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
  • Optional museum visits

Workshop Registration:

Please choose four workshops you wish to attend before arriving at the conference.

You can find registration form HERE… 

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, Muze d.o.o.

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

Digital Heritage in Action: A Hands-on Workshop on Cultural Heritage Digitization, Arman Džaferagić, Crafts Museum Ovelgonne

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 Moving to another location

18:00 – 19:00 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

Customer Journey Mapping for Museums: Easy and Practical Ways to Improve Visitor Experience, Antonia Silvaggi, Melting Pro

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

SymvadiZoume – strengthening collaboration between citizens & professionals to protect monuments from climate change threats, Laura – Melpomeni Tapini, Conservator of antiquities

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

Workshops

Please select one workshop under each parallel session. There are four workshop parallel sessions

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