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EUROPA NOSTRA 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONGRESS, ATHENS 13 - 17 JUNE 2013
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PROGRAMME
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13 JUNE | 14 JUNE | 15 JUNE | 16 JUNE | 17 JUNE | 18 JUNE
For Board members of Europa Nostra only
07.15 - 09.30
Optional attendance of the “Ascension Day” services at local churches. Byzantine chanting of exceptional quality at the 12th century Kapnikarea Church and 19th century Ayia Irini Church (both close to Monastiraki Metro Station).
10.00 - 14.00 Elliniki Etairia offices in Plaka - Konstantinos Leventis Meeting Room
BOARD MEETING
For Board and Scientific Council members only
14.00 - 15.30 Elliniki Etairia offices in Plaka - Refectory
LUNCH
For members of the Council, Board, Scientific Council and Industrial & Engineering Heritage Committee of Europa Nostra and their accompanying persons only
18.00 - 19.00 Elliniki Etairia offices in Plaka
“EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards: Winners from Greece 1978-2013”
19.00 - 19.30 Plaka
GUIDED WALKS to the dinner venue
19.30 - 21.30 Address: see invitation
DINNER
kindly hosted by Mrs Edmée Leventis, long-standing Benefactor of Europa Nostra
For all congress participants
22.00 - 23.15 Old University Building in Plaka - Palaio Panepistimio, Tholou Str.
For Members of the Scientific Council only
09.00 - 12.45 Elliniki Etairia offices in Plaka - Konstantinos Leventis Meeting Room
WORKING SESSION of the SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
For all other congress participants
08.00
Assemble at pick-up points
08.10 - 08.30
Escorted walk from pick-points towards the entrance of the Acropolis (N.B. itinerary maps will be provided for participants wishing to walk independently).
8.30 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00 New Acropolis Museum
WELCOME ADDRESS by the President of the NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUMProfessor Dimitrios Pandermalis. Coffee and refreshments
For Council and Board members of Europa Nostra only
11.00-13.00 New Acropolis Museum - Auditorium
COUNCIL MEETING, Session I
13.00-14.00
LUNCH
14.00-16.00
COUNCIL MEETING, Session II
For other congress participants
11.00 - 12.00
GUIDED TOUR of the main exhibits in the NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM kindly offered by the New Acropolis Museum
12.30 - 12. 45
Escorted walk to the Melina Merkouri pick-up point
12.45
Coach transfer to the Benaki Museum Central Building
13.15 - 14.30 Benaki Museum Restaurant
BUFFET LUNCH
14.30 - 15.30
from 15.30
FREE TIME for individual visit of the Museum and walking back to hotels independently
For all congress participants
17.30
Assemble at pick-up points
17.40
Coach departure to the National Archeological Museum of Athens
18.00 - 19.30
WELCOME by Deputy Director Dr George Kakavas and GUIDED TOUR of the main exhibits in the NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, especially designed and kindly offered by the Museum.
19.30
Short Guided walk to the adjacent School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens
20.00 - 20.30 Averoff Building - Auditorium
WELCOME ADDRESS by the Head of the SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, Professor Eleni Maistrou, followed by the LOCAL AWARD CEREMONY for the AVEROFF BUILDING a 2012 Grand Prix winner of an EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award (category conservation), in the presence of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner
20.30 - 21.15 Averoff Building - Auditorium
PUBLIC LECTURE by the renowned Italian architect, Prof. Andrea Bruno.
"Keeping the memory - Why and for whom to preserve?"
21.15 - 22.15 Averoff Building Atrium
RECEPTION
Return by coach to pick-up points at 22.30.
For participants joining the visit to the Byzantine and Christian Museum
8.30
Assemble at pick-up points
8.450
Coach departu to the Byzantine and Christian Museum
9.00 - 10.00
especially designed and kindly offered by the Museum
10.15 - 10.30 Byzantine & Christian Museum courtyard
WELCOME ADDRESS by the Museum Director, Ms Anastasia Lazaridou, followed by refreshments kindly offered by the Museum
10.30
Coach departure to the Benaki Museum Pireos Building
For congress Participants NOT joining the optional visit to Byzantine and Christian Museum
10.00
Assemble at pick-up points
10.10
Coach departure to the Benaki Museum Pireos Building
Common Programme for All
11.15 - 14.00 Benaki Museum Pireos Building Auditorium and Forum halls
WELCOME ADDRESS by the Museum Director, Professor Angelos Delivorrias
14.15 - 15.15 Benaki Museum Pireos Building - Terrace Hall
BUFFETT LUNCH
15.15 - 16.15 Benaki Museum Pireos Building - Foyer Hall
Exhibition produced and book published by the Council for Architectural Heritage of Elliniki Etairia, kindly funded by the A.G. Leventis Foundation and the Representation of the European Commission in Greece
16.30
Return by coach to pick-up points
Optional Industrial Heritage Visit
16.00 - 17.00
GUIDED TOUR of the INDUSTRIAL GAZ MUSEUM at the Technopolis City of Athens, organised upon the initiative of the Industrial and Engineering Heritage Committee of Europa Nostra.
17.45
Return by coach to pick-up points
For all congress participants
18.05
Assemble at one of the following the hotels: Athens Cypria Hotel, Central Hotel, Electra Hotel, Electra Palace, Herodion Hotel, Hotel Grande Bretagne, New Hotel, NJV Athens Plaza, Plaka Hotel, Royal Olympic from where guided walks will depart for the Ancient Agora of Athens
18.15 - 18.45
GUIDED WALK from the above-mentioned hotels to the Adrianou Street entrance (North side) of the Ancient Agora
(N.B. itinerary maps will be provided for participants wishing to walk independently or join the event later)
(N.B. itinerary maps will be provided for participants wishing to walk independently or join the event later)
18.45- 20.00
Guided walk from ANCIENT AGORA to PNYX
GUIDED WALK from ANCIENT AGORA to the PNYX, including visit to AGORA MUSEUM in STOA OF ATTALOS
20.00 - 20.30
AT THE PNYX - Readings of passages from Classical Greek authors on ancient democracy, with the participation of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner, and Maestro Plácido Domingo, President of Europa Nostra
20.30
Walk from Pnyx to the National Astronomical Observatory located nearby
21.00 - 23.00
WELCOME ADDRESS by Professor Christos Zerefos, former President of the NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS and President of the MARIOLOPOULOS-KANAGINIS FOUNDATION, member organisation of Europa Nostra, followed by a RECEPTION, kindly offered and hosted by the MARIOLOPOULOS-KANAGINIS FOUNDATION and a GUIDED TOUR of the National Observatory buildings, kindly offered by the Observatory (winner of an EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award in 2010)
23.00
Scenic walk back to hotels. (N.B. taxis will be available for participants who do not wish to walk back to the hotels)
Optional morning programme for the Congress participants NOT visiting the Acropolis Hill
07.15 - 09.30 12th century Kapnikarea Church or 19th century Ayia Irini
Attendance at services with Byzantine chants
For congress participants who did not take part in the visit to the Acropolis on Friday, 14 June
08.00 - 8.15
Assemble at pick-up points
08.10 - 08.30
Escorted walk from pick-up points to the entrance to the Acropolis (N.B. itinerary maps will be provided for participants wishing to walk independently)
08.30 - 10.00
GUIDED VISIT of the ACROPOLIS and the THEATRE OF DIONYSOS, kindly organised and offered by the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports
For all congress participants
10.00 - 10.30 Ancient Theater of Dionysos
50TH ANNIVERSARY GROUP PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
10.30 - 11.00 New Acropolis Museum - Temporary Exhibition Hall
Arrival at New Acropolis Museum, coffee and refreshments
For Europa Nostra members and associate organisations only
11.00 - 14.00 New Acropolis Museum Auditorium
50th ANNIVERSARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
14.00 - 15.00 New Acropolis Museum Restaurant
LUNCH
15.00 - 16.00
GUIDED TOUR of the NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM, kindly offered by the MUSEUM
For other congress participants
11.00 - 12.00
GUIDED TOUR of the main exhibits of the NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
12.00 onwards
FREE TIME FOR VISITING OTHER HERITAGE AND MUSEUM SITES IN ATHENS
For all congress participants
19.00 - 20.00 Area Venue: Area outside the entrance to the Acropolis
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Please note that the invitation to this event must be shown on arrival
21.00 - 24.00 Odeion of Herodes Atticus
Co-presided by Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner, and Maestro Plácido Domingo, President of Europa Nostra
Under the auspices and in the presence of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Dr. Karolos Papoulias
Under the auspices and in the presence of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Dr. Karolos Papoulias
08.45 - 23.20
CONGRESS EXCURSION
09.00 - 16.15
This tour is organised in cooperation with the National Technical University of Athens and in association with the Industrial and Engineering Heritage Committee (IEHC) of Europa Nostra.
N.B. Our coach will make a stop at the Athens airport, around 15.30 hours.