ICOM Russia Report 2017 Conferences «Digital Heritage in Museum: Possession, Promotion, Control»

21 – 22 March 2017 – «Digital Heritage in Museum: Possession, Promotion, Control» – Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The seminar was dedicated to the problems of saving, learning and usage of the digital heritage in a museum. This event was organized by ICOM Russia, Kaluga Ministry of culture and tourism and the «Kamis» company.

More than 100 museum specialists from different regions participated in the conference.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/tsifrovoe-nasledie-v-muzee/ «Problem of Choosing the Fire Extinguishing System for Museums»

22 March 2017 – «Problem of Choosing the Fire Extinguishing System for Museums» - International exhibition “Securika”, Moscow. The main question of this conference – fire security in museums, providing security for the collections and visitors.

The event was organized by the company ITE with the ICOM Russia support. Around 150 participants visited the event The XIX international museum festival «Intermuseum 2017»

25 – 29 May 2017 - The XIX international museum festival «Intermuseum 2017», Moscow, Russia. The main theme: «Museum of the Future». The Festival was organized by the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation, ICOM Russia, State Museum and Exhibition Center «ROSIZO», Russian union of museums and Vladimir Potanin Charity foundation.

During the Festival ICOM Russia had a booth, which was devoted to the 60th anniversary of the Russian committee and presented two projects of the organization: Inclusive Museum and Museum Map.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/chto-nado-znat-o-programme-intermuzeya-2017/ The XIX international museum festival «Intermuseum 2017»

Panel sessions and round tables which were organized by ICOM Russia during the Festival:

• Museum and New Reality; • “Touching the Intangible”. Museums as Keepers of • Museum of the Future in the Age of Participatory Intangible Cultural Heritage; Culture. Development of Participatory Practices in • Personnel Training and Mentorship in the Museum Traditional Museums; • Development of Attractive Cultural Environment: the • “Difficult” Heritage in the Museum (in the context of Role of the Museum, Partnership Links and Projects; 2017 International Museum Day theme); • Presentation of Russian translation of the book • Museum Activities through the Prism of Digital “Mnemoshopy. An Essay of the Science of Public Technologies; Memory” by Tomislav Sola; • Museum – Multimedia – Visitor: Verges of Interaction; • Thematic section on conducting sociological research • Museum and Social Inclusion: Practical Aspects; “Who is your Visitor”.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/chto-nado-znat-o-programme-intermuzeya-2017/ The XIX international museum festival «Intermuseum 2017»

According to the annual tradition, ICOM Russia held the contest and granted the prize to the best museum project on the work with the local community. In 2017 the award was given to the Yaroslavl State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. The winner of the prize will present its’ project at the International Festival «The Best in Heritage», Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2018. A special prize of the Festival «The Youth view» (also coordinated by ICOM Russia) was given to the Museum of the History of Yekaterinburg.

According to the statistics, the Festival has gathered more than 300 museums and around 2500 museum professionals from Russia and other countries (Belarus, Brazil, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Serbia, the Republic of South Africa, the United Kingdom and others). More than 42000 people have visited the Intermuseum 2017 during five days. «Restoration of the Architectural Complexes – the Way to the Historical Urban Environment Recovery»

1 - 3 June 2017 – International scientific and practical conference «Restoration of the Architectural Complexes – the Way to the Historical Urban Environment Recovery» - the State museum-reserve “Rostov Kremlin”, Rostov the Great, Russia. Different projects of complex architectural reconstruction were presented during the conference. Series of master-classes and the presentation of a large-scale restoration project of the XVII-century Livery Yard became the program’s high spot.

The event was organized by the State museum-reserve “Rostov Kremlin”, the Ministry of culture and ICOM Russia and gathered around 100 specialists from Russia, Germany, Czech Republic and Israel. The VII International cultural and touristic forum – «Siber Il»

30 June – 1 July 2017 – The VII International cultural and touristic forum – «Siber Il» - the National Museum and Cultural Center in Abakan, Khakasia Republic, Russia. ICOM Russia prepared and held the two days section «Cultural Networks and Branding of Territories» in the framework of the forum. On the second working day, the Training session “Territorial Brand Development with the Cultural Means” was held for the museum specialists of the Khakassia Republic.

Participants of the section have elaborated the Resolution with recommendations for museums, cultural organizations, experts and other stakeholders who are interested in developing the culture in their own region.

The event was organized by the Government of the Khakassia Republic and ICOM Russia and gathered around 100 museum specialists from Khakasia and other regions of Siberia.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/muzeynaya-sektsiya- foruma-siber-il/ «The Main Tendencies of Development of Arts and Crafts in 1960 – 2010-s»

31 July – 3 August – International conference «The Main Tendencies of Development of Arts and Crafts in 1960 – 2010-s» - Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts named after Gapar Aitiev, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This conference was a part of the long-term program «Heritage of the Commonwealth (CIS). Traditions for the Future», which aim is to rearrange the cooperation and experience exchange among the museum specialists, artists and handicraft people from CIS countries. The project is organized by the All-Russian Museum of Decorative and Applied and Folk Art, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (IFESCCO) and http://icom-russia.com/data/events/avtorskoe- ICOM Russia. dekorativno-prikladnoe-iskusstvo/ The II International Museum Conference for Dutch and Russian museum professionals «Sustainable Dialogues»

6 – 9 September 2017 - The II International Museum Conference for Dutch and Russian museum professionals «Sustainable Dialogues» - The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. The main theme of the conference – «Museums through the Local Gaze». There were a plenary session «Museum as a Platform for Education and Mediation of Social Relations» and two sections: «Museums as Agents of Social Inclusion» and «Museum as Local Economy Driver». The conference was prepared by ICOM Russia, Ministry of Culture, DutchCulture - centre for international cooperation. Partners: the State Hermitage Museum, the State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSPHOTO, the State Museum-Reserve «Tsarskoe Selo» and the State Russian Museum. Around 120 experts from Russian and Dutch museums have participated in the conference. http://icom-russia.com/data/events/itogi-rossiysko-gollandskoy- ekspertnoy-vstrechi/ XXI international practical conference ADIT – 2017 – «Museum in the Era of Digital Transformation»,

16 – 22 September 2017 – XXI international practical conference ADIT – 2017 – «Museum in the Era of Digital Transformation», Tver Regional Art Gallery, Tver, Russia. During the conference, a huge spectrum of the themes (including AR and VR and cloud technologies in museums, 3D modeling, RFID, e-commerce and a lot of other topics) were discussed. Moreover, two days-long workshops «Information Strategy and Tactics of the Museum in the Epoch of the Digital Transformation: the Human Dimension of Technology» took place during that meeting. Around 90 participants have participated in the ADIT conference.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/proektnye-masterskie-adit-2017/ “The Works of F. M. Dostoevsky and the Modern Cultural Process”

19 – 22 September 2017 – First International Scientific Conference “The Works of F. M. Dostoevsky and the Modern Cultural Process”, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region. The conference was devoted to the 400 years anniversary of Novokuznetsk. It was organized by the Department of Culture of Kemerovo region, Kemerovo Regional Museum of Fine Arts and with the support of ICOM Russia.

http://kuzbassizo.ru/index.php?id=907 The First Far East Conference of the Regional Museums

26 September – 1 October 2017 – The First Far East Conference of the Regional Museums – Primorsky State Museum named after V.K. Arsenyev, Vladivostok, Russia. The conference discussions were divided into five sections: • The Life and Work of V. K. Arsenyev; • Museum and Contested Histories; • Genius Loci. The Symbolic Resource of the Regional Museum; • Museum as the Initiator of the Social Changes in the Region; • “Open Buffet” in Museums: Different Formats of Educational Activities. Also, a special session was devoted to ICOM and ICOM Russia activities in order to attract more museum specialists to our professional network.

The event was organized by the Ministry of Far East Development, Administration of the Primorsky Region, Vladimir Potanin Charity Foundation and ICOM Russia. http://icom-russia.com/data/events/dalnevostochnaya- konferentsiya-regionalnykh-muzeev-/ More than 150 participants have been involved in the conference. «Informal Approach to Formal Education: the Role of the Museums in Educational Reform»

19 – 20 October 2017 – The II All-Russian science and practical conference - «Informal Approach to Formal Education: the Role of the Museums in Educational Reform» - the Museum of Cosmonautics, Moscow, Russia. The conference was devoted to the strengthening of interaction of Russian and foreign museums with the educational organizations.

The event was prepared by the Department of Culture of Moscow, the Museum of Cosmonautics, Russian Union of Museums and ICOM Russia.

Around 120 experts participated in this event.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/neformalnyy-podkhod- k-formalnomu-obrazovaniyu/ «Digital Museum. Innovation Technologies for Museums»

1 November 2017 - «Digital Museum. Innovation Technologies for Museums» - Expocentre, Moscow.

The conference is a professional part of the International exhibition “Hi- Tech Building” During the conference, ICOM Russia prepared the Panel discussion «Innovative Technologies and Accessibility in Museums».

The conference was organized by Midexpo company in partnership with ICOM Russia and «ADIT».

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/konferentsiya-digital- muzey-innovatsionnye-tekhnologii-dlya-muzeev-i- vystavochnykh-prostranstv/ VI Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum

16 - 18 November 2017 - VI Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum. In the framework of the Forum, ICOM Russia organized the round table talks «Museum for Everybody: Future or Reality». It was held in the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The round table aimed to raise questions on the development of inclusive society, creation of conditions for participation of adults and children, teens and the late-middle-aged people, people with disabilities, migrants and other social groups in the museum everyday activities.

Round table talks gathered more than 70 experts from 14 Regions of Russia. http://icom-russia.com/data/events/muzey-dlya-vsekh-budushchee- ili-realnost/ Projects «Inclusive Museum»

The project "Inclusive Museum" is aimed at developing the best practices of socialization and creative rehabilitation of children with disabilities with the museum means, as well as the formation of an accessible environment in museums. In 2017, the target audience of the project was children with mental disabilities. At the same time, it is intended to transform "Inclusive museum" project into long-term educational program that will aid museums to become open, comfortable and accessible for all audiences. Project is realized jointly with Charity Foundation "Wonder Wheel" with support of Sberbank`s Charitable Foundation "INVESTMENT TO THE FUTURE".

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/inklyuzivnyy-muzey-itogi-realizatsii-proekta-2017/ «Inclusive Museum»

Project consisted of:

• The creation and promotion of thematic animated videos and recommendations upon following issues: 1. social approach to disability problems in museums; 2. friendly and correct terminology; 3. disability etiquette; 4. features of interaction with infant cerebral paralysis; 5. features of interaction with children having Down Syndrome; 6. features of interaction with children having autism spectrum disorders; 7. features of interaction with children on wheelchair; 8. organization of inclusive programs in museums. Eight animated videos during the implementation of the project have received over 5200 views. The videos are in Russian language (with Russian and English subtitles) http://in-museum.ru/materialyi-proekta/#roliki «Inclusive Museum»

Project consisted of: • The implementation of two series of educational webinars for museum specialists on how to interact with children having mental disabilities and organize effective inclusive and art therapy programs. These online seminars were conducted with participation of representatives of charity funds and NGO’s which work and support people with disabilities. More than 450 museum specialists from 55 regions participated in the webinars

• The establishment of the All-Russian campaign – “Museum for Everybody! The Day of Inclusion” (the first Saturday of December,) with a key social message that everybody should have equal rights and opportunities of participating in the cultural life; In 2 December 2017, during this social campaign Russian museums conducted various events (master-classes, tours, concerts, public lectures, festivals, etc.) for people with disabilities, their friends and families as well as other visitors: http://in-museum.ru/afisha/ «Inclusive Museum»

Organization of the grant contest to detect the best museum inclusive programs and provide winners with financial help for implementation of announced projects in 2018;

In 2017, 52 museums from 29 regions applied for grants in two categories: “Inclusive start” (for museums which do not have experience in organization of the systematic inclusive programs) and “Inclusive development” (for museums which improve or create a new innovative program). ICOM Russia has allocated grants for two museums: one in each category.

Creation of the project special-purpose website “Inclusive Museum” as online platform for collecting the best practices and experience in the field of museum work with people having disabilities and making all project materials freely accessible

[http://icom-russia.com/data/events-/inclusive-museum/] «Study your Visitor»

Project «Study your Visitor»

This initiative includes consultations for museums organized by a museum sociologist, ICOM Russia member who is curating this project. These consultations aim to help museums conduct sociological research to understand visitors’ preferences and behavior. In 2017, the Museum-Reserve "Mouranovo Estate named after F. Tyutchev", the Nizhny Tagil Museum- Reserve "Gornozavodskoy Ural", and the Russian National Museum of Music participated in the project and have held the sociological research with the methodological support of project experts.

http://icom-russia.com/data/proekty/uznay-svoego- posetitelya/ ICOM Russia Museum Map

The creation of the interactive map was dedicated to 60th anniversary of Russian Committee of the International Council of Museums. The map embraces the territory of all country - from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok - and each point on it indicates a museum institution included in the net of ICOM Russia. Interactive indicators provide users with basic information about a chosen museum: its address and contacts. Convenient tool for searching necessary museums is equipped with different filters and informational table. The project of Museum Map is implemented with assistance of the "Museum Plus" company. The map is accessible in our website in Russian and English version: http://icom-russia.com/data/icom-in-russia/icom-russia- museum-map/ ICOM Russia Jubilee video

This video tells about the 60-years history of the Russian committee, key achievements and milestones, as well as strategic projects and plans for the future. It could be seen here - https://youtu.be/LoEaDQ2BxF4 (with English subtitles)

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/60-let-ikom-rossii/ Education The educational course «Museum Studies»

The educational course “Museum Studies” in the framework of the MA program “Applied Cultural Studies” at the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”. ICOM Russia Executive directorate is responsible for the elaboration of the program, selection of lecturers, course mentorship, lecturing and students’ knowledge evaluation. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - Educational program of qualification improvement for RFID technology introduction to the cultural institutions.

The program is initiated by The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and developed by the Foundation for Infrastructure and Educational Programs of the St. Petersburg State Electro Technical University "LETI" together with the National Research University «Higher School of Economics».

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/tekhnologiya-radiochastotnoy-identifikatsii- rfid-v-uchrezhdeniyakh-kultury/ Training on the basics of the fire security in museums

The Company «Pozhtecknika» together with ICOM Russia conducted a course of the fire security for museum workers and students of museums studies. As a result of training, museum employees have received a certificate of professional development.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/obuchenie-osnovam-pozharnoy- bezopasnosti-v-muzee/ XI professional workshop for museum workers on the theme "Restoration and Storage of Works of Contemporary Art"

The workshop was organized by Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art, the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow, the State Tretyakov Gallery and supported by ICOM Russia. The seminar was devoted to the main areas of work of restorers and latest trends of research in the field of modern art.

http://www.icom- russia.com/data/events/restavratsiya-i- khranenie-proizvedeniy-sovremennogo- iskusstva/ Publications Mnemosophy. An Essay on the Science of Public Memory

Mnemosophy. An Essay on the Science of Public Memory - The State Museum-Reserve Rostov Kremlin, Rostov the Great, Russia, Publishing house «Rybinsk publishing house», 2017. – 320 p. ISBN 978-5-9908342-8-6. Language – Russian. Number of copies – 500.

This publication was realized by ICOM Russia and the State Museum-Reserve “Rostov Kremlin”.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/prezentatsiya-knigi-tomislava-sholy/ Deaf and Hard of Hearing Museum Visitors. Best Practices and the Basics of Sign Language

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Museum Visitors. Best Practices and the Basics of Sign Language – Moscow, Publishing house «Pero», 2017. – 140 p. ISBN 978-5-906988-71-3. Number of copies – 200.

This publication is initiated by Foundation of Amsterdam Museums, ICOM Endowment Fund and «Wat Telt!» («What Counts!») organization. ICOM Russia supported and contributed to this publication. «I`ll Take you to the Museum…Stories Told by Russian Museum Workers»

«I`ll Take you to the Museum…Stories Told by Russian Museum Workers» - Moscow, Publishing house «AST», 2017, - 249 p. ISBN 978-5- 17-104087-1. Language – Russian. Number of copies – 2000.

This book was published on the occasion of ICOM Russia 60 years anniversary. It consists of about fifty different stories from Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Kostroma, Tver, Penza, Tyumen, Orenburg region, Republic Tatarstan and other regions of the country. During two years, museum workers, and numerous visitors of Russian museums shared their stories with each other, and now they are available for the wide audience

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/publikatsiya-sbornika-ya-povedu-tebya-v-muzey-/ Methodical Recommendations on Creation and Operation of Sites and Portals of Museums and Cultural Institutions

Methodical Recommendations on Creation and Operation of Sites and Portals of Museums and Cultural Institutions - Moscow, 2017. – 80 p. ISBN 978-5-9906758-9-6. Electronic publication.

The book is initiated by The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and the National Research University «Higher School of Economics». The publication was supported by ICOM Russia and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

http://icom-russia.com/data/muzeynoe-delo/metodicheskie-rekomendatsii-po-sozdaniyu-i-ekspluatatsii- saytov-i-portalov-uchrezhdeniy-kultury-muze/ Museum – Monument – Heritage

Museum – Monument – Heritage – Scientific international peer-reviewed journal. The First publication – 2017. It is published twice a year and contains articles on a wide range of issues related to the history, theory and practice of preservation of cultural heritage and museum affairs in Russia and abroad. ICOM Russia is one of the initiators of the journal and participates in the editorial board of the journal.

http://icom-russia.com/data/events/muzey-pamyatnik-nasledie/