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Crossing borders, convening cultures<\/h3>\n

Heritage and Identity – International cross-professional and cross-disciplinary conference in K\u0151szeg<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between 23 and 26 March 2018, the annual conference of the Interpret Europe network will be organised jointly by the Association of Cultural Heritage Managers (K\u00d6ME), the Institute of Advanced Studies K\u0151szeg (iASK) and the Local Government of the town of K\u0151szeg with nearly 200 experts from over 30 countries. The conference will be opened by Tibor Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport who launched the European Year of Cultural Heritage. Before the conference opening, a joint press conference will be held with the representatives of the organising institutions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Participants of the press conference: \u00c1rp\u00e1d B\u0151cz\u00e9n <\/strong>(K\u00d6ME), Ferenc Miszlivetz <\/strong>(iASK), B\u00e9la B\u00e1sthy <\/strong>(K\u0151szeg), Thorsten Ludwig <\/strong>(Interpret Europe)<\/p>\n

Venue: K\u0151szeg H-9730, Zwinger, Chernel St. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: Friday, 23 March 2018 <\/strong>15.30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who are we and where do we belong? These are essential questions everybody asks themselves. In an age characterised by protracted crisis and search for identity, answering these questions is of great importance considering the past, present and future of our cultural heritage including tangible and intangible, natural and symbolic environment. In order to preserve this joint heritage and to transfer to future generations, a new, little-known and not widely practised professional field can provide guidance: heritage interpretation.<\/em><\/p>\n

The professional field with decades-old traditions in the international arena will be now presented in Hungary within the framework of an international conference. The venue will be K\u0151szeg and its surrounding border area. The choice is not incidental: this town, that protected itself from the invading Turks in the 16th<\/sup> century witnessed centuries-long political tensions, became a border region after seceding from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in the beginning of the 20th<\/sup> century. The rich history of the town and its neighbourhood provide an excellent venue for presenting the diversity and often conflict-affected nature of cultural heritage. <\/em><\/p>\n

Having obtained the right to organise the event, <\/em>the Association of Cultural Heritage Managers (K\u00d6ME) <\/em><\/strong>as the Hungarian member of the Interpret Europe network has the unique opportunity to invite representatives of international cultural heritage professionals to Hungary. The major objective of the Association of Cultural Heritage Managers, being responsible for the training of experts and methodological development, is to spread, test and teach practical knowledge related to the meaningful, experiential and participatory presentation of heritage in Hungarian institutions. In the past years, this young organisation launched its own heritage interpretation training in collaboration with diverse Hungarian heritage sites and educational institutions.<\/em><\/p>\n

The co-organiser of the conference, the Institute of Advanced Studies<\/strong> is closely related to the topic of the conference through its scientific projects. The KRAFT project is a research-based integrated development program in K\u0151szeg, results of which are applied by the settlements related to the Pannon Cities Alliance. The essence of KRAFT is to utilise the identity building components of local cultural \u2013 built and intangible \u2013 heritage in compliance with the needs of our age. Its objective is to enhance the liveability of the town and its neighbourhood thus strengthening the cohesion of local communities. Within the framework of the \u201cTalking Houses\u201d project researchers reconstruct and interpret the history of inner town buildings and their former residents. It is a key objective of the project to raise the touristic attractiveness of the inner town. In collaboration with the University of Pannonia K\u0151szeg Campus, iASK also operates a UNESCO Chair thus granting international acknowledgement for its postgraduate course. <\/em><\/p>\n

The conference is organised as a part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018<\/strong> program series. The topics of heritage and identity will be covered by more than 80 lectures, presentations, workshops and heritage tours in K\u0151szeg. Participants will be guided by experts to various sites including the historic town centre of K\u0151szeg, Fert\u0151 \/ Neusiedlersee Cultural landscape, Iseum in Szombathely, country houses around Lake Neusiedl and memorial sites of the Iron Curtain along the border. The central question of each tour and event will be how cultural heritage can be presented in an experiential and thought-provoking way? How does heritage shape our identity and how can we shape heritage based on our needs?<\/em><\/p>\n

Participants will have the opportunity to study heritage sites in K\u0151szeg and its neighbourhood through presentations by actors having close ties with them and the events of their past. Therefore, former organisers and key figures of the Pan-European Picnic as well as Antal Esterh\u00e1zy are invited who will explain what the Esterh\u00e1zy heritage \u2013including the largest Baroque-Rococo castle of Europe \u2013 means to him. <\/em><\/p>\n

Keynote speakers of the conference include Prof. Dr. Ferenc Miszlivetz, f<\/strong>ounding director of iASK, president of the Social Sciences unit of the Hungarian UNESCO Committee, Dr. Constanze Itzel<\/strong>, founder, advisor and curator of the House of European History in Brussels, Kenan Malik<\/strong> writer on topics of identity politics, multiculturalism and migration ethics and science historian as well as <\/em><\/p>\n

Prof. Laurajane Smith <\/em><\/strong>head of the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies at the Australian National University. During the conference, the Naturpark Geschriebenstein Foundation and the town of K\u0151szeg will organise a free program series titled Hidden secrets of K\u0151szeg <\/strong>presenting the towers of the town, valuable assets, the history of particular buildings thus exploring the local cultural heritage.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information please consult info@heritagemanager.hu<\/a> and the website of the conference: http:\/\/www.interpreteuropeconference.net<\/a>. Should you have any questions please contact the organisers at henrietta.tradler@archive.iask.hu<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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Cultural heritage is not restricted to borders; it unites cities, regions and countries to create a network of cultural identities. This is exactly the idea behind 2018’s Interpret Europe Conference – taking place 23-26 March 2018.<\/p>\n

Venue:\u00a0Jurisics Castle, H-9730 K\u0151szeg, Rajnis st. 9.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

85 lecturers from 30 countries. Here is a list of lectures and workshops:\u00a0http:\/\/www.interpreteuropeconference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IECON18abstracts_for_Web0702.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Early bird registration closes on 15 February<\/span> and standard registration will be open until 15 March 2018<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

More information is HERE!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Programme overview<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Organizers:<\/p>\n