Thematic expert consultation meeting on sustainable management of the World Heritage properties of religious interest, focused on Mediterranean and South-Eastern Europe (2016)

Thanks to the support of Bulgaria, the first Thematic expert consultation meeting on sustainable management of the World Heritage properties of religious interest, focused on Mediterranean and South-Eastern Europe (2016), will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 16 to 18 February 2016.

Experts designated by the States Parties in the region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Holy See, Israel, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Turkey) will present their case-studies in order to illustrate the main challenges in governance, management and use of World Heritage properties of religious interest. The representatives of the religious communities living/managing/using World Heritage properties are also invited to participate in the meeting and present their examples of involving religious communities in the management and use of World Heritage properties.

Objective

The main objective of this Expert Meeting is to contribute to the development, by the World Heritage Centre, in consultation with the Advisory Bodies, of the thematic paper proposing to States Parties general guidance regarding the management of their cultural and natural heritage of religious interest in compliance with the national specificities, as requested by the World Heritage Committee. 

Programme

Programme PRI-SM meeting  
11-02-2016

The participants of the meeting will be invited to discuss relevant issues during 3 working sessions, and to develop draft recommendations to be adopted at the closing session of this consultation meeting.

Our hope is that this meeting will serve as a model for future regional consultations in support of UNESCO’s work to implement the World Heritage Committee Decisions on heritage of religious interest.

Documents

List of Participants

Members of the World Heritage Centre
/ Advisory Bodies Steering Group

International Experts
and Invited Speakers

States Parties Representatives

Albania

Mrs Arta Dollani
General Director, National Focal Point
Institute of Cultural Monuments

Mrs. Marsela Demaj
Urban Planner / specialist of restoration
Institute of Cultural Monuments
Regional Centre for Conservation and Restoration

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Ms Milijana Okilj
Head of Department for Cultural-Historical Heritage
Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural-Historical and Natural Heritage of Republika Srpska

Bulgaria

Dr Zornitza Grekova-Stefanova
Deputy Permanent Delegate of Bulgaria to UNESCO 

Mrs Georgeta Nazarska
Professor Cultural Heritage
State University of Library Studies and IT, Sofia

Mrs Stela Duleva
Architect
President of the organisation "AB ORTHODOX" LTD

Croatia

Mr. Radoslav Buzancic
Head of the Conservation Department in Split

Cyprus

Dr Christodoulos Hadjichristodoulou
Director of the Bank of Cyprus Historical Archives
Consultant on Cultural Heritage for the Bishopric of Morfou

Dr Marina Solomidou – Ieronymidou
Director
 Department of Antiquities
Ministery of Transport, Communications and Works

France

Mr Olivier Poisson
Conservateur général du Patrimoine
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (France)
Inspection des Patrimoines

Greece

Dr. Eugenia Gerousi
Focal point for World Heritage
Head of the Directorate of Byzantine and Post-byzantine Antiquities
Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports

Mr Thymio Papayannis
Integrated management coordinator of Mount Athos
Holy Community of Mount Athos

Holy See

Mgr Francesco Follo
Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO
Permanent Observer Mission to the Holy See to UNESCO

Israel

Mr Guy Kav Venaki
Acting Chair of the Israel World Heritage Com
Ministry of Education
Israel National Commission for UNESCO

Italy

Mrs Adele Cesi
Focal Point for World Heritage Convention
Architect Director Coordinator
General Secretariat – Coordination and International Affairs
Ministry of cultural heritage and activities and tourism

Mrs. Francesca Riccio
Architect Director Coordinator
General Secretariat – Coordination and International Affairs
Ministry of cultural heritage and activities and tourism

Malta

Dr Ray Bondin
Council Member of the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation

Ms Cynthia de Giorgio
Curator of St John’s Co-Cathedral
The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation

Montenegro

Mrs. Dragica Ponorac
Ambassador
Permanent Delegate of Montenegro to UNESCO

Portugal

Luiz Pinho Lopez
Architect
Direção Geral do Patrimonio
Cultural Department of Cultural Assets
Ministery of Culture

Russian Federation

Mr Vladimir Tsvetnov
Director of the Department for State Protection of the Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Metropolitan Theophanes Ashurkov
Manager of Kazan diocese
Leader of Tatarstan archdiocese
Kazan diocese Administration of Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchy)

Mrs Tatiana Larionova
Executive Director of the Republican Fund for the Revivial of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Tatarstan
Deputy Chairperson of the Republic of Tatarstan State Council

Mr Kamil Samigullin
Mufti
International department of the Centralized religious organization - Muslim Religious Board of the Republic of Tatarstan

Mr Arseny Mironov
Director of the Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D.S. Likhachev

Ms Nadezhda Filatova
Head of the World Heritage and International Communication Centre
Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D.S. Likhachev

Mr Fargat Mukhametov
Director of Bolgar state historical architectural museum-reserve 

Mr Artem Silkin
Director of the State Museum reserve “Island-City Sviyazhsk”

Mrs Svetlana Khabibullina
Interpreter at the Kazan Kremlin Museum Reserve - Travel department

Serbia

Mr Vladimir Dzamic
Department for Research, Protection and Documenting
Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia

Spain

Mrs Margarita Lopez Diaz
Responsible for cultural activities and protocol
Cathedral of Seville

Mrs Mariola Andonegui
Coordinator of Emilianensis
Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla

Mrs Almudena Martinez
General coordinator
Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla

Mr Eduardo Rodriguez
Executive Director of Culture and Tourism and Vice-president
Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla

Ms Mercedes Marin Sanchez
Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Spain to UNESCO

Turkey

Ms Zeynep Aktüre
Assistant Professor
Member of Tangible Cultural Heritage Committee
Turkish National Commission for UNESCO

Mr Davut Gazi Benli
Head of Foreign Affairs Department and
Member of UNESCO Tangible Cultural Heritage Committee
Prime Ministry Directorate General for Foundations

Dr Adnan Ertem
General Director of Foundations (Awaqf)
Prime Ministry Directorate General for Foundations

Ms Esin Serttaş Yaren
Restoration Architect (MS)
Foreign Affairs Department
Prime Ministry Directorate General for Foundations

Sovereign order of Malta

Prof. Maurizio Iaccarino
Deputy Permanent Observer
Permanent Observer Mission of the Sovereign Order of Malta to UNESCO