Country
town, address: Latvia
Kuldiga and Daugavpils
Who? Organizers ICOMOS Latvia in cooperation with State Cultural Capital Foundation, State Inspection for Heritage Protection, Kuldiga municipality, Daugavpils municipality, UNESCO Latvian National Commission
What? Short presentation of the event: The event of 21.April 2017 is the initiative event connected to the centenary of Latvian statehood in 2018. ICOMOS Latvia encourages to remember and outline the beginners of heritage preservation enthusiasts and mark their contribution in preservation of heritage of Latvia as the major force for creation of national identity. There will be two regional events (Kuldiga and Daugavpils) formed by two parts: conference part will focus on personalities and their contribution during the centenary for certain region; networking part with experience sharing and contact book creation for new initiatives in heritage preservation.
The final event will be a conference in 2018 dedicated to the topic and accompanied by exhibition dedicated to the personalities and main activities of heritage preservation during the centenary.
Following the main slogan of the centenary celebrations of Latvia “I am Latvia”, the moto of the event is by learning more about our predecessors find new impulses in heritage preservation for the next centenary.
Official contact: icomos@icomos.lv
Official website: www.icomos.lv
