XIV CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF FRIENDS OF MUSEUMS
"SPATIUM ARTIS. Museums and their Friends in the future"
Genoa, 18-22, September 2011
Hosted by FIDAM – Italian Federation of Friends of Museums
Congress Venue: Palazzo Ducale, Salone del Maggior Consiglio
Preliminary Program
| Morning |
| 9.00 |
Arrival of Participants and Companions to Palazzo Ducale |
| 9,00 - 13,30 |
Participants
Plenary Sessions as scheduled (Annex 1)
Companions
Cultural Program as scheduled (Annex 2)
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| 13.30 - 15.30 |
Free Lunch |
| Afternoon |
| 15.30/19.00 |
Paticipants and Companions
Cultural Program as scheduled (Annex 3 ) |
| Evening |
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Sunday, September 18
Opening Session
Greetings
Key Note Address
Welcome Gala Dinner at Villa dello Zerbino
Monday, September 19
Concert
Tuesday, September 20
Visit of Castello Mackenzie
Vernissage and cocktail (shuttle from the hotel)
Wednesday, September 21
Tour "Night of Museums": Palazzo Reale, Palazzo del Principe, Strada Nuova
Special open events in the evening
- Lighting up of aristocratic Palaces in Via Garibaldi in order to discover their interior decorations
- Video-Installation by Paolo Buroni at Palazzo Ducale, in the Salone del Maggior Consiglio
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Annex 1
XIV CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF FRIENDS OF MUSEUMS
"SPATIUM ARTIS. Museums and their Friends in the future"
Genoa, 18-22, September 2011
Congress Chairman: Mr. Danny Ben Natan(WFFM President)
Congress Honorary Chairman: Mrs. Carla Bossi Comelli(WFFM Honorary President)
Congress Convener: Mr. Mauro Del Corso(President, Italian Federation of Friends of Museums)
Academic Program
| Sunday, September 18 |
| 15:00-18:00 |
Registration |
| 18:00-20:00 |
Greetings from Local Authorities:
Marta Vincenzi, Major of the city of Genoa
Claudio Burlando, President of Regione Liguria
Luca Borzani, President of “Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura”
Greetings from WFFM Authorities:
Giorgio Teglio, President of “Associazione Amici dei Musei Liguri e di Palazzo Ducale”
Mauro del Corso, Congress Convener, President FIDAM
Carla Bossi- Comelli, WFFM Honorary President
Danny Ben-Natan, WFFM President
Key Note address of Mario Botta (International renowned architect)
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| 21:00 |
Welcome Gala Dinner at Villa dello Zerbino |
| Monday, September 19 |
| 9:00-13:30 |
Plenary Session:“Trends in Museums Architecture”
Chairperson: WFFM Vice President for South America, Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier
Moderator: Umberto Allemandi (Umberto Allemandi Art Publisher, Turin)
Speakers: to be defined
James S. Snyder (Director of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem)
Andrea Merlotti (General Services Mangement, Royal Palace of Venaria Reale, Turin)
Valerie Cooper and Linda Amelia Hearst (The Art Gallery of Calgary)
Mario Semino (Architect, Former Chair of the National Heritage for Liguria) |
| Tuesday, September 20 |
| 9:00-13:30 |
Plenary Session:“Museums and new technologies”
Chairperson: WFFM Vice President for Europe, Jean Michel Raingeard
Moderator: Lauro Magnani (Professor of History of Modern Art, University of Genoa)
Speakers: to be defined
Studio Azzurro (Artistic research of new technolgies and interacting, Milan)
Paolo Buroni (Italian artist)
Studio Goppion (museum exhibits building firm, Treviso) |
| Wednesday, September 21 |
| 9:00-13:30 |
Session and round table: “Museums: many identities”
Chairperson: WFFM Vice President for North-America, John W. Barnum
Moderator: Cristina Acidini Luckinat (Chair of the National Heritage for State Museums of Florence)
Speakers: to be defined
Antonio di Natale (Secretary – general Foundation “Acquario di Genova”)
Monsignor Giancarlo Santi (President AMEI, Association of Italian Ecclesiastic Museums, Rome)
Eleni Vassilika (Director, Egyptian Antiquity Museum, Turin)
Alessandra Mottola Molfino (President “Italia Nostra”, Former Chair of Culture, city of Milan)
Fernando Rigon (Former Director, Civic Museums of Vicenza)
Panel discussion composed of all speakers |
| Thursday, September 22 |
| 9:00-13:30 |
Session Market place of Ideas, Initiatives and Concepts: “Museums: from consciousness to knowledge”
Chairperson: WFFM Vice President for Africa-Asia- Pacific, Carolyn Forster
Chairperson: Danny Ben-Natan
Panel discussion composed of WFFM members representatives |
| 13:30 |
Closing Buffet Lunch |
| Note: Coffee Break during each Session |
Annex 2
XIV CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF FRIENDS OF MUSEUMS
"SPATIUM ARTIS. Museums and their Friends in the future"
Genoa, 18-22, September 2011
Cultural Program for Companions
Guided Tours in the morning
9:30 - 13:30
Tour 1 (only on Monday, September 19)
View of the town from the rooftop terrace of the Banca Carige
Piazza Fontane Marose, Palazzo Negrone
Strada Nuova
Palazzo Meridiana
Chiesa di San Siro
Tour 2 (on September 20, 21 and 22)
Chiesa di San Donato
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello
Piazza Sauli
Museo di Sant’Agostino
Historical shops on the road (Torrielli, Barberia Giacalone, Sà Pesta)
Tour 3 (on September 20, 21 and 22)
Via Roma and Galleria Mazzini
Palazzo Doria
Villetta Di Negro
Museo di Arte orientale E. Chiossone
Historical shops on the tour road (Mangini, Bagnara)
Tour 4 (on September 20, 21 and 22)
Piazza Banchi
Chiesa di San Luca
Via del Campo e Porta dei Vacca
Chiesa dell’Annunziata
Via Balbi and Palazzi Universitari
Castello de Albertis
Note:
- all tours departing from Palazzo Ducale, with a professional guide every 30 participants
- date and tour to be chosen and booked in advance
Annex 3
XIV CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF FRIENDS OF MUSEUMS
"SPATIUM ARTIS. Museums and their Friends in the future"
Genoa, 18-22, September 2011
Cultural Program for Companions
Guided Tours in the afternoon
15:30 - 18:30
Tour 1 (only on September 19 )
Museums of the historical district:
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo e Museo del Tesoro
Chiesa del Gesù
Museo Diocesano
Tour 2 : (on September 20, 21)
Museums in the Strada Nuova:
Palazzo Rosso
Palazzo Bianco
Palazzo Tursi
Tour 3: (on September 20, 21)
Museums in Nervi:
Raccolte Frugone
Galleria d’Arte Moderna
Wolfsoniana
Museo Giannettino Luxoro
Tour 4: (on September 20, 21)
Museums of the historical district:
Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria
Museo dell’Accademia
Tour 5: (on September 19, 20, 21)
Ligurian Coast
Portofino Village (return to Palazzo Ducale in the early evening)
AFTERNOON TOUR ON SEPTEMBER 22
Following the official closing of the Congress, all participants will be free to visit further Museums in
Genoa, with advices from the organisers:
Acquarium, Galata - Museo del Mare e della Navigazione, Museo della Lanterna
Museo di Storia Naturale
Museo di Archeologia Ligure and Villa Pallavicini, Pegli (by boat)
ALL DAY TOUR ON SEPTEMBER 22 (optional on payment)
East Ligurian Coast: Villages of Portofino, Paraggi, La Cervara, Santa Margherita and Rapallo
West Ligurian Coast: Villa Hambury, Bordighera
Royal Palace of Venaria Reale, Turin
Note:
- all tours departing from Palazzo Ducale, with a professional guide every 30 participants
- date and tour to be chosen and booked in advance
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