Kava / Program

09:30 – 10:15   Conference registration and welcome coffee

10:15 – 10:30   Conference opening

10:30– 11:30    Keynote 1: Alexander Langlands from Swansea University (UK), “Putting the making in place-making: Resilient communities and heritage in an age of austerity” (large hall)

11:30 – 12:00   Coffee / tea break

12:00 – 14:00   Parallel sessions (NB! All presentations in the large hall are translated from English to Estonian)

Panel 1: Kontseptuaalne raamistik, meetodid ja praktikad / Conceptual frameworks, methods and practices (large hall)
Moderator: Toomas Roolaid

• Marju Kõivupuu (Estonia) “What are we talking about when we talk about heritage?”
• Giuseppe Biagini (USA) “The Future… is under your feet”
• Kurmo Konsa (Estonia) “How to create a culture that is suitable for sustainable living: a conceptual framework”
• Ave Paulus (Estonia) and Arnstein Brekke (Norway) “The Protection of Vernacular Heritage of North Europe – Authenticity and the Role of Heritage Communities”

Panel 2: Muuseumid ja pärandiasutused / Museums and Heritage Institutions (small hall)
Moderaator: Tenno Teidearu

• Elīna Vikmane (Latvia) “Participatory engagement of youth in museums and its research with participatory methods and techniques”
• Laura Brutāne and Lote Katrīna Cērpa (Latvia) “Mindful Museums: Nurturing Mental Health Through Cultural Participation”
• Danila Rygovskiy (Estonia) “Estonian printing heritage: revival of hot metal typesetting skills (linotype & monotype)”
• Kennedy Kariseb (Namibia) “The conservation, preservation and management of heritage objects and places in Namibia: Challenges and opportunities” cancelled

14:00– 15:00 Lunch

15:00 – 17:00 Parallel sessions

Panel 3: Käsitöö haridus / Craft Education (large hall)
Moderator: Toomas Roolaid

• Māra Urdziņa-Deruma and Lolita Šelvaha (Latvia) “Trends in Teaching Traditional Culture in Design and Technology in Latvia”
• Ave Matsin (Estonia) “Professional craft education and its impact on the example of a study of the professional employment of Estonian vocational and higher education craft curriculum graduates”
• Niina Väänänen, Päivi Fernström, Kaisa Hyrsky, Hanna Kettunen and Sirpa Kokko (Finland) “Crafting identities”
• Eilve Manglus (Estonia) “Career turnaround and lifelong learning. Why should anyone start studying native metalwork at the age of over 35?”

Panel 4: Säilenõtked praktikad / Resilient practices (small hall)
Moderaator: Marta Konovalov

• Tara Poole (Australia) “Determining a new value for creative capital”
• Tenno Teidearu (Estonia) “Repair as Heritage and Sustainable Consumption Practice”
• Madis Vasser, Maria Muuk and Tambet Muide (Estonia) “Terra Low-Tech Theme Park”
• Lisanna Schmidt-Bureš (Estonia) “Natural colors as part of environmental sustainability in fashion – Conserving biodiversity through an art project and dyeing with plants.”

17:15 – 17:45   Presentation of the international scientific journal Studia Vernacula 2024  (large hall)

17:45    End of the first conference day

* 19:00 – 22:00   The conference festive dinner in Sakala Centre (Tallinna 5, Viljandi), pre-registered only, for an additional fee

Korraldajad jätavad endale õiguse teha kavas muudatusi / The organisers reserve the rights to make amendments to the programme.

09:00 – 10:00   Keynote 2: Harriet Deacon from University of Hull (UK). ” Intangible heritage and the market: making it work for communities” (large hall)

10:00 – 10:30   Coffee / tea break and poster sessions

10:30 – 12:30   Parallel sessions (NB! All presentations in the large hall are translated from English to Estonian)

Panel 5: Vaimne kultuuripärand / Intangible cultural heritage (large hall)
Moderator: Toomas Roolaid

• Johanna Björkholm (Finland) “Regional capacity building and safeguarding of ICH”
• Anete Karlsone (Latvia) Craft skills in the Latvian National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and in the event “Meet your Craftsman!”
• Anni Järvelä (Finland) “Näppärit – together in tradition and music”
• Aivar Ruukel (Estonia) “Dugout boat heritage and place identity: case of Soomaa national park”

Panel 6: Käsitöölise vaatepunkt / Craftsperson’s Perspective (small hall)
Moderator: Kristi Jõeste

• Madis Rennu and Andres Rõigas (Estonia) “Fieldwork notes through the eyes of a craftsman: economic interests, local and cultural cooperation in the intentional communities of southern Estonia.”
• Jan Lütjohann (Finland) “Common heritage for busy people from all over the place: an evaluation of mobile accessible wood-carving workshops”
• Angie Butler (UK) and Imi Maufe (Norway) “Connecting and Developing Printing Heritage: The Nordic Letterpress Network”
• Rosa Johnson (Namibia) “Namibia the jewel of culture and heritage”

12:30 – 13:30   Lunch

13:30 – 15:30   Parallel sessions

Panel 7: Traditsioonilised käsitööpraktikad / Traditional crafts and practices (large hall)
Moderator: Toomas Roolaid

• Tiina Kull (Estonia) “Woven Gifts: The Tale of Estonian Skirts and English Wool”
• Mar’yana Svarnyk (Estonia / Ukraine) “The Resilience of a Tradition in the Craft of Ukrainian Easter Eggs (Pysanky)”
• Riina Rammo (Estonia) “Red dyestuffs in ancient textile technology”
• Ishara Wijemanne, Niina Väänänen and Sirpa Kokko (Finland)“Dumbara Weaving, a cultural heritage and an identity”

Panel 8: Üksikisiku ja kogukonna väestamine / Empowering individuals and communities(small hall)
Moderator: Jorma Sarv

• Linda Rubena (Latvia) “Heritage as a basis and source of inspiration for creative works in the younger generation”
• Emmy Lampila-Fränti (Finland) “Crafting Sustainability: Insights into Japanese Craftsmanship in the Green Transition“
• Marius F Johannes (Namibia) “Echoes of Freedom: Reviving Namibia’s Cultural Heritage Through the Transformative Power of Prison Arts and Crafts” A Narrative Story of Incarceration, Legacy, And Transformative DT”
• Francis Ndagiyisa Sokomba (Nigeria) “Cultural Heritage and Identity”

15:30 – 16:00   Coffee / tea break

16:00 – 17:30  Parallel sessions

Panel 9: Avaliku ala arendamine linnas, maal ja institutsionaalses ruumis / Development of public spaces: urban, rural and institutional (large hall)
Moderator: Toomas Roolaid

• Azeem Hamid (Pakistan/Estonia) “Participation in public spaces of Tallinn”
• Garri Raagmaa (Estonia) “Manors as Rural Development Drivers”
• Jorma Sarv (Estonia) “Experiencing the nature of museum and library environments. Gateway to excitement or escape to silence?”

Panel 10: Ehitus ja arhitektuur / Building and Architecture (small hall)
Moderator: Ave Paulus

• Witiya Pittungnapoo (Thailand) “Water-based Architecture and Cultural Landscape as Living Heritage of the Yom River in Thailand.”
• Martti Veldi (Estonia), Mia Åkerfelt (Finland), Tzafrir Fainholtz (Israel) and Anna Wilczyńska (Poland). “Finnish prefabricated wooden houses in Poland, Israel and Estonia – from temporary housing to heritage values, how are local communities involved?”
• Markus Pau (Estonia) “Synthesis between heritage and innovation: internal insulation of historic fieldstone walls with hemp-lime”

17:30 – 17:40   Conference closing

Korraldajad jätavad endale õiguse teha kavas muudatusi / The organisers reserve the rights to make amendments to the programme.