Cyprus: Its Archaeology and Heritage - Effects on Politics, Identity, Tourism and Education
Event Details:
- Date: Friday 22 September 2017
- Time: 10:00 - 16:30
- Venue: ‘Constantine Leventis’ Auditorium, A.G. Leventis Gallery, Nicosia
- Speaker: See below
The conference at the Leventis Gallery (Nicosia), is organised jointly by the Cyprus Centre of the University of Westminster in collaboration with the British Museum and the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in London, with the support AG Leventis Foundation.
Dr. Kirsi Lorentz, Assistant Professor, Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC) of The Cyprus Institute, will deliver a presentation.
Programme
10:00 - 10:15 | Registration |
10:15 - 10:25 |
Introduction and Official Opening John Charalambous, University of Westminster Opening Addresses Alicia Chrysostomou, University of Westminster Thomas Kiely, British Museum |
10:25 - 11:25 |
Session 1 - Archaeology and Cypriot Collections and History; interpretation and importance for identityChair: Alicia Chrysostomou "Prehistory and the public: Engaging non-specialist audiences with ephemeral archaeological remains on Cyprus" “Cypriots: Their Archaeology and Heritage through Osteobiographies” "The History and Presence of Armenians in Cyprus from Antiquity Onwards" “The Development of Mapping in Cyprus and its use in Archaeological Research” “Displaying Cypriot Heritage Outside the Island” Interlude - Introduction to Photographic Exhibition by David Mackay |
11:25 - 11:45 | Tea / Coffee break |
11:45 - 12:45 |
Session 2 - Artistic InterpretationsChair: John Charalambous |
12:45 - 13:45 |
Session 3 - Cultural HeritageChair: Thomas Kiely“The Work of the Bi-communal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage” Athina Papadopoulou and Ali Tuncay, Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage “Pegeia Harbour” Linda Leblanc, Pegeia Councillor “The Politics of Architecture During British Rule in Cyprus” Costas Georghiou, Architect “20th Century Industrial Archaeology” Tim Reardon, Private researcher - paper delivered by Diana Bridger “The search of a cultural identity through the recreation of Cypriot heritage” Stella Karageorgi, Fine artist and cultural heritage consultant |
13:45 - 16:30 |
First Hand Archaeology ........ Chair: John Charalambous |
16:30 | Close |
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