http://www.heritagedocumentation.org/workshop2010/

at 0930 at the HQ of Heritage Malta in Merchants Street, Valletta, with the following agenda:

Excursion to Chantilly

ICOMOS International Wood Committee Secretariat c/o Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana via della Scala 93, 50123, FIRENZE E-mail icomos.wood.committee@gmail.com Web www.icomos.org/iiwc Fax 0039 055 219187 Tel. 0039 055 282362

Castle and manor associations and ICOMOS National Committees of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have joined forces to organise a visitorcampaign for the summer 2018 celebrating centennial anniversaries of theindependence of the three Baltic countries. About 150 historic manor houses inthree countries will open their doors to the visitors as a joint event. Theaim of the visitor game is to visualize the significant density of manornetwork in these countries; local similarities and differences, to promote the importance andchallenges of restoration and heritage promotion and to highlight theimportance of individual initiatives as well as involvement of the community tosafeguard heritage. The legacy of the former noble complexes isunique due to political, national and cultural contradictions. These areimportant historical economic complexes, the sites of architectural andcultural glory; birthplaces of well-known world explorers, artists, writers,scientists, etc.; witnesses of rank society as well as important elements inrestoration of the independent state of Lithuania and establishing the statehood of Estonia andLatvia.

Dates: start of campaign 18 April, game 25 May – 16 September

Location: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Official contact for further information: Riin Alatalu: riin.alatalu[at]gmail.com

Official website: www.visitbalticmanors.com