International Congress in Sarajevo, 17-21 April 2001

Catastrophies and Catastrophy Management in Museums

This congress is organized by the Tiroler Landesmuseum
Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck (Austria) and the Zemaljski Muzej,
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina). Both museums have suffered
major disasters as the Ferdinandeum was hit by a bomb in 1945 and
had a major flood disaster in 1985 and the Zemaljski Muzej was
just 100 m from the frontline during the war 1992-1995 and
received major destruction by grenades and infantry bullets. The
experiences from these events show that is absolutely essential
for everybody who is responsible for buildings, staff and for
collections and exhibitions to know how to prevent damage if a
disaster happens, what to do in the case of a disaster and how to
treat material after a disaster has happened and how to plan
restorations and fund raisings for long term programmes.

The congress is financed by the Austrian Ministry of Education,
Science and Art, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State
Government of Tirol, the City of Innsbruck, the Internationaler
Hilfsfond in Brussels, the City of Innsbruck, ICOM, the
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kulturgüterschutz and private
sponsors. The congress is also under the protection of the
Ministry of Culture of Bosnia and Hercegovina.

The congress will take place in the Dom Armije, the house of the
army, a historical building of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
(former 'Offizierskassino'), in the centre of Sarajevo.

Call for papers:

The deadline for papers has been fixed with 31. January 2001.
Exceptional contributions can possibly be accepted until end of
February.

Registration:
Congress Secretary:	Mrs. Lidija Fekeza
			Zemaljski Muzej
			Zmaja od Bosne 3
			BiH-71000 Sarajevo
			Tel/Fax: +387 33 262 710
			e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Web-site: www.sarajevo-congress2001.org

Registration fee: 160 EURO, accompanying persons 50 EURO
(includes the congress bag, fees for coffee breaks and snacks,
all social events and a full day excursion to Mostar including
meals).

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