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Welcome!
On this page, you will discover the comprehensive program of the conference, including details on each session: title, venue, summary, and biographies of the presenters.
Our agenda includes:
- Two keynote speakers
- Three panel discussions
- Twelve workshops
- Presentations of partners
- A visits to the Ethnographic Museum
Workshop Registration:
Registrations are closed. Only registered participants can attend the conference.
Please choose four workshops you wish to attend before arriving at the conference.
Inquiries:
For any questions, reach out to Lejla Alić balkanmuseumnetwork@gmail.com or Aida Vezic at aida.vezic@bmuseums.net
We’re excited to share the moments of learning, inspiration, and networking with you.
See you soon in Zagreb!
Program
8:30 – 9:00 Registration of participants
9.00 – 9.15 Welcome notes
- Emina Višnić, Head of the Zagreb City Office for Culture
- Aleksandra Berberih Slana, Director of the Zagreb City Museum
- Tatjana Cvjetićanin, President of the Steering Board of the Balkan Museum Network
9:15 – 10:00 Keynote speech “Museum is a verb! The changing nature of museum work; New challenges and new skills in a shifting scenario”
- Margherita Sani, Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO)
10:05 – 11:05 Panel discussion: Main issues of the exhibition design
- Agata Abramowicz, National Museum in Gdańsk
- Tijana Palkovljević Bugarski, Gallery of Matica srpska
- Igor Stepančić, Blueprint Design Studio
- Sanja Vrzić, Cultural Heritage without Boarders Bosnia and Herzegovina
Facilitator: Azra Bečević Šarenkapa, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
11:05 – 11:30 Coffee break and moving to the workshop spaces
11:30 – 12:30 Workshops parallel session 1
Relational solidarity in action, Bernadette Lynch, Solidarity in Action Network
Putting value-based heritage interpretation into practice, Ivana Jagić Boljat
Mitigating Risks in Conflict, Crisis and Natural Disasters: Building Resilience in Museums, Andreja Bjelan, National Liberation Museum Maribor & Alenka Černelič Krošelj, Posavje Museum Brežice, & Urška Purg, Slovenian Banking Museum
12:30 – 14:00 Joint photo / Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 Workshops parallel session 2
A Difficult Heritage – on Colonialism, Racism and the Marginalised in Museums, Željka Jelavić, Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb
French connections, Iva Validžija, Museum Documentation Centre & Jasenka Butić, Alliance Française
15:00 –15:30 Break
15.30 – 16.30 Panel discussion 2 Emotional Museum – Curating with care
- Tatjana Jurić, Educator
- Elma Hodžić, Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cvetanka Vuchkovska-Mitovska, National Institution Memorial House of Mother Teresa in Skopje
Facilitator: Tatjana Cvjetićanin, Belgrade University and National Museum of Serbia
16:30 – 17:30 Guided tour of the Zagreb City Museum: Live interpretation
17:30 – 18:00 Joint walk to the Ethnographic Museum
18:00 – 19:00 Visit to the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb
9.00 – 9.15 Registration of participants
9:15 – 10:00 Keynote speech “Staying true to our values”
- Maria Vlachou, Access Culture
10.00 – 11.30 Panel discussion 3 “Digital storytelling”
- Rašeljka Bilić Boras, Ministry of Culture and Media of Croatia
- Draga Gajić, “KAS” Banja Luka
- Kay Nag, BøthOfUs
- Selma Rizvic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo
- Cristina Toma, Maps Museum in Bucharest
Facilitator: Milena Milošević Micić, Homeland Museum of Knjaževac
11:30-12:00 Coffee break and moving to the workshop spaces
12:00-13:00 Workshops parallel session 3
Joining capacities to combat illegal art trafficking, Amra Ćebić, International Gallery of Portraits, Cultural Centre Tuzla
Museum quiz, Marina Pejović, National Museum of Serbia
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 Workshops, parallel session 4
LOOK, new professions and skills in museums!, Mihaela Ion, Art researcher
MusePaths: A Digital Roadmap for Museum Accessibility, Çiğdem Aslantaş, Bongo Art Project
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 16:15 Partner Pesentations
- Irina Ban, Interpret Europe
- Sašo Zagoranski, GalisOnline – Modern Museum Documentation and AI
Facilitator: Irena Ruzhin, National Institution Institute and Museum Bitola
16:15 – 17:00 Announcements from the Balkan Museum Network
- Announcing the winner of the Peace Broker Award
Keynote speakers
Workshops
Please select one workshop under each parallel session. There are four workshop parallel sessions
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