ICOM CZECH REPUBLIC
22 August, 14:00–15:30, Prague Congress Centre
HYBRID FORMAT
Organizing committees: ICOM Czech Republic, ICOM Slovakia
Castles & palaces: New Blood in Old Veins
Many interiors of castles and manor houses obtained new functions by transforming them into museums. The session focuses on their various approaches: innovative re-interpretations of the collections, polemics of contemporary art, or provocative interventions of modern architecture into reconstructions of historical buildings. “Old meets new” will be reflected in several particular examples in Central Europe, which challenge the expectations of their visitors and change the methodologies of the personnel.
22 August, 14:00–15:30, Prague Congress Centre
HYBRID FORMAT
Organizing committees: ICOM Czech Republic, ICOM Slovenia
Architect Jožef Plečnik between Slovenia and the Czech Republic
Jožef Plečnik is a Slovenian architect whose works carried out in Ljubljana and Prague between World War I and World War II present an example of a human-centred urban design that contributed to the identity of both cities. UNESCO protects its architectural heritage. The session will connect Slovenia and Check Republic experts who research, protect, and interpret Plečnik’s heritage. Lectures will be held by the greatest theoreticians and specialists in the history of modern architecture. Jožef Plecnik, on the one hand, and a museum specialist, will present the nomination process for UNESCO, the outstanding universal value of Plečnik’s work, and different museum practices.
22 August, 16:00–17:30, Prague Congress Centre
HYBRID FORMAT
Organizing committees: ICOM Italy, ICOM Portugal, ICOM Czech Republic, WGS
HELP project: museum digital education / Open licences, digital accessibility, sustainability.
The workshop is aimed to discuss the new models for museum practice focusing on bringing out advantages of free licensing, digital accessibility and sustainability for a better audience engagement and create a more empathic relationship with the public.