Program

GENERAL PROGRAM

Two events will be held during these days:

(1) the Europe Group Member Meeting, exclusive for Presidents of the European Commissions and Scientific Committees of the ICOMOS and
(2) the Symposium on Contemporary Interventions on Cultural Heritage, open to a general public. Download here the draft program of the Symposium.

DETAILED PROGRAM

13 June (thursday)
08.45 - Arrival of the participants for the Europe Group Meeting
9.00 - 12.30 – Europe Group Meeting, session 1

Visit 1 - Mafra, Cabo da Roca, Lisbon
Meeting: ISCTE-IUL, entrance building I
12.45 - Departure by bus from ISCTE-IUL to Mafra
13.15 - (Free lunch in Mafra)
14.30 - Visit to the convent of Mafra (carillons work in progress)
17.30 - Departure by bus from Mafra to Lisbon
18.00 - Stop at Cabo da Roca
18.30 - Departure by bus to Lisbon
20.00 - Arrival to the restaurant
20.00 - Dinner

Visit 2 - Expo'98
18.15 - Meeting at ISCTE-IUL, entrance building II (B) for departure by metro
18.45 - Meeting at Expo'98 Pavilhão de Portugal. Guided walking tour in Expo'98

14 June (friday)
8.45 - Arrival of the participants
9.00 -11.00 – Europe Group Meeting, session 2

SYMPOSIUM

14 June (friday)
10.30 - Arrival of the participants

Opening session
11.30 - Welcome and introduction
            Soraya Genin, President ICOMOS Portugal, ISCTE-IUL
            Grellan Rourke, ICOMOS, Vice-President (Europe)
            Marie-Laure Lavenir, Director General ICOMOS
12.00 - Invited speakers
            José Moraes Cabral, Ambassador of National Commission UNESCO
            Erminia Schiacchitano, European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
Debate
13.00 - (Free lunch)

Session 1 - The ICOMOS action
14.30 - European quality principles for EU-funded interventions with potential impact upon cultural heritage
            Grellan Rourke, ICOMOS, Vice-President (Europe)
14.50 - Contemporary changes and challenges for ICOMOS
            Marie-Laure Lavenir, Director General ICOMOS
15.10 - Le rôle d'ICOMOS Portugal pour la Liste Indicative du Patrimoine Mondial
            Ana Paula Amendoeira, Vice-President ICOMOS Portugal
15.30 - Debate
15.50 - (Coffee-break)

Session 2 - The World Heritage
16.20 - Challenges in World Heritage
            Mariana Correia, ICOMOS Portugal
16.40 - Contemporary Interventions in the cultural heritage of Tournai: authenticity and integrity at risk?
            Teresa Patrício, ICOMOS, President ICOMOS Wallonie-Bruxelles
17.00 - Évora et Elvas, Management et interventions récentes
            Rafael Alfenim, ICOMOS Portugal
17.40 - Debate
18.00 - Close of session

15 June (saturday)
09.00 - Reception of the participants

Session 3 - Theory and practice
09.30 - La charte de Venise et le patrimoine contemporain
            Benjamin Mouton, ICOMOS France
09.50 - Theory and practice: Conservation versus Rehabilitation
            Soraya Genin, President ICOMOS Portugal
10.10 - Architectural interventions between contrast, context and continuity
            Jörg Haspel, President ICOMOS Germany
10.30 - Debate
10.50 - (Coffee-break)

Session 4 - Policy and society
11.20 - The influence of theory, emerging societal issues and trends on policy and practice
            Gráinne Shaffrey, President ICOMOS Ireland
11.40 - Contemporary Interventions – A current issue in Austrian building reality
            Irmengard Mayer, Secretary General ICOMOS Austria
12.00 - Community Rights and Protection of Cultural Heritage: The Legal Perspective
             Ave Paulus, Aleksei Kelli, ICOMOS Estonia
12.20 - Debate
13.00 - (Free lunch)

Session 5 - Case studies
14.30 - Recent contemporary intervention in Caesarea Maritima: from S to XL, from done to undone
            Eran Mordohovich, President ICOMOS Israel
14.50 - The relation between new interventions and cultural heritage: dialogue or oppression? Recent examples in Belgium
            Bénédicte Selfslagh, President ICOMOS Belgium
15.10 - Historic school buildings adaptation to contemporary education
            Sofia Aleixo, ICOMOS Portugal
15.30 - Skaiteks project: The conversion of a former industrial site to living quarters
            Marija Nemuniene, President ICOMOS Lithuania
15.50 - Debate
15:50 - (Coffee-break)

Closing session
16.20 - Debate and conclusions

16 June (sunday) – one day visit

Visit 3 - Lisbon
09.00 - Meeting at São Jorge Castle entrance
09.15 - Archeological Museum of “Praça Nova do Castelo de São Jorge” (Arch. Carilho da Graça). Museological Nucleus (Arch. Sofia Aleixo and Vítor Mestre - guided by the Arch. Sofia Aleixo)
11.30 - Roman Theatre Museum (guided by Dr. Lídia Fernandes)
13.00 - (Free lunch)
14.30 - Bank of Portugal, Arch. Gonçalo Byrne and Falcão de Campos (guided by Arch. Gonçalo Byrne)
16.00 - Siza's interventions in Baixa-Chiado

Visit 4 – Porto (optional)
10h15 - Meeting at São Bento station main entrance
10h30 - Guided walking tour in Historic Centre
13.00 - (Free lunch)
14.30 - Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (Arch. Álvaro Siza), Villa and Gardens
16.30 - Faculty of Architecture (Arch. Álvaro Siza).

Note: Transport to the places to be visited in Lisbon and Porto is responsibility of the participants

Porto visit: we advice to take the train from Santa Apolónia or Oriente station, in Lisbon, to São Bento station, in Porto (about 3 hours) Llink for tikets: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/pt/comprar-bilhetes?gclid=Cj0KCQjww47nBRDlARIsAEJ34bmVkwplR705Ttk0mWUPx562Hn8O-430KS-7Du-YlAHZQ0Qzg2TnHwEaAoFUEALw_wcB

Lisbon visits: we advice to take the metro in Entrecampos (near ISCTE-IUL) or a taxi.