ICMEMO - ICTOP JOINT CONFERENCE 2020

HOW MEMORIAL MUSEUMS ADDRESS ISSUES OF DISPLACEMENT, REFUGEES, PAST GENOCIDES AND EDUCATION

Date to be confirmed, , Hosted by the Museum & Institute Preliminary Conference Program

Day 1 - Monday, October 26th

Arrival of Participants

16:00 - ICMEMO Board Meeting 17:00 (Armenian Genocide Museum&Institute or Hotel)

Arrival of Participants and Opening Ceremony 19:00 - Opening ceremony of ICMEMO-ICTOP joint conference 21:00 (National Gallery of Armenia or Cafesjyan Art Center)

Jazz Concert / Dinner Day 2 - Tuesday, October 27th

9:00 - Arrival and Registration of Participants 9:40 (Armenian Genocide Museum)

Welcoming Remarks (Armenian Genocide Museum Hall) 9:45 - Ophelia Leon, ICMEMO President 10:00 Suren Manukyan, ICMEMO Meeting Director

Session #1, 10:00 - Harutyun Marutyan, Keynote address 10:30 Director of Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute

10:30 - Coffee Break 11:00 (Armenian Genocide Museum Hall)

11:30 - Guided visit of Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute 12:30

12:30 - Lunch Break 13:30

This session will highlight legal aspects of genocide, the historical trajectory of genocide and law, as well as the successes and Session #2, 13:30 - failings of international courts. The session will also explore how museums are situated in relationship to the issues of genocide and Genocide and Justice 17:30 justice, featuring topics around restorative justice, repatriation of cultural property, human rights, and excluded communities.

4 speakers . Round table . Q&A Coffee Break 15:00 – 15:30 (AGMI Hall)

18:00 - Special guided tour: History Museum of Armenia 19:00 Day 3 - Wednesday, October 28th

9:00 - Arrival and Tour in Museum 10:00

Session #3, 10:00 - Keynote address - Session Keynote address 11:00

11:00 - Coffee Break 11:30

Commemoration, exhibitions, public ceremonies, educational programs and strategies… Exploring the role of museums in Session #4, 11:30 - genocide prevention, in identifying populations at risk and in Education and 13:30 confronting denial, including the use of social media, distance Populations at Risk learning, and new technologies - its opportunities and challenges.

4 speakers . Round table. Q&A

13:30 - Lunch Break 14:30

This session will focus on the role of museums in addressing the challenges of representing displaced persons and the trauma of forced migration. Speakers will discuss different modes Session #5, of exhibiting the legacy of migrants and dispersed cultural 14:30 - heritage through interactive exhibits and other means, while Representing the 17:30 drawing audience engagement and touching upon themes of displaced reconstructing identities, the transmission of trauma from one generation to the next, and attempts at reconciliation, often within the context of a still recent and contested history.

4 speakers . Round table. Q&A Coffee break 15:45 – 16:15

18:00 - Special guided tour: 19:00 Day 4 - Thursday, October 29th

9:00 - Arrival and Registration of Participants 9:30 (Armenian Genocide Museum)

Session #6, 9:30 - Keynote address - Session Keynote address 10:00

Is it sufficient to assess the current state of the field? Or are memorial museums looking to the future, reaching new Session #7, 10:30 - audiences and expanding awareness of human rights, of the The Future of Museums in 13:30 need for tolerance, and the importance of non-discriminatory Promoting Human Rights practices? Speakers will not only present what has been done but will also outline creative partnerships with other museums, cultural institutions, and NGOs necessary to effectively expand the capacity to reach target audiences.

4 speakers . Round table. Q&A Coffee break 11:00 – 11:30

13:30 - Lunch Break 14:30

Session #8, 14:30 - Joint Session with ICTOP 4 speakers . Round table. Q&A 16:30 – Training of Staff in Memorial Museums

16:30 - Coffee Break 17:30

Session #9, Aspects of conservation and lack of objects, loss of objects for Preservation of Cultural 18:00 - persecuted communities 19:00 Heritage () 2 speakers

19:00 - Special guided tour: Museum of Ancient 20:00 Matenadaran Day 5 - Friday, October 30th Excursion Day - 10:00 / 19:00

• Musa ler memorial complex dedicated to Musa Dagh Resistance • Sardarapat Memorial complex and Armenian National Ethnographic Option 1: Armavir region museum • Lunch in traditional “Hazarashen” restaurant in Memorial Complex • Lecture on Genocide and resistance

• Historical centre of Gyumri “Kumairi” Historical-Cultural Museum- reserve Option 2: Shirak region, • Museum of Architecture and Urban Life Gyumri City • Sergey Merkurov Museum • Aslamazyan Sisters Gallery • Lunch in one of the traditional restaurants of the city • Lecture on Genocide and memory

20:00 - Closing ceremony of IC MEMO-ICTOP joint conference 22:00 Post-Conference Tours

Saturday, October 31st

• Garni Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve, • UNESCO heritage Cave Monastery complex Kotayk Region • UNESCO heritage: The Holy See of Armenian Church and its museums, • UNESCO heritage: Zvartnots historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve • Metsamor Archaeological Museum-Reserve Armavir Region • Lake Sevan, peninsula, Sevanvank medieval monastery complex , • Dilijan city Local Lore Museum and Sharambeyan old street, Haghatsin medieval monastery complex Tavush Region

Sunday, November 1st

• Tatev medieval monastery complex and Khndzoresk: ruins of old cave village Syunik Region • Khor Virap medieval monastery complex, Areni cave and Noravank medieval monastery complex Ararat, Vayots Dzor Regions

Monday, November 2nd

• Ashtarak city and its medieval churches, Perch Proshyan House- Museum, Oshakan church and grave of St. : creator of , Aragatsotn Region • Amberd medieval fortress, Monument of Armenian Alphabet and Byurakan Observatory, Museum of Viktor Hambardzumyan Aragatsotn Region

Tuesday, November 3rd

• UNESCO Heritage: Haghpat and medieval monastery complexes. Mikoyan Brothers Museum, Lori Region • Erebuni Archeological Museum-Reserve, , Ararat Brandy factory Museum and tour and testing. Yerevan city