Heritage Dialogues together with cooperaation partner ICOMOS Estoniaa warmly welcomes everybody to the Heritage Dialogues Festival week 28.07 – 4.08.2024 in coastal villages around Bodø, the cultural capital of Europe 2024. Heritage Dialogues is a series of international and interdisciplinary creative workshops dedicated to the resilience and beauty of the heritage of coastal landscapes and villages in Norway, Estonia, and North Europe. The programme includes subprogrammes on architecture and heritage conservation, music and arts, and local livelihoods and traditions.
Arnstein Brekke, leader of the Heritage Dialogues project and conservation officer in Bodø municipality, emphasizes the significance of coastal heritage: “The festival aims to highlight the resilience and fragility of coastal cultures and ecosystems in a changing world, fostering connections between places and people from across Europe. The festival is set in the unique heritage landscapes of Misværmarka, Ljønes village, Givær, and Fleinvær islands. In collaboration with local communities, participants will explore the coastal village’s heritage —its nature and culture, past and present, histories and people, buildings and lifestyles, handicrafts and arts, voices and music.”
Ave Paulus, international coordinator of Heritage Dialogues and heritage expert from the Estonian coast: „Among the 50 active participants of the festival are besides Norwegians heritage experts and architects from Estonia and Nordic countries, musicians and artists from up to Faroe islands. All share a deep appreciation for coastal culture and a love for the sea.“
Open festival days consist of several seminars, exhibitions, roundtables, walks, and concerts. „Pitesamiske stemmer“ on 28.07 resonates with Pite Sami heritage – stories, buildings, music, language, places and people. 31.07 festival in Ljønes is dedicated to coastal landscapes, fjords, buildings, and climate change. Heritage Dialogues open festival day on Givær on 2.08 and deals with coastal livelihoods, histories, heritage and communities. 3.08 roundtable and concerts in Fleinvær island conclude the festival week.
The open festival days are free of charge and open to all, both in-person and online. Due to the small size of the venues, prior registration is required. The events will be live-streamed on the festival homepage and Facebook. For more information and registration, visit https://heritagedialogues.com/
Heritage Dialogues is a collaborative project involving several organizations and institutions from Norway, Estonia, and other Nordic countries. It has received financial support from Nordic Culture Point, the Municipality of Bodø, the Sami Parliament, the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, the Eesti Kulturkapital, ICOMOS Estonia, and others.
Villu Veski, jazz musician from Muhu island, Estonia, and coordinator of the music programme of Heritage Dialogues : “The nature of the coast is most inspiring place to create and listen to music.”
Hybrid Conference “European Heritage Homes in Green Transition”
28-29 October 2024, Tallinn, Estonia, zoom and FB livestream. Conference language is in English, with simultaneous translation into Estonian.
Organisers: ICOMOS Estonia in cooperation with ICOMOS European National committees, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Climate, National Heritage Board, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian Museum of Architecture and Estonian Open Air Museum
Conference is part of the LIFE heritageHOME project co-funded by the European Union. More about the aims of the project https://www.kul.ee/en/heritagehome
Aims of the conference: 1) to highlight current trends and strategies for cultural heritage in green transition in Europe and in Esronia ; 2) to exchange experiences from ongoing research and development programmes on energy renovation and heritage; 3) to share challenges and success stories of improving energy efficiency via concrete examples of historic homes.
Locations: Estonian Museum of Architecture and Estonian Open Air Museum, Tallinn. FB livestream, zoom
For participation in the conference (in presence or in zoom), please register here. NB! There are limited number of places https://forms.gle/Z8hXPJVgVxn6G4Zj9.
Conference “Heritage Homes in Green Transition” in the Estonian Museum of Architecture, zoom, FB livestream
In English, simultaneous translation into Estonian
keynote lectures on strategies for green transition and cultural heritage internationally and in Europe
national case studies and positive examples of cultural heritage in green transition
roundtable discussion on the energy and climate solutions appropriate for heritage homes
9.30 coffee
Moderators of the day: Ülar Mark and Henry Kuningas
10.00 Opening words. Ministry of Culture. Ministry of Climate
Karen Jagodin, EstonianMuseum of Architecture
10.10 Welcome lecture. Riin Alatalu ICOMOS vice president; Ave Paulus, ICOMOS Estonia, President, Climate Action WG. ICOMOS work on historical buildings in Green Transition
10.30 Anne Grady, Ireland, European Parliament. Cultural heritage from a European perspective
10.50 Johanna Leissner, Germany, chair of EU open method of coordination expert group of member states. Strengthening cultural heritage resilience for climate change.
11.10 Robyn Pender, UK, Climate Heritage Network. Finding new approaches to climate action from science and history.
11.30 Andro Mänd, Tallinn City Head Architect. Tallinn in Green Transition.
11.50 Arturs Lapins, President of the Latvian Association of Architects (LAS) ICOMOS Latvia. Sustainability in Restoration.
12.10 -13.00 lunch break
13.00 Kadri Kallast, Ministry of Culture, ICOMOS Estonia. Heritage Homes project.
13.20 Philipp Hesse, ICOMOS Germany. FuturHist – tailored intervention solutions for future-proofing historic buildings in Europe.
13.40 Ulrika Mebus and Tina Wik,ICOMOS Sweden. Energy efficiency policies and practice in Sweden.
14.00 Arnstein Brekke, ICOMOS Norway. Historic homes and energy-efficiency in Norway
14.20 Marko Huttunen, Juulia Mikkola, ICOMOS Finland. – Examples of restoring historic homes with natural ventilation.
14.40. Üllar Alev. Heritage Board of Estonia, ICOMOS Estonia. – Opportunities and challenges of improving energy performance in historic buildings in Estonia.
15.00 coffee
15.30-17.00 Panel discussion – challenges for heritage homes in the green transition.
October 29th, 2024
9.30 coffee
10.00-12.00 – Roundtable discussion in the Museum of Architecture on innovative solutions for a green transition for European historic buildings. In English
Bus to the Estonian Open Air Museum, lunch in the Kolu Inn
15.00 – 18.00 Networking seminar for participants and ICOMOS experts in the Setu farm at the Estonian Open Air Museum. Presentations on sustainable energy solutions for historic buildings. In English
Moderator: Elo Lutsepp, ICOMOS estonia, Estonian Open Air Museum
Eran Mordohovitch. ICOMOS Israel & Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. – Between two cities. Energy efficiency and sustainability considerations and implementation in two World Heritage Cities along the Mediterranean eastern coasts.
Petra Eriksson. Uppsala University Campus Gotland. – Aligning Homeowners’ Attitudes Toward Cultural Values and Energy Efficiency with Societal Demands – results from a study in historic single-family buildings in Sweden.
Alois Andreas Põdra, The Centre of Rural Architecture, Estonian Open Air Museum. – Technical state and energy performance of unlisted heritage buildings in the renovation wave: an Estonian perspective.
Organisers: ICOMOS Estonia in cooperation with the ICOMOS National committees, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian Ministry of Climate, Estonian National Heritage Board, Tallinn Technical University, Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian Open Air Museum, Estonian Museum of Architecture
