International Conference by the National History Museum of Latvia
Focus on Tomorrow. Present Missions and Future Challenges of National Museums in the Baltic Sea Region
September 15th
Venue – Riga Castle (reconstructed part, the residence of the State President of Latvia)
10:00–10:20 Opening speeches
President of Latvia Egils Levits
Minister for Culture Nauris Puntulis
10:20–10:50 Continuity and Change. Development of the National History Museum of Latvia
National History Museum of Latvia, Director Dr. Arnis Radiņš
10:50–11:20 The Muse in a Folk Costume? Museum between the Universal and National Interpretation of History
Historian, Deputy Head of the Lettonica and Baltic Centre of the National Library of Latvia, Lecturer of the Faculty of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia Dr. Mārtiņš Mintaurs
11:20–11:50 How does a Collection Become National? Experience of the Latvian National Museum of Art
Latvian National Museum of Art, Director Māra Lāce
11:50–12:20 What Stories do We Tell?
National Museum of Lithuania, Director Dr. Rūta Kačkutė
12:20–13:40 Lunch break
13:40–14:10 Estonian National Museum: opportunities and challenges
in a renewed museum environment
Estonian National Museum, Research Director PhD Pille Runnel
14:10–14:40 State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw. Past – Present – Future
State Archeological Museum, Warsaw, director Dr. Wojciech Brzeziński and the Head of the Balts Department, Dr. hab. Anna Bitner-Wróblewska
14:40–15:10 The New National – Rethinking the Concept of a National Museum in Finland
National Museum of Finland, Director General PhD Elina Anttila
15:10–15:40 Ready for What? Future Challenges of the National History Museum of Latvia
National History Museum of Latvia, Deputy Director in Research,
Dr. Toms Ķikuts
15:40–16:10 Riga Castle Renovation Project: Architectural Monument and Contemporary Museum
Architect of the Riga Castle reconstruction project, Reinis Liepiņš
(“Sudraba arhitektūra”)
16:10–16:30 Discussion
17:00 Opening of the exhibition “Close-Ups. How does the National History Museum of Latvia Function?” (Brīvības bulvāris 32, temporary exhibition facilities of the National History Museum of Latvia)
Application for conference in present by e-mail info@lnvm.lv
There will be a possibility to watch the conference online in the museum’s Facebook profile LNVMuzejs