The European Union National Institutes for Culture – EUNIC Cluster Norway is presenting an international round table with panelists and experts debating on the role and potential of the European Capitals of Culture and the network of the Cultural Routes in Europe. The discussion will investigate the relation between cultural heritage promotion and sustainability, sustainable tourism, technology and cultural promotion, with the aim, among others, to gain and spread knowledge about the possibilities of using media and digital techniques in the area of tourism. During the event some European Routes and the territories they cross by will be presented, along with two of this year’s European Capitals of Culture, the Bodø 2024 and the Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 projects. A further investigation will be done into the long-term effects that these projects aspire to, or have already achieved. The event is in collaboration with the Norwegian Directorate of Culture.
Closing up the event, a small reception, and a virtual tour with VR visors will be offered.
Participating countries: Austria; Latvia; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Norway.
PROGRAM:
The event will be introduced by Nicolas de La Grandville, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to Norway and Raffaella Giampaola, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo.
Moderator: Inga-Lill Sundset, Head of the section for cultural heritage and museums – Directorate of Culture, in charge for the promotion of cultural itineraries in Norway
- Henrik S. Dagfinrud, Programme Director Bodø 2024
- Stefan Heinisch, Head of Communication and Marketing of Bad Ischl Salzkammergut2024 and responsible for “Coordination Mobility, Tourism & Regional development” (Embassy of Austria)
- Stefano Agnoletto, project manager from Via Querinissima for Nordland County (Italian Cultural Institute, Dante Alighieri Society)
- Dr. arch. Ms Agrita Tipāne, Ms Jūlija Trofimova, from Art Nouveau Center Riga (Embassy of Latvia)
- Ana Umbelino, Councilor for Culture at the Torres Vedras Municipality, President of the European Network of Cities and Regions for Social Economy, Executive Vice-president of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities, Vice-president of the Jewish Quarters Network – Portuguese Routes of Sefarad (Embassy of Portugal)
- Pilar Taboada de Zúñiga, PhD, Director of the International Courses for the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (Embassy of Spain)
- Case study: Kristian Mosvold, from the network Agder XR, and Espen Frøysland, CEO Lindesnes Fyr Museum, talking about the use of new technologies in promoting cultural heritage and about the project of scanning lighthouses (Norway)
For any further requests, please contact info@eunic.no
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The event is free and open to a general public and will take place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Oscarsgt. 56, Oslo. The debate will be in English. There will be a video recording of the event that will be used for various purposes in the future. (It will not be sent in streaming.)
