Autumn Meeting 2015

Programme Schedule
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Autumn Meeting 2015
10, 11, 12 November, Stockholm/Solna
The Struggle for Cultural
Heritage
The Swedish National Heritage’s “Autumn
Meeting” is back! We are looking forward to
welcoming you to three inspiring days, 10-12
November, where we will immerse ourselves
in issues relating to heritage and identity. The
conference theme is “The Struggle for
Heritage”.
* 09/11/2015. May be subject to changes
Tuesday 10 November
The first day of the Autumn Meeting offers joint excursions to inspiring places that relate
to this year's theme and which can stimulate dialogue among the meeting participants.
We then welcome you to an evening mixer for those who wish to take the opportunity
to network with new and old acquaintances from different corners of society and parts
of the country.
13.00 – approx. 17.00 | EXCURSION DAY
The excursion day starts at 13.00 and finishes by 17.00 at the latest. There
will be both excursions and field trips to choose from. First come first
served! For some of the options we travel by bus, and for some there is an
assembly point which participants must make their own way to. Thereafter,
all excursion participants and joining conference participants are welcome
to a joint mixer between 18.00 and 20.00.
1. Cultural heritage as a resource – economically and socially
Venngarn Castle outside of Sigtuna is an example that shows how cultural
environments can become relevant for people in the area and also attract
thousands of new visitors. Cultural heritage entrepreneur Olle Larsson will show
us around. Up until the autumn of 2013 the area was in decline, and today it is
transformed into a community of the future bubbling with activities of all kinds.
Organiser: Olle Larsson (Sisyfos Fastighetsförädling)
Meeting place at 13.00: The bus leaves from Quality Hotel Friends
2. Folkhemsturen – an urban safari in a vintage bus
Folkhemsturen [The peoples home tour] is an alternative and exciting
educational trip with a guide through the Stockholm of the 1900s. We
will visit interesting places in Västerort; Södra Ängby, Norra Ängby, Stora
Mossen and the crown of the Swedish modernist movement – Vällingby.
Organiser: Folkhemsturen
Meeting place at 13.00: The bus leaves from Quality Hotel Friends
3. In the archives of history – traces found at Stadsarkivet [Stockholm City Archives]
We will take a field trip to Stadsarkivet. Here, city archivist Lennart
Ploom will tell us about the Memory of the World using building
permit documents and drawings. Archivist Kettil Mannerheim will
talk about how the archives narrate the personal fates of some
migrants and homeless of the past. How do the archives portray
their lives? In what respect do the archives remain silent?
Organiser: Stockholms stadsarkiv
Meeting place at 13.00: Assembly at Kungsklippan 6, on Kungsholmen
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4. The slaughterhouse area – Meat, blood and culture
The slaughterhouse area of Stockholm is a living heritage where the food
industry has been thriving for over a hundred years. Here, a new city
district shall emerge with residential housing and new features.
Ethnologist Susanne Höglin and building conservators Sebastian Ulvsgärd
and Per Olgarsson take us through the interplay between meat processing
and cultural activities, buildings and people.
Organiser: Stockholm City Museum
Meeting place at 13.00: Assembly at Slakthusplan, at the sign
“Slakthusområdet”. The underground station Globen
18.00 – 20.00 | EVENING MIXER
The Royal Coin Cabinet, Slottsbacken.
During the mixer you will be treated to light snacks, and beverages are
available at cost price. For those who have booked accommodation at Quality
Hotel Friends, there will be hired buses that take you directly to Friends after
the evening mixer.
Meeting place at 1800: The Royal Coin Cabine ,Slottsbacken
Wednesday 11 November
The theme for this year’s Autumn Meeting is “The Struggle for Cultural Heritage”. The
theme will address issues relating to cultural heritage, identity and nationalism. We hope
that this is a subject that will inspire, affect and maybe even provoke. Here is the
programme for the first conference day.
09.00 – 10.00 | REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE
10.00 – 11.00 | AUTUMN MEETING 2015 IS OPENED AND INAUGURATED
Director General Lars Amréus greets the participants and, together with
moderator Johanna Koljonen, declares this year's Autumn Meeting open.
The Minister for Culture and Democracy Alice Bah Kuhnke inaugurates the
Autumn Meeting.
Together we are more
Lars Amréus, together with the Secretary General of the Association of Swedish
Museums, Mats Persson, will follow up on the cooperation from the 2014 spring meeting.
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Johanna Koljonen
Kenan Malic
Marciej Zaremba
Arna Mackic
Björn af Kleen
Björn Säfsten
Mohamed Gohar
Elene Negussie
Hans Ruin
Anna Jörngarden
Ronald Rietveld
Mattias Legnér
AUTUMN MEETING 2015 THE STRUGGLE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
11.00 – 12.00 | PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS: KENAN MALIK
Over the last twenty years, British writer, lecturer and broadcaster Kenan
Malik has formulated ideas about the development towards a society
characterized by diversity and addressed issues including the politics of
multiculturalism, the nature of secularism, and the limits of free speech.
Kenan Malik, Author and Debater
Questions are asked by Qaisar Mahmood, Head of department at Swedish National Heritage Board
The lecture will be in English
12.00 – 13.00 | LUNCH
13.15 – 14.00 | CULTURAL HERITAGE AND FLUID IDENTITIES IN EUROPE
As people, ideas and information move around the world at an increasing
pace our interaction with heritage may change. How can heritage
management deal with the flux and complexity of contemporary society?
Participants:
Kenan Malik, Writer and Lecturer
Arna Mackic, Architect and Designer
Maria Jansén, Chairman of the Association of Swedish Museums
Director General Lars Amréus will be asking questions
The lecture will be in English
14.15 – 15.00 | COFFEE AND MINGLE
15.00 – 15.45 | KNOWLEDGE BASE OR TARGET
– WHAT DOES CULTURAL HERITAGE REPRESENT?
We constantly see new cases where cultural environments are plundered
as part of ongoing armed conflicts. The destruction and plundering of
cultural heritage is a way to obliterate the tracks left by history. Who has
the right to destroy or preserve?
Participants:
Elene Negussie, World Heritage Coordinator, Region Gotland
Hans Ruin, Professor of Philosophy at Södertörn University
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Mattias Legnér, Professor in Conservation/Cultural Heritage Management at Uppsala University
Knut Weibull, Deputy Director General at Swedish National Heritage Board
Discussion moderator: Johanna Koljonen, Moderator for the Autumn Meeting
15.45 – 16.15 | BREAK
16.15 – 17.00 | AS ONE CRIES OUT IN THE WOODS, SO IS THE NATURE OF THE RESPONSE
Here we move from the global perspective to a conversation about the forest's cultural
landscape and its relevance for us living in Sweden today.
What is it that makes some tracks left by history feel important and others not?
How can you assure the quality of the traces of history that are consciously or
unconsciously disregarded and disappear?
Participants:
Björn af Kleen, Journalist and Author
Sven-Olov Karlsson, Journalist and Author
Eva Myrdal, Archaeologist and Senior Researcher, Swedish National Museums of World Culture
Discussion moderator: Maciej Zaremba, Writer and Journalist
17.00 – 17. 35 | THE AWARD FOR CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT MUNICIPALITY
OF THE YEAR AND THE SWEDISH NATIONAL HERITAGE
BOARD'S MEDAL OF MERIT
The award for “cultural environment municipality of the year” is presented
The municipalities of Kramfors, Landskrona and Trollhättan are being awarded
the 2015 prize as they, according to the justification, “pursue important
cultural environment work in their municipalities that can inspire other
municipalities”.
This year's medal of merit is being announced
Each year the Swedish National Heritage Board awards a medal of merit to
one or a number of people who have made meritorious contributions to the
cultural environment. The recipient/s will be announced during the Autumn
Meeting and the prize will be awarded to this year's winner.
17. 35 – 17.45 | THANKS FOR TODAY
Lars Amréus and Johanna Koljonen reflect on the day and inform us
about the programme for the evening and following day. All conference
participants are then welcome to end the first day of the conference with
a drink.
19.00 – 24.00 | DINNER
The evening concludes with dinner in Eventsalen [the Event Hall] for those who
have chosen dinner when registering.
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INSPIRATION,
SEMINARS AND
WORKSHOPS
Autumn Meeting
2015
12 November | 09.00 – 15.00
The seminar day consists of a common
introduction and then three blocks of
one hour each with parallel seminars and
workshops. At the end of the day, we
gather again together to round off with
some inspiration and ideas on what
should happen after the conference.
* 09/11/2015. May be subject to changes
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Thursday 12 November
This year's theme for the Autumn Meeting is “The Struggle for Cultural Heritage”. On
this final day of the conference, the theme will once more address issues relating to
cultural heritage, identity and nationalism.
SEMINAR BLOCKS | ELECTIVE SEMINARS
For three seminar blocks, you will be able to make a choice then and there
among the seminars and lectures being held in the big conference rooms.
We will discuss topics related to identity, diversity and inclusion.
WORKSHOP | VISION FOR THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT WORK
On the seminar day, all those who wish may also participate in discussions
regarding the direction for future cultural environment work. We will consider
various direction proposals from different angles and examine their
implications for the cultural environment work. The workshops run in parallel
with the elective seminars during seminar blocks 2 and 3.
• 11.00 – 12.00 Workshop, option 1
• 13.00 – 14.00 Workshop, option 2
09.00 – 09. 30 | COMMON INTRODUCTION
We start the day with discussion points emanating from the National
Heritage Board's Government commission regarding a vision for the
cultural environment work for 2030, which is being carried out in
cooperation with the County Administrative Boards. You can take these
discussion points with you to all of the day's seminars. The discussion
points will also be examined in more detail in the day's workshops for
future cultural environment work.
09.45 – 10.45 | BLOCK 1
Seminar 1: Buildings – Perspectives from around the world
How do we deal with those parts of urban buildings that are destroyed or disregarded?
In this first seminar on buildings, examples are given of perspectives from
two different cities; Amsterdam in Europe and Alexandria in North Africa.
Participants:
Arna Mackic, Architect at RAAAF (Rietveld ArchitectureArtAffordances) Ronald Rietveld,
Architect at RAAAF (Rietveld ArchitectureArtAffordances) Mohamed Gohar, Architect and
initiator of Descriptions of Alexandria
Introduction: Britt-Inger Andersson, Head of department at Swedish National Heritage Board
The seminar is in English
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Seminar 2: Loss of cultural heritage – what happens in the brain?
What is it that happens inside us when we become protectors of cultural heritage?
Why do we only care about things when they are about to disappear? In a
conversation between Dr Christina Doctare – stress specialist – and lecturer in
literature Anna Jörngården, we will listen to what happens in humans when the
two sides clash and conflicts between people and worlds arise.
Participants:
Christina Doctare, Stress specialist and Debater
Anna Jörngården, Lecturer in literature at Stockholm University
Discussion moderator: Emil Schön, Press Officer at Swedish National Heritage Board
10.45 – 11.00 | COFFEE BREAK
11.00 – 12.00 | BLOCK 2
This seminar block runs in parallel with the workshop Vision for the Cultural
Environment Work option 1, see above.
Seminar 3: Buildings – Perspectives from Sweden
In today's second seminar on buildings, examples are given of perspectives
from Sweden. Several Swedish cities today are experiencing extensive
immigration, which requires the construction of new additional homes and
other types of changes. We get to hear experiences from the practical work
with cultural environment issues in urban development
Participants:
Ann-Charlotte Backlund, City Conservation Director and Director of the Stockholm City Museum
Karin Hermerén, Doctoral Student at the Department of conservation, University of Gothenburg
Cissela Génetay, Adviser at Swedish National Heritage Board
Ulf Lindberg, Adviser at Swedish National Heritage Board
Seminar 4: 1 + 1 = 3 Co-creation in practice
In today's society there is a focus on dialogue and co-creation. Opportunities
are being created to engage new and additional stakeholders in cultural
heritage. This seminar presents concrete examples of projects that, through
dialogue and co-creation, broaden historical narratives, develop the link
between the past and the present and establish cultural heritage as a
resource in democratic societal development.
Participants:
Fredrik Gunnarsson, Kalmar County Museum
Lotta Fernstål, the Swedish History Museum
Anna Arnberg, Stiftelsen Kulturmijövård
Kajsa Hartig and Sven Rentzhog, Nordiska museet
Discussion moderator: Åsa Magnusson, National Historical Museums in Sweden
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Seminar 5: Kalejdoskop presents the next stage:
Tools and tales
The County Administrative Boards' project Kalejdoskop [Kaleidoscope] works
with broadening the concept of cultural heritage, finding new target
groups and finding other ways to work. A checklist has been produced,
and in 2015 it has been further developed into a web-based pilot tool.
During this seminar Kalejdoskop will demonstrate the pilot tools
developed and describe the narrative project. The seminar concludes
with a “kaleidoscopic mini workshop”.
Participants:
Mia Geijer, Antiquarian, Örebro County Administrative Board and Mats Riddersporre, Head of the Cultural
Environment Unit, the County Administrative Board of Skåne, with guests
12.00 – 13.00 | LUNCH
13.00 – 14.00 | BLOCK 3
This seminar block runs in parallel with the workshop Vision for the Cultural
Environment Work option 2, see above.
Seminar 6: A film screening of Hemland by Sara Broos
In her latest documentary short film, “Hemland [Homeland]”, Sara Broos has
followed a young woman named Raghad Kanawati from Syria who has ended
up in a refugee camp in Värmland. During the film, and Sara Broos' personal
experiences based on concrete events and meetings, we get to share reflections
about preconceptions, cultural heritage, identity and art as a linking force.
Participant:
Sara Broos, Filmmaker and Lecturer in scripts for film
Seminar 7: Digital enough, or is there a need for
momentum in the accessibility work?
A seminar on accessibility and usability in the digital sphere – what, why and how? What
regulation exists regarding web accessibility and how do we get underway with working on
these important issues within the operations? Here you will receive help with arguments
about why accessibility is important and take a look at specific requirements for usability and
accessibility. You will also get a demonstration of how websites and services can be
experienced by users with different disabilities.
Participants:
Hans von Axelsson, Adviser for standardisation issues at the Swedish Agency for Participation
Pär Lannerö, Project Manager, Guidelines for web development, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority
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Seminar 8: Focus Dance – Human language in motion
It is a known fact that gestures are of great importance for the onlooker's reading
of the body. But how can the language of movement be read as a symbol of past
and present? Choreography as an art form and dance as a social phenomenon
represents an important subject of research pertaining to issues of cultural
heritage.
Participants:
Björn Säfsten, Choreographer
Allison Ahl, Dancer
Sebastian Lingserius, Dancer
Introduction: Magnus Nordberg, Dance Producer Nordberg Movement
14.15 – 15.00 | THANKS AND SEE YOU AGAIN SOON
We all gather to end this year's Autumn Meeting with some inspiration
and hopefully some new ideas about what might happen after the
conference.
Together we are more, part 2
Cultural heritage contributes to all dimensions of sustainable development.
The significance of cultural heritage has gone from a focus on the
conservation of physical relics to today's holistic approach to cultural heritage
as a resource for societal development. Environmental and cultural
environment issues can no longer be separated. Cultural heritage is
everyone's responsibility. What change has this led to among other
authorities responsible for these issues? We get to hear seven other
agencies' directors general, or their representatives, explain how they work
to conserve, use and develop the cultural environment – now and in the
future.
Participating agencies:
Boverket, National Board of Housing, Building and Planning – Bo Söderberg,
Head of Analysis Department
Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management – Ingemar Berglund,
interim Director General
Swedish Board of Agriculture – Andreas Mattisson, Head of Coordination Unit, Dep. of Rural Affairs
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency – Björn Risinger, Director-General
Swedish Forest Agency – Monika Stridsman, Director General
Statens fastighetsverk – Björn Anderson, Director General
Swedish Transport Administration – Johan Bergkvist, National Coordinator for
Cultural Environment issues
Introduction: Lars Amréus
Questions are asked by Eva Carron, Deputy County Governor of Västernorrland County
Administrative Board and Qaisar Mahmood, Head of department at Swedish National
Heritage Board
Thanks for coming. We hope to see you again next time!
Reflections: Lars Amréus
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