40th ICOFOM SYMPOSIUM / 25th REGIONAL ICOFOM LAM MEETING
ICOM LAC ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
“The politics and poetics of museology”
La Habana, Cuba
25th-29th September 2017
PLACE: Centro para la Interpretación de las relaciones culturales entre Cuba y Europa (Interpretation Centre for Cultural Relations between Cuba and Europe). Palacio del Segundo Cabo, Plaza de Armas.
Sunday, 24th 17:30 – Board meeting (pre-symposium) – ICOFOM and ICOFOM LAM
Monday, 25th
8:00 - 10:00 – Registration
10:00 - Opening Ceremony
Welcome remarks
ICOM Cuba President, Dr. José Linares
Delegate of Oficina Regional de Cultura para América Latina y el Caribe ORCALC
(Regional Office of Culture to the Latin America and Caribbean) – to be confirmed
ICOFOM President, Dr. François Mairesse
ICOFOM LAM President, Prof. Olga Nazor
ICOM LAC President, Mr. Samuel Franco
11:15 - Welcome speech - Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler
Director of Oficina del Historiador and Honorary President of ICOM Cuba.
12:00 - Coffee-break 12:15 - Keynote Speech – Prof. Gladys Collazo, President of National Council of Cultural
Heritage, Ministry of Culture. “Development of museology in Cuba”. 14:00 - Lunch 15:00 - Keynote Speech – Dr. Alissandra Cummins 16:20 - Keynote Speech – Dr. Márcia Regina Romeiro Chuva 19:00 - Welcome cocktail
Tuesday, 26th 9:00 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session (Segundo Cabo, salón principal) 11:15 - Coffee break 11:30 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session 14:00 - Lunch 15:00 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session 17:30 – ICOM LAC / ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Joint Session
“The theory of museology study in the academic training centres in the Latin America and the Caribbean” (Segundo Cabo, salón principal) Presented by François Mairesse and Olga Nazor
18:45 - ICOFOM board meeting
ICOM LAC Assembly 20:00 - Special concert program dedicated to the symposium.
Teatro Martí. Calle Dragones entre Prado y Zulueta. La Habana Vieja (Martí Theatre, Dragones street between Prado and Zulueta, The Old Havana)
Wednesday, 27th 9:00 - Keynote Speech – Dr. Maria Cristina Oliveira Bruno 10:00 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session
Theme: Revisting the Classics: Russio Year 2017 11:15 - Coffee break 11:30 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session 14:00 - Lunch 15:30 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session 17:30 - ICOM LAC / ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM round table: “The importance of Blue
Shield for heritage protection in the Latin America and Caribbean” (Segundo Cabo, salón principal) and bi-regional collaboration project EU-LAC-MUSEUMS project Presented by Samuel Franco, Karen Brown and Kate Keohane (Segundo Cabo, Salón principal)
19:00 - Opening of the poster session FREE NIGHT Thursday, 28th 9:00 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session 11:30 - Coffee break 12:00 - ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Session 14:00 - Lunch 15:00 – ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM Assembly 18:00 - Closing Session ICOFOM / ICOFOM LAM farewell speech and notices ICOM LAC farewell speech and notices 20:00 - Farewell activity
Friday, 29th Tours: Museo Napoleónico and Museo de artes Decorativas in barriada del Vedado (registration is requested). Shuttle service (Meeting place: Palacio del Segundo Cabo). Tour by Centro Histórico de La Habana Vieja (The Old Havana historic site).
REGISTRATION
Registration fees
Category 1 countries* Category 2, 3 and 4 countries*
ICOM MEMBER € 200 € 100
NON ICOM MEMBER € 250 € 150
STUDENT € 100
* Click here to see the categories: http://bit.ly/2phnAsG On registration fee: • Everyone that will attend the symposium must pay a registration fee to the account of
“Caribbean à la Carte Corp.”, our local organizer. • To get a discount send a copy of your ICOM or student card to [email protected].
The Organizing Committee will send the right amount to be paid for each attendee to “Caribbean à la Carte Corp.”.
• The attendee will pay its registration fee by wire money bank transfer to: Beneficiary: Caribbean a la Carte Corp. Bank: Liberbank; Subsidiary 0138 Address: Plaza del Carmen, 3, Gijón, 33206, España Bank Headquarters Address: Carrera de San Jerónimo, 19, Madrid, 28014, Spain Account number: 20480138493404003123 IBAN: ES14 20480138493404003123 SWIFT/BIC: CECAESMM048
• The payment could include registration fee and other expenses regarding accommodation, transfer, etc.
• Registration includes: • Flat water and coffee. In every Session. • 4 Lunches. From September 25th to 28th. • Welcome Cocktail (without dinner) • Farewell Party (dinner and music group, included) • Old Havana City Tour with specialized guide • Guided Tour to Fine Arts Museum (Cuban Art) • Special Concert at Martí Theater • Guided Tour to Fine Arts Museum (Universal Art)
Click here to proceed to online registration form:
http://bit.ly/2sqm4e3
Online registration closes on 1st August.
ACCOMMODATION
• Caribbean à la Carte Corp. offers a group of hotel accommodations to every person that come to Havana.
• The best options are hotels. Nevertheless, if any person want to stay in a private house (bed & breakfast) it is possible to ask us.
• The main options for accommodation are:
HOTELS (breakfast included) Price PER PERSON
PER NIGHT (EURO)
Old Havana
Double Room
(2 persons)
Single Room
(1 person) Without Pool
Group 1 Habaguanex (equivalent to 5 *) € 90 € 175
Group 2 Habaguanex (equivalent to 4 *)
€ 72
€ 132
Group 3 Habaguanex (equivalent to 3 *) € 60 € 110
Vedado / Havana Center With Pool
NH Capri - 4* to 5 km from the event venue € 105 € 178 Vedado - St John's 3* (sea view) 5 km from the event venue
€ 40
€ 60
Deauville 3* (sea view) 1 km from the event venue
€ 50 € 85
*DoubleRoomcanberequestwithqueenbedortwinbeds.Everyroomhasonlyonebathroom.HabaguanexGroup1includes:Hotels:SantaIsabelandPalaciodeSanFelipeySantiagodeBejucalHabaguanexGroup2includes:Hotels:Florida,Telégrafo,AmbosMundos,RaquelandArmadoresdeSantanderHabaguanex Group 3 includes: Los Frailes, Beltrán de Santa Cruz, Mesón de la Flota and Hostal Valencia
If you select an accommodation through Caribbean à la Carte Corp, you can also order:
Other Services
Reception and Assistance at the airport
€65 per person
Documents deliver and Maps
Private transfer airport-hotel (arrival)
Private transfer hotel-airport (departure)
Personal assistance during the event
Insurance €3 Per Day
Coverage Limits (in CUC) Medical expenses due to acquired diseases / accidents
10,000 CUC
Repatriation & Transport 10,000 CUC Personal Civil Liability 10,000 CUC Advance of judicial bail bond 5,000 CUC Assistance 1,000 CUC
Those ones, who reserve the accommodation through Caribbean a la Carte, can also request (1 month in advance) for free reservations for the best restaurants in Havana.
Important dates:
• Accommodation requests should be done from today to August 1st • Attendees will receive a draft-invoice related with the Registration payment and or
accommodation reservations from today and before August 7th • The registration fee and accommodation payment should be done from today to
August 14th • The original Invoice will be delivered at the registration time in Havana • All the attendees will receive a registration card for the free access to every work
session. For the rest of the activities, tickets will be delivered.
Information needed for Reservations:
- Full name - Nationality - Passport Number
- Arrival: Date, time, airline and flight number - Departure: Date, time, airline and flight number
Cancelation Policy:
• A cancelation made before August 21st: 90% reimbursement. • A cancelation made from August 22nd to September 8th: 70% reimbursement. • A cancelation made from September 9th to 22th: We cannot guarantee any reimbursements,
but we will make our best effort so your financial loss may be reduced to a minimum. • A cancelation made from September 22nd: No reimbursements are to be made.
Organization local committee Dr. José Linares, ICOM Cuba President
Lic. Moraima Clavijo, ICOM Cuba Vice-President
Lic. Gladys Collazo, CNP President
Lic. Lesbia Méndez, Director of Heritage OHC
Lic. Margarita Suárez, Vice-Director Heritage OHC
Lic. Jorge Fernández, Director of Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Event contacts
Agency “Caribbean a la Carte” (registration fees, hotel reservation and other above-mentioned services): E-mail: [email protected] Alternative e-mail: [email protected] Cell phone: (+53) 5 281 9945 (CUBA), (+34) 666616498 (ESPAÑA)
For other questions: [email protected] (Anna Leshchenko)
