September 11-12-13, 2018
The Ministry of Culture of Lithuania, in cooperation with the Kaunas City Municipality and the State Commission for Cultural Heritage of Lithuania, is organising a Meeting “Modern Movement in architecture - an asset to cultural heritage: a Central-Eastern European perspective” and an international conference "Modernism for the Future" in the framework of EYCH.
September 11, 2018: “Modern Movement in architecture - an asset to cultural heritage: a Central-Eastern European perspective” - meeting
One of the goals of the Meeting is to discuss and to see whether Central Eastern European countries are in a similar situation regarding the processes of promotion of Modernist architecture of the first half of the 20th century. The aspects of the preservation, conservation, promotion and use of the Modernist buildings will be discussed. The participants will be looking at the possibilities of cooperation in promotion of this important heritage and its use for cultural tourism.
Participation: Representatives of municipalities, managers of heritage sites, academic community, representatives of heritage protection institutions, tourism sector and other organisations.
The Meeting will be held in English.
More information and registration is available on the meeting's website.
September 12-13, 2018: "Modernism for the Future" - international conference
The Conference is dedicated to exploring the diversity, commonality and particularity of modernist architectural heritage of European modernism during the 1920s and 1930s. However, urban heritage is not a static monument, just as historical research is not aimed only at the past. This conference is therefore designed to not only enrich historical knowledge of the past, but also inform the present and raise people’s expectations of the future. Adopting a holistic approach, the event will explore the value and potential of designations such as the European Heritage Label, European Capital of Culture or UNESCO World Heritage status and their future role in architectural preservation, heritage interpretation and urban development.
Application deadline:
for speakers: June 30, 2018 12 pm (EET)
for participants: September, 2018
More information and registration is available on the website of the conference.
The venue of both the meeting and the conference is Kaunas, the provisional capital of Lithuania during the interwar period (1919-1940), is noted for its interwar Modernism architecture that was granted the European Heritage Label by the European Commission in 2014. The city will serve as one of Europe's Capital of Culture in 2022.
Organiser: Ministry of Culture of Lithuania, in cooperation with the Kaunas City Municipality and the State Commission for Cultural Heritage of Lithuania