Ministry of Culture monuments protection and sport of Georgia		National Committee in Georgia		Georgian National Museum		Fund of Caucasus

International Conference

“Social Role of Museums”

Tbilisi, Georgia, Georgian National Museum
30 September – 3 October 2009

Press-release

International conference “Social Role of Museums” took place from 30 September to 3 October, 2009 in Tbilisi with the participation of leading museum professionals from European countries and Caucasus region: Timothy Mason, EU Consultant (Great Britain), Christian Waltl, Preffered partner at Lord Cultural Resources (Austria), Dorit Wolenitz, President of ICOM Israel (Israel), Virgil Stefan Nitulescu, Vice-President of ICOM Advisory Committee, President of ICOM Romania (Romania), Yulia Litvinets, President of ICOM Ukraine, Thomas Schuler, President of ICOM Disaster Relief For Museums Task Force (Germany), Janusz Byszewski, Curator at Laboratory of Creative Education, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle (Poland), Irina Subotic, President of Europa Nostra (Association of European Cultural Heritage, Serbia), Ginta Gerharde-Upeniece, President of ICOM Latvia, Roya Tagieva, President of ICOM Azerbaijan, Asmik Arutyunian, President of ICOM Armenia, Azada Huseinova, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of the Department House of Government (Azerbaijan), Salikhat Gamzatova, Director of Dagestan Fine Art Museum (RF, Dagestan), Alibek Kazanbiev, Director of Khundzakh Museum of Local Lore (RF, Dagestan), Magomed Akhdukhanov, Director of Gunibi Museum of Local Lore (RF, Dagestan) and others.

The auditorium got acquainted with the theme of the conference - European experience of social role of museums in development of society, as well as with Post Soviet Union countries’ experience in completing of museum reforms.

The conference was arranged by ICOM National Committee in Georgia (President - Inga Karaia) by financial support of Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport of Georgia in collaboration with Georgian National Museum (General Director - David Lordkipanidze) and by arranging and co-financing of “Fund of Caucasus” (President - Givi Gambashidze).

PROGRAMME

 

The “Fund of Caucasus” received delegates from the countries of the Caucasus. Plans of future collaboration in the spheres of science and culture were drawn up.