Saturday, November 7, 2015 Venue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium 1, Purtseladze str., 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia Morning and Afternoon Sessions Moderators: Prof. Dr. Darko Babic Dr. Dusan Buran 10:30-11:00 Registration of speakers 11.00-11.30 Opening of the Conference 11:30-17.20 11:30-11:50 11:50-12:10 Welcome Address &Greeting Words: Prof. Dr. Inga Karaia, President of ICOM Georgia Dr. Manana Berikashvili, Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, Deputy Minister Prof. Dr. Tinatin Bochorishvili, Sh. Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Deputy Director Prof. Dr. David Lordkipanidze, General Director of the Georgian National Museum Session I. Current situation and problems in Post-Soviet Countries museums; Reasons and Solving ways Dr. Piotr Szpanowski, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, Deputy Director of Department for Cultural Heritage Museums in Poland from the perspective of state administration Svetlana Pociumban, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova, Department of Cultural Heritage,Coordinator of the museums The museums of Moldova: passive observers or mover of changes? 12:10-12:30 Tea/Coffee Break 12:30-12:50 12:50-13:10 13:20-14.20 Lunch Dr. Zenoviy Mazuryk, Association of Museums and Galleries, Chairman, Ukrainian National ICOM Committee, Vice-President Museums of Ukraine in times of crisis and war Saulesh Nazyrova, Museum of Book, Director, Kazakhstan Kairken Nuralinova, Museum of Book, Scientist, Kazakhstan Mission of Kazakhstan museums in today s cultural world Prof. Dr. Darko Babic, ICOM National Committee in Croatia, President Sub-Department Museology and Heritage Management athe the faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at University of Zagreb, Chair / Assistant 14.20-14:40 professor Two steps forward, one step back: Croatian museums, museology and other relevant things Mirela Mulalić-Handan, Commission to Preserve National Monuments Bosnia and Herzegovina, Executive Officer Assistant for Heritage 14:40-15:00 Two decades of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Management of museums National Museum 15:00-15:20 Tea/Coffee Break Eszter Molnárné Aczél, Budapest History Museum, Leader of the 15:20-15:40 Communication Department (Hungary), ICOM MNB secretary Museums and their visitors - museum experience in Hungary after 1990 Kakha Trapaidze, Union Georgian Heritage, chair, Georgia 15:40-16:00 Management problems of museum-reserves in the Post-Soviet space (Case - world heritage monuments) 16.00-17.20 Discussion 17.30 Museum Visit: Georgian National Museum-National Gallery
Sunday, November 8, 2015 Venue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium 1, Purtseladze str., 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia Morning Session Moderator: Dr. Marjeta Mikuz 09:30-10:00 Registration of Participants 10:00-12.40 10:00-10.20 10:20-10.40 Session 2. Best Practice / Cases in terms of Museum Reform from Post-Soviet and East European Countries Museums Dr. Marjeta Mikuz, ICOM Slovenia, Ethics Committee member; National museum of Slovenia, Head of Office for Cultural Heritage and Museums / Museum councilor Slovene Museums in Times of Transformation Marine Haroyan, ICOM National Committee in Armenia, President Museums in Armenia: New Realities, new possibilities and problems 10:40-11:00 Tea/Coffee break 11:00-11:20 11:20-11:40 11:40-12:00 12:00-12:20 12:20-12:40 Benedek Varga, Semmelweis Museum, Library and Archive of the History of Medicine, Director General, ICOM Hungary, President Museums in Hungary. A changing world Dr. Vassily Pankratov, Gatchina State Museum (Russia), General Director The Gatchina Palace: Second birth Kaie Jeeser, ICOM/CIDOC, ICOM Estonia, board member; Tartu City Museum, Head of collections department The changes in Estonian museums related to documenting the collections, 1997-2015 Mikheil Tsereteli, Georgian National Museum, Deputy Director Building Museum Audiences Discussions 13:00-14:00 Lunch Session 3. Development Perspective and analysis Post-Soviet and East 14:00-16.40 European countries museums Afternoon Session Moderator: Dr. Piotr Szpanowski 14:00-14:20 14:20-14:40 Dr. Mikhail Gnedovsky, Moscow Centre for Museum Development (Russia), Chief Analyst European Museum Forum (EMF), Board member Difficult Heritage in the Post-Soviet Museums Dr. Janis Garjans, Ministry of Culture of Latvia, Head of Museums division Museum sector in Latvia 14:40-15.00 Tea/Coffee break 15:00-15.20 15:20-15:40 Prof. Dr. Salome Tsiskarishvili, Ilia State University, Professor The Post-Soviet Mentality and Museums in Georgia Marine Mkrtchyan, Russian Art Museum in Yerevan, Deputy Director ICOM Armenia, board member University Museums of Armenia. Problems and Perspectives 15:40-16.00 Discussions 16.20 Museum Visit: State Silk Museum Transfer for speakers to the museum
Monday, November 9, 2015 Venue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium 1, Purtseladze str. 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia 09:30-10:00 Registration of Participants 10:00-12.05 Session 4. 21 st century museums challenges; Dialogue of Cultures in the context of Museum collections 10:00-10:30 Dr. Jahangir Selimkhanov (Azerbaijan), European Museum Forum, Judging panel member European Cultural Parliament, member Museum today: on a call to address diverse/contradicting expectations Dr. Dusan Buran, Slovak National Gallery, Head Curator of Old Masters Department ICOM National Committee in Slovakia, President Old Stuff still relevant? Impermanent exhibition of the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava Dr. Roya Tagiyeva, ICOM National Committee in Azerbaijan, President Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Director Yalchin Salimov, Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Deputy Director Modern Challenges and the Ways of Response - Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in 21st century Prof. Dr. Irine Koshoridze, State Museum of Folk and Applied Arts of Georgia, Director New Challenges for Old Museums-The State Museum of Folk and Applied Arts-collections, interpretation and rebranding in 21th century Irada Gasimova, Icherisheher Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve (Azerbaijan), Head of PR and Cultural Programme Department Museification and innovation of historical architectural monuments of Icherisheher Morning and Afternoon Sessions Moderator: Prof. Dr. Goranka Horjan Dr. Mikhail Gnedovsky 10:30-10.50 10:50-11:10 11:10-11.25 11:25-11:45 11:45-12:00 Tea/Coffee break 12:05-16.00 12:00-12.20 12:20-12:40 12.40-13.00 13:15-14:15 14.20-14.40 Session 5. Role of International Museum Institutions and networks in the process of knowledge sharing and popularization of world culture Valeria Suruceanu, ICOM National Committee in Moldova, Chair Strategic activities and development prospects by ICOM Moldova Dr. Irma Dolidze, National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, Head of Museums and Museum-Reserves division From the Past to the Future - Museum-Reserves of Georgia Dr. Manfred Nawroth, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Curator at Museum for Pre- and Early History German Association of Archaeology, Executive Manager Staatliche Museenzu Berlin: 25 years of reunification - history and challenges Lunch Dr. Anita Jirgensone, Ministry of Culture of Latvia, Senior Civil Servant of Museums Division Baltic Museology School, Director Baltic Museology School: An example of collaboration in sharing and popularization of international knowledge
14.40-15.00 15.00-15.20 15.20-15.40 Levan Kharatishvili, Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, Deputy Minister Paper to be confirmed Prof. Dr. Inga Karaia, ICOM National Committee in Georgia, President Lana Karaia, Georgian National Museum; NC Georgia to EMF Present situation and development perspectives of Georgian museums Prof. Dr. Goranka Horjan, Croatia, European Museum Forum, Chair New realities for museums in 21st century 15.40-16.00 Prof. Dr. David Lordkipanidze, Georgian National Museum, Director General Challenges for the Museum Development in the Countries of Transitional Democracy (Georgian National Museum Case) 16.00-16.30 16.30-17.50 18.00 Summarizing & closing of the Conference Private Tour by General director - Georgian National Museum Reception for speakers at Georgian National Museum Tuesday, November 10,Post-Conference Tour 09:00-21:00 Tour for participants Kakheti region (Signagi Museum, Wine Museum)
Organizer: Conference partners: ICOM Georgia http://www.georgianmuseums.ge Georgian Museum Association Georgian National Museum The International scientific conference project was made possible by Financial Support of Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia and Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (Conference Grants competition 2015). Conference venue: Georgian National Museum Auditorium 1, Purtseladze str., Tbilisi, Georgia www.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.