ICAMT 40th International Conference ON TOP OF HISTORY - SITE MUSEUMS SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2014 Georgian National Museum Auditorium 1, Purtseladze Street 0105, Tbilisi,Georgia Monday, September 22, 2014 Venue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium – 1, Purtseladze str., 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia Registration of Participants 09:00-10:00 Welcome Address & Greeting Words: 10:00-10:30 Prof. Dr. Inga Karaia, President of ICOM Georgia Mr. Levan Kharatishvili, Deputy Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia Opening of the Mr. Jean Hilgersom, ICAMT Chairman //ToornendPartners Conference Prof. Dr. David Lordkipanidze, General Director of the Georgian National Museum Mr. Nikoloz Antidze, Director General of National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia Vani Archaeological Site Museum - Georgia | Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Story of an ongoing project 10:30-11:00 Dieter Pfannenstiel, Ellis Williams Architects, Berlin, Germany 11:00-11:10 Questions & Answers 11:10-11:30 Coffee Break The archeological area in the old Upper town of Bergamo: preservation and valorization project 11:30-11:50 Silvio Calvi, Engineer and architect, Bergamo, Italy Raffaella Poggiani Keller, Former Superintendent for Archaeological Heritage in Lombardy,Bergamo,Italy Maria Fortunati, Area Manager at Superintendency for Archeological Heritage – Lombardy, Milano, Italy The Open Air Ethnographic Museum Corner of Martvili Museum of Local Lore Morning Session Nino Sulava, Georgian National Muzeum, Tbilisi, Georgia Moderator: Mårten Mårten Janson Moderator: 11:50-12:10 Nino Okruashvili, Georgian National Muzeum, Tbilisi, Georgia Gia Eliava, Martvili Museum of Local Lore, Martvili, Georgia Giorgi Mamardashvili, Georgian National Muzeum, Tbilisi, Georgia Site museums in Scandinavia and Northern Europe 12:10-12:30 Mårten Janson, ICAMT Co-Chairman, Communications Consultant & Architectural Writer, Stockholm, Sweden 12:30-12:45 Discussions 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 Departure from Tbilisi to Dmanisi Dmanisi site-museum (on-site presentation) 16:00-17:00 Prof. Dr. David Lordkipanidze, General Director of Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia 17:00 Departure from Dmanisi to Tbilisi 19:00-20:00 Free time Welcome cocktail (5, Tabukashvili str., Courtyard of National Agency for Cultural Heritage of Georgia. 20:00-21:00 The map of Cocktail Venue is attached as a last page of the Agenda) Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Venue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium – 1, Purtseladzestr., 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia 09:30-10:00 Registration of Participants The challenges of making a world class museum. The example of the Grand Egyptian 10:00-10:30 Museum Charalampos (Harris) Chaitas, Project Director for the Operational Management Consultancy (OMC), The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Cairo, Egypt 10:30-10:40 Questions & Answers 10:40-11:00 Coffee break Site-museums in Ukraine 11:00-11:20 Vasyl Rozhko, Head of Museum Department, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, Ukraine The Open Air Museum of Tsageri History MuseumonTskheta-Dekhviri Territory (Finds, prevention, perspectives 11:20-11:40 Nino Sulava,Maia Chikoidze, Giorgi Mamardashvili,Nino Okruashvili, Georgian National Muzeum, Tbilisi, Georgia NugzarKopaliani, V. MakharoblidzeTsageriHistory Museum, Tsageri, Georgia Morning Session Site-Museums In Armenia: Problems and Perspectives 11:40-12:00 Davit Poghosyan, Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum-Reserves NCSO, Ministry of Culture of RA, Yerevan, Armenia Gonio-Apsarus Museum and Sanctuary Moderators: Mårten Janson, Nana Meparishvili Nana Janson, Mårten Moderators: 12:00-12:20 Lasha Aslanishvili, Culture Heritage Protection Agency of Ajara, Batumi, Georgia ShotaMamuladze,EmzarKakhidze, Gonio-Apsarus Museum and Sanctuary, Batumi, Georgia MerabKhalvashi, Batumi Archeological Museum, Batumi, Georgia 12:20-12:40 Discussions 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break Museum-reserves - protection, management, interpretation 14:00-14:20 Irma Dolidze National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia , Tustan' Site Museum 14:20-14:40 Vasyl Rozhko, Head of Museum Department, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, Ukraine Andriy Kotlyarchuk, Director of State Historical and Cultural Reserve “Tustan”,L'viv, Ukraine Archeological site-museum as architectural heritage 14:40-15:00 Dong-ming XU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway Lombardy: a shared process for knowledge and valorisation of archaeological areas and parks 15:00-15:20 Monica Abbiati, Regione Lombardia, Milano, Italy RaffaellaPoggiani Keller, Architectural Heritage in Lombardy,Bergamo,Italy Afternoon Session Afternoon Svaneti Site-museum 15:20-15:40 Gaga Kiknadze, Architactural studio "architects.ge", Tbilisi, Georgia 15:40-16:00 Discussions Moderators: Mårten Janson, Nana Meparishvili Janson, Nana Mårten Moderators: 16:00-16:20 Coffee break 16:30-18:00 Guided Tour to the Exhibition “Archaeological Treasure”, Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia Evening Free time Wednesday, September 24 Venue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium – 1, Purtseladze str. 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia 09:30-10:00 Registration of Participants Site-museums: a challenge 10:00-10:30 Yani Herreman (Mexico), EscuelaNacional de RestauraciónConservación y Museografía/InstitutoNacional de Antropología E Historia, Mexico 10:30-10:40 Questions & Answers 10:40-11:00 Coffee break Musealization of the excavated site of Queen Ketevan at St. Augustine Complex, Old Goa: Reality vis a vis Perspective Module 11:00-11:20 N Taher (India), Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal, India Basic Segments of Economic Perspectives of Kutaisi Museum-Reserve 11:20-11:40 Roland isakadze, Head of Kutaisi Historical-Architectural Muzeum-Reserve of National Agency for Cultural Heritage of Georgia Morning Session Session Morning In Search of Myths and Heroes – Enhancing the Visitors Experience Through Multi Media Guides 11:40-12:00 Jan May, Tonwelt GmbH, Sales and Project Management, Berlin, Germany Moderators: Nana Meparishvili Janson, Mårten Moderators: Genius Loci of the Silk Museum and Mushtaid Garden 12:00-12:20 Salome Tsiskarishvili, State Silk Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia 12:20-12:40 Discussions 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break POSTER PRESENTATIONS: - Site-museums with modern architectural additions (Visitor centers and small exhibition spaces) - Jean Hilgersom, ICAMT Chairman //ToornendPartners, Haarlem, Netherlands 14:00-14:30 - Entwining Layers: Re-activating Heritage Sites through an Acquiescent Dialogue between Tangible and Intangible Assets - Elena Montanari, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy - Open Air Museum Tbilisi / Where Traditions Are Alive - Nana Meparishvili,ICAMT Board- member / Union “Georgian House”, Tbilisi, Georgia - Site museums in Japan– the stream and Eco museums – KazuokiOhara,Yokohama National University, Tokyo, Japan 14:30-15:15 Lessons Learned & Closing of the Conference Afternoon Session 15:15-15:30 Coffee break 15:30 Departure to Open Air Museum 16:00-17:45 G. Chitaia Open Air Ethnographic Museum (Georgian National Museum) Evening Free time Thursday, September 25. Post-Conference Tour 1 09:00-21:00 Tour to Kakhetiregion (Optional) Friday, September 26. Post-Conference Tour 2 09:00-21:00 Tour to Akhaltsikhe (Optional) Main Organizer: ICAMT (The International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques) Conference official e-mail:[email protected] http://icamt.com/conferences/ Leading Partner: ICOM Georgia http://www.georgianmuseums.ge Conference Organizers: Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia Georgian National Museum Georgian National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation MainVenue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium 1, Purtseladze str., Tbilisi, Georgia museum.ge Georgian National Museum Auditorium is situated in the building of Museum of Georgia (on Rustaveli Avenue, the main avenue of the City). The Conference Venue is 5 minutes’ walk from the Freedom Square and the Metro station “Freedom Square”. On September, 22 (for the registration) you can enter in the building either from the Rustaveli Avenue (address: 3, Rustaveli ave.) or from the side of a building (address: 1, Purtseladze str.). The staff of organizing committee will await you at the both points. Contacts of Organizers: Nana Meparishvili (ICAMT): Mob.: +995 595 142 233 E-mail: [email protected] Lana Karaia (ICOM Georgia): Mob.: +995 593 478 164 E-mail: [email protected] Natia Khuluzauri (Georgian National Museum): Mob.: +995 577 245 502 E-mail: [email protected] Ketevan Bulukhia (Georgian National Museum): Mob.: +995 598 321 555 E-mail: [email protected] .