Brahemonumentet i Västerås domkyrka, inklätt med brädor och sandsäckar. Svartvit, lite transparent bild med konferensnamnet rakt över. Foto: (PDM)

Nordic-Baltic Conference 2024

The conference ”Cultural Heritage and Cultural Resilience – Nordic-Baltic Conference on Civil Preparedness” will be organized in Stockholm 11–12 June.

The purpose is to exchange experiences between the Nordic and Baltic countries on preparedness issues in the cultural sector and to enable increased cooperation between the Nordic countries in these matters, especially regarding the protection of cultural heritage.

Emergency preparedness in the cultural sector is one of the priorities during the 2024 Swedish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

The conference is largely financed through a generous contribution from the Nordic Council of Ministers and will be arranged together with the Finnish Heritage Agency and the Directorate of cultural heritage in Norway and in cooperation with the Swedish Arts Council.

Participants from the Nordic and Baltic countries will be invited. Other participation will be possible subject to availability. Parts of the conference will be filmed, so it will be possible to see the lectures afterwards, even by those who did not attend the conference.

Programme

Day 1 will be a full day, with a broader focus, with themes such as Culture and cultural heritage in war and crises; Threats and examples from different countries of how realized threats have been handled; Preparedness work for culture and cultural heritage; International cooperation.

Day 2 will be a half day with several  smaller expert discussions, e.g. Status of preparedness work for culture and cultural heritage in the Nordic and Baltic countries; Cultural property protection in the military forces; First aid for cultural heritage.

More information about the conference and the programme will be published here during the spring.


(Alla rättigheter förbehålles)