Museum of the Century Award
Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere, Finland
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15.50 - 16.15 Project 10: DSA Design Award Grand Prix 2017
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
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16.15 - 16.40 Project 11: European Museum Forum Silletto Prize 2017
Leiria Museum, Leiria, Portugal
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16.40 - 17.10 coffee
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17.10 - 17.35 Project 12: Swedish Museum of the Year 2017
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden
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17.35 - 18.00 Project 13: Museums Australia (Victoria) Award for Medium Museums 2017
Bendigo Tramways, Bendigo, Australia
18.00 - 18.25 Project 14: European Museum Academy Micheletti Award 2017
GPO Witness History Visitor Centre, Dublin, Ireland
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18.25 - 18.55 SPOTLIGHT: European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018
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19.00 - 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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friday, 28 september, "marin držić" theatre: presentations of projects
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9.30 - 9.55 Project 15: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2017
St. Martin’s Chapel in Stari Brod, Croatia
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9.55 - 10.20 Project 16: ICOM Russia award 2017
Yaroslavl State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-reserve, Yaroslavl region, Russia
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10.20 - 10.45 Project 17: BankGiro Loterij Museumprijs 2017
TextielMuseum, Tilburg, The Netherlands
10.45 - 11.10 Project 18: Chinese Museums Association Most Innovative Museums in China 2017
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Hangzhou, China
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11.10 - 11.40 coffee
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11.40 - 12.05 Project 19: Portuguese Museum Award 2017
Money Museum, Lisboa, Portugal
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12.05 - 12.30 Project 20: Council of Europe Museum Prize 2017
Caribbean Centre of Expressions and Memory of the Slave Trade and Slavery, Guadeloupe, France
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12.30 - 12.55 Project 21: Museums + Heritage Permanent Exhibition 2017
National Museums Scotland, Ten New Galleries at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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13.00 - 15.00 lunch break
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15.00 - 15.25 Project 22: EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Research 2017
‘Carnival King of Europe, San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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15.25 - 15.50 Project 23: Norwegian Museum Of The Year 2017
Northern Norway Art Museum, Tromsø, Norway
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15.50 - 16.15 Project 24: American Alliance of Museums Chair’s Leadership Award 2017
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, United States
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16.15 - 16.40 Project 25: Museums + Heritage International Award 2017
Helsinki City Museum: The New Helsinki City Museum, Finland
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16.40 - 17.10 coffee
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17.10 - 17.35 Project 26: IDCA Best Scenography for a permanent collection Gold 2017
Tirpitz Museum By Tinker Imagineers, Utrecht, Netherlands
17.35 - 18.00 Project 27: Chinese Museums Association Most Innovative Museums in China 2017
Sichuan Museum, Chengdu, China
18.00 - 18.25 Project 28: Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award 2017
People’s History Museum, Manchester, United Kingdom
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18.25 - 18.30 Vote for the "Project of Influence 2018" 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
saturday, 29 september
The Post Conference Excursion by bus (only upon reservation)
Renaissance Gardens & Dalmatian Tastes
Trsteno Arboretum & Town of Ston
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The Best in Heritage Council session and meeting (for members only)
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On-line Conference Registration
As a non-governmental organisation we are not authorised to issue invitational or guarantee letters related to Visa applications, apart to the presenters taking part in the programme.