The final seminar took place in Vilnius on September 23 – 24, 2021 and was organised by Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency. Special themes of the seminar: “Property Owners Engagement, Consultative and Financial Support Process“ and „Contemporary Architecture in UNESCO WH sites” disclosed the growing need of the residents to know more about authenticity and value of cultural heritage properties, practise of their maintenance.
Cultural heritage managers from Vilnius City Municipality, State Department for Cultural Heritage, private architects and some students took part at the seminar.
Presentations:
Community/ Property Owners Engagement: Consultative and Financial Support Process in Tallinn, Eero Kangor, Senior Specialist of Art Heritage, Tallinn Urban Planning Department, Heritage Conservation Office
Reflecting presentation from Vilnius, Gediminas Rutkauskas, director of Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency
Reflecting presentation from Riga, Aigars Kušķis, Expert in management planning questions of Historic Centre of Riga UNESCO World Heritage
Archaeological Heritage in Tallinn: system of protection and state of research, Ragnar Nurk, Archaeologist, Tallinn Urban Planning Department, Heritage Conservation Office
Contemporary Architecture in UNESCO WH sites/ Riga, Aigars Kušķis, Expert in management planning questions of Historic Centre of Riga UNESCO World Heritage, Board of Urban Development; with comments of Vesturs Bruzis, Head of Heritage Protection Division, Board of Architecture and Urban Design
New architecture in the Historic Environment in Vilnius, Case study by architect Andrė Baldišiūtė, UAB ,,DO ARCHITECTS”, Vilnius
Walking tours in Vilnius Old Town lead by Gediminas Rutkauskas and Jūratė Raugalienė, Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency
The Ensemble of Franciscan Church and the Monastery, St. Nicholas Church, the Lutheran Church, The Archaeological exposition at the reconstructed Royal Castle, commercial complex in Bokšto Street, new development in former industrial area of PAUPYS.
