Invitation to the side-event on Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative

The Pulkovo Observatory in St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) offered to host on 28 June 2012 a side-event during the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee in order to present the achievements of the Thematic Initiative "Astronomy and World Heritage".

Prelimenary Programme

19:30 Departure from of the Taurida Palace 

20:00 Arrival to the Pulkovo Observatory

20:30 Welcome by Prof. A Stepanov, Director of the Pulkovo Observatory and Presentation

20:40 Address by Mr. Francesco Bandarin, Assistant Director-General for Culture

20:50 Presentation of the main achievements of the UNESCO Thematic Initiative "Astronomy and World Heritage" by Ms Anna Sidorenko, Coordinator of the Initiative, World Heritage Centre and Dr Michel Cotte, Coordinator of the Initiative, ICOMOS International

21:00 - 21:40 Presentation of transnational collaboration and projects:

• “From Heritage of Astronomy to Space Technological Heritage: A Perspective” by Dr. Olga Dluzhnevskaya, Director of the Centre for the Astronomical Data, Astronomical Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, President of the Scientific Council of the Russian Virtual Observatory, Focal Point of the Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage”, Russian Federation
• Transnational project "Route of European Observatories" and the "Paris Declaration on astronomical heritage" adopted by the participants during the International Seminar "Protection of Heritage of Astronomy" (Paris, September 2011), Monsieur Jean AUDOUZE, Président, Commission nationale française pour l'UNESCO, France
• Joint project proposal developed by the Pulkovo Observatory (Russian Federation) and the Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory (Ukraine)

Cocktail offered by the Pulkovo Observatory

Visit of the Pulkovo dome / St-Petersburg panorama and possible observation of planets and stars by telescope

Departure from the Pulkovo Observatory (possible after 00:00 because white night).