Meeting of the Association of European Jewish Museums in Rome

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE FOR THE AEJM CONFERENCE, ROME 2010 The conference will be held at the Jewish Museum of Rome, coinciding with its 50th anniversary PAST AND PRESENT – THE CONTEMPORARY ROLE OF JEWISH MUSEUMS IN EUROPE SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2010 Jewish Museum of Rome, Lungotevere Cenci (Tempio), 00186 Rome 18:00 Arrival at the Jewish Museum of Rome Registration – Receipt of conference material 19:00 Keynote lecture by Prof. Claudio Strinati “Possible museums in impossible times: how to manage on a tight budget”. 19:45 Guided tour of the exhibitions and permanent exhibition, including tour of the textiles collection Reception to follow SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2010 9:00 – 13.00 Sightseeing (The Synagogue of Ostia Antica + sites of Jewish interest in Rome) 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break 14:00 – 16:30 Sightseeing (Jewish Catacombs and Jewish Rome). 20.00 Reception hosted by Ms. Ludovica Rossi Purini, president of “Compagnia per la Musica”. MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2010 – Il Pitigliani – Italian Jewish Center, Via Arco de’ Tolomei 1, 00153 Rome 9:00 -­‐ 9:30 Keynote session and panel discussion: „Contemporary Collecting -­‐ What should we collect in the present for the future?“ by Cilly Kugelman, Jewish Museum Berlin 9:30 – 11:00 Contemporary Collecting : Panel discussion with presentations by up to five museums on this issue, followed by discussion Panel: Hetty Berg (Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam), Laurence Sigal (Museum of Art and History of Judaism, Paris), Felicitas Heimann-­‐Jelinek (Jewish Museum Vienna), Bernahrd Purin (Jewish Museum Munich) 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break 11:15 – 11:45 Keynote session by Dario Di Segni, Secretary General of Fondazione per l’Arte della Compagnia di San Paolo and Vice Chairman of the European Foundation Centre, Bruxelles 11:45 – 12:00 Europeana: Digitization of collections, presentation by Lena Stanley-­‐Clamp of the European Association for Jewish Culture 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break 13:00 – 14.30 First round of workshops PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE FOR THE AEJM CONFERENCE, ROME 2010 Workshop topics: 1. Educational programmes: “ We have a piece of your history. Come discover it.” Turning art and history into a personal matter. 2. Documenting the past and the present: the historic archives of he Jewish Community of Rome and their inventory process. 3. Identifying Judaica – recognising craftmanship and symbols of ritual objects. 4. Big ideas, small spaces: setting up a temporary exhibition on limited budget and with no room to spare. 14:30 – 16:30 AEJM Annual General Meeting -­‐ Coffee and Tea during the meeting (Open to AEJM members and associate members) 17:00 – 18:30 Visit to the Vatican Apostolic Library 19:00 Dinner of honour at City Hall (Speakers to include the Mayor of Rome and Dr. Claudio Procaccia on Creating Jewish Culture in Rome) TUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2010 9:00 – 10:00 Panel discussion: New developments/ inspiring projects Panel: Hanno Loewy (Jewish Museum Hohenems), Magda Veselska (Jewish Museum Prague), Melissa Martens/Lou Levine (Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC), Yvonne Jacobsson (Jewish Museum Stockholm), Daisy Raccah-­‐Djivre (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) 10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break 10:30 – 12:00 2 round of workshops Workshop topics: as above nd
12:00 – 12:30 Workshop feedback and discussion 12:30 – 13:00 Future priorities and Conference Conclusions 13:30 – 15:00 Optional working lunch to discuss collaborative exhibition on World War I (100 anniversary in 2014): “World War I as a European, National and Jewish Experience” OR th
optional guided tour through the textile collection for those who have not yet had a chance to view it. AEJM CONFERENCE, ROME 2010 HOTELS THE HOTELS LISTED BELOW VARY IN SIZE, FROM B&BS WITH 7 BEDROOMS TO LARGER HOTELS WITH 30+ ROOMS. IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE A LOW RATE, PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. ALL OF THE HOTELS ARE IN THE TRASTEVERE AREA, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS OF ROME, IN WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF ROME AND TO THE CONFERENCE LOCATION (IL PITIGLIANI, VIA ARCO DE' TOLOMEI, 1, 00153 ROMA TEL/FAX 06 5898061 -­‐ 06 5897756 -­‐ 06 5800539). Hotel Antico Borgo di Trastevere - Vicolo del Buco, 7 - 00153 Roma - Tel. 06 5883774 - Fax 06 5883924
[email protected], www.trasteverehouse.it
Room fees: from €65 to €120
Hotel Domus Tiberina - Via in Priscinula, 37 - 00153 Roma - Tel. e Fax: +39 06 5803033 – +39 06
5813648 [email protected], www.hoteldomustiberina.it Room fees: from €65 (single) to €115 (triple), breakfast included.
Arco del Lauro – Via Arco de’ Tolomei, 29/27 – 00153 Roma – Tel. +39 06 97840350, Fax +39 06
97256541, Cell. +39 346 2443212 [email protected], www.arcodellauro.it
Room fees: double room €100, breakfast included.
Hotel S. Maria - Vicolo del Piede 2 - 00153 Rome - Italy
Tel. (0039) 06 5894626 - Fax: (0039) 06 5894815, [email protected], www.htlsantamaria.com
Room fees: from €130 to €150, breakfast included.
Ripa Hotel – Via degli Orti di Trastevere, 3 – 00153 +39 06 58611 [email protected]
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Room fees: from €110 to €150
IF THE ABOVE HOTELS ARE FULLY BOOKED, PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL CHOICES BELOW. 1. Roma Trasteverina – Via Luigi Santini, 21 00153 Roma
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3. WRH Trastevere - Via San Crisogono 40, 00153 Rome, Italy, +39 065 806 344 or +390692963147,
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Price Range: from €104
4. Hotel Cisterna - http://www.cisternahotel.it, Viale della Cisterna, 7-8-9 00153 ROMA - Tel. (+39)
06.5817212 - 06.5881852 Fax (+39) 06.5810091
Price Range: from €100 to €140