DUBROVNIK, CROATIA         22-24 SEPTEMBER 2005 (4th year)

To the Chairmen/Chairwomen and members of International and National 
Committees of ICOM and ICOMOS, UNESCO and Europa Nostra

To the representatives and curators and other staff of the museum, 
conservation or heritage organisations

To the friends of museums and heritage

Zagreb, April 2005.

Dear colleagues,

"THE BEST IN HERITAGE" is a major international forum which provides a 
promotional spotlight on the most professionally creative and 
educational heritage developments all over the world. Each year we 
provide an international showcase and presentation forum for twenty 
award-winning and innovative projects, and present them to the wider 
professional public and the international media. It is a unique 
gathering of heritage expertise and international exchange of ideas. 
This is not a competition. We do not evaluate these projects or give 
prizes; - we just present their excellence and share it with the 
interested, ambitious colleagues.

The gathering provides an international platform of promotion for the 
most innovative and successful heritage developments internationally. 
Last year we were more then a hundred and twenty from 27 countries 
(including Australia, Russia, Canada, USA...). The participants took the 
opportunity to see the latest developments and hear the latest thinking 
on the public presentation of all aspects of heritage in the community. 
The projects presented are representative of the best work in museums, 
art galleries, landscape interpretation, historic buildings, 
communication, presentation and publication.

In keeping with the principal concern of our excellent patrons, we feel 
that the results of major creative achievements deserve further 
attention and wider dissemination as learning "by the power of example".

The event is held every September in the beautiful and historic city of 
Dubrovnik (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

To obtain further information, or to book your place, please visit our 
web site: www.TheBestInHeritage.com

We are very pleased to announce that after several months of work the 
multimedia DVD Interactive edition of "The Best in Heritage 2004" is 
finally available. It contains all presentations from The Best in 
Heritage & Heritologia 2004 event. It is, we firmly believe, an 
extraordinary teaching tool and a very useful insight into the 
contemporary quality practice and theory of our growing profession(s).

Simultaneously our, constantly updated, Web site is the only database of 
the awarded projects worldwide and even the last moment information of 
such projects in your country or your professional field might, by their 
quality and significance, be of interest to us.

Similarly, we would be interested to have your recommendations of recent 
innovative and alternative projects of quality (not necessarily the 
prize-winners).

We look forward to seeing you in Dubrovnik in September. Those who come 
regularly already know: Same time, same place, different excellence!

Sincerely,

Professor Tomislav Sola
European Heritage Association

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Office:
Prof. Dr. Tomislav Sola
The Best in Heritage
Kresimirov trg 7
HR - 10 000 Zagreb
Croatia


Tel/fax : + 385 1 455 04 24

Mob. phone : + 385 (0)98 468 158
Site : http://www.thebestinheritage.com
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