Future in the past: Bulgarian history growing online
Within the ENArC project the activities of linking neighbourhoods – that is continuously expanding its network of institutions – holds a special position as it is one of the maximes of ICARUS. As ENArC project partner from Serbia, the Institute for Balkan Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts cooperates with the Institute for Literature of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences as their neighbours for this conference. The conference will be held in S0fia and serves two purposes:
- show intermediate results of the mentioned cooperation, with a highlight in presenting the online archives of preserved medieval Bulgarian charters, and
- give colleagues with respective research interests and expertise as well as archival and cultural institutions from Bulgaria the opportunity to present and exchange their own experiences and results in digital processing of historical, especially medieval sources.
The detailed programme can be found here.
The conference ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Current Trends in European Historiography of the Great War gathers international experts from the archival world who, based on demonstrative examples and specific projects, illustrate the means of contextualizing and presenting archival material regarding the First World War.
The event will take place at the Carovana in the Sala Stemmi statt and is in English.
Link to the invitation / programme
The second topotheque day takes place within the framework of the 6th Lower Austrian Archives Day in St. Pölten (AT) and is divided into two parts:
Following the programme of the Lower Austrian Archives Day on 06 November, the participants and people interested in the topotheque will be given the opportunity to exchange information and experiences in a relaxed athmopshere before the current status, perspectives and possibilities of topotheques in Lower Austria will be presented.
Karl Heinz (ICARUS) will give an overview over ICARUS and its services, Alexander Schatek (Founder Topotheque) will present the Topotheque in general followed by a presentation of a specific Topotheque in detail.
On 7 November the topothequers will get together for a work meeting at the Archives of the Diocese of St. Pölten (AT), St. Pölten, Klostergasse 10.
Registration and accommodation
- 06.11.: Mail to post.k2veranstaltungen[at]noel.gv.at
- 07.11.: Mail to as[at]topothek.at
Accommodation may be booked here the Bildungshaus St. Hippolyt in St. Pölten with the code “Topothek”.
The second Czech topoteque was just recently set up in the Czech village Podolí I which is located in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Now, the village Podolí I holds a special “Bring your History” day organized within the EU-funded project co:op (community as opportunity) inviting its citizens to and the community to get to know the exciting opprtunities of the service tool “topotheque”.
Milada Jiroušková, the topotequer of Podoli I, will introduce and explain the topotheque to the interested public and invite everyone to join this iniative and help showcase the village’s history by providing archival material from personal collections.
What kind of stories are hidden behind this image? The topotheque might unearth a tale or two.
Inauguration of the first Hungarian topotheque Berettyóújfalu
The Herpály tower.
The first Hungarian topoteque has been established within the cooperation between the Local Government of Berettyóújfalu City and the Budapest City Archives. On 18 June 2016 the topotheque Berettyóújfalu will officially go online and be freely accessible for the general public.
This event is being celebrated within a “Bring your history day” organized within the EU-funded project “co:op“, inviting the interested public and the community of Berettyóújfalu to join the celebration.
Programm
The topotheque managers of “Berettyóújfalu” will first present the over 150 documents already available in their topotheque and are happy to share their experiences with the attending audience. All participants are warmly invited to bring along their own private archival material such as letters, photos, documents, recorderd material etc. to be added to the topotheque and shared with the community, if they wish.
Click here to visit the topotheque Berettyóújfalu
This conference is organized within the EU-funded project “co:op” by ICARUS and the newly founded ICARUS HR.
As official kick-off and public introduction of the Croatian archives network “ICARUS HR”, this event focuses on international initiatives and projects dedicated to the possibilities of future-oriented cooperation and development of IT infrastructures for making cultural heritage accessible in the digital age.
Upon invitation of the Austrian Federal Monuments Office, local topotheques will take part in this year’s Austrian Heritage Day. Individual topothequers will present their topotheques in situ and offer real as well as virtual tours through the regional history of their respective hometowns.
Highlight: Topotheque Kleinmariazell
© Archive of the forest management of Klein-Mariazell
Founded in the 12th century, the building and the church of the Austrian Benedictine monastery Kleinmariazell where subject to profound changes throughout the centuries; especially between the years 1964-1967 when extensive parts of the ensemble which had historically grown over 8 centuries got torn down. Dr. Thomas Aigner (Director of the Archives of the Diocese in St. Pölten , AT) , Mag. Alexander Schatek (Project Leader Topothek, ICARUS) and the topotheque managers Lambert Schön, Hanns Balber and Manfred Stadelmann will bring the today no longer existing monastery back to life based on maps, images and further source materials.
Guided tours: 12.00, 14.00 and 16.00 o´clock (duration ca. 60 min.), Dr. Thomas Aigner, Mag. Alexander Schatek, Lambert Schön, Hanns Balber uund Manfred Stadelmann
Meeting point: Main entrance of the basilica
One of the highlights: the topotheque of the largely destroyed monastery of Klein-Mariazell in Lower Austria. Thomas Aigner will be your guide on location.
Thomas Aigner will present the topotheque as a comprehensive tool for safe-guarding and publicly providing historic sources from private collections. The topotheque makes the digital
provision of private material for current and future generations possible: it unearths the treasure chests of private memories for everyone. This way each topotheque becomes a new and exciting source for family and regional history.
Conference and School on Authority, Provinance, Authenticity and Evidence
The University of Zadar hosted the Summer School in the Study of Old Books in 2009; the Summer School in the Study of Historical Manuscripts in 2011; and the Conference and School on Records, Archives and Memory Studies in 2013. The 2016 Conference and School will focus on historical and contemporary understandings and manifestations of the concepts of authority, provenance, authenticity and evidence in diverse cultural, community, disciplinary, professional and technological contexts, as well as on the nature, valence and relevance of these concepts looking toward the future. Proposals are welcomed from scholars, including students, and professionals in any field.
The Conference and School is co-organised by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Information Studies, VESTIGIA, the Manuscript Research Centre of Graz University, International Centre for Archival Research (ICARUS), Croatian State Arhive and Scientific Centre of Excellence for Croatian Glagolitism.
The Topotheque: Linking heritage institutions and communities
Organized within the EU-funded project “co:op”, ICARUS HR and ICARUS will introduce the online service tool Topotheque to the interested public in Vukovar (HR).
After the recent inauguration of ICARUS HR, representatives of the Croatian ICARUS network will pressent current international initiatives and projects dedicated to the possibilities of cooperation and common development of information infrastructure in the presentation of cultural heritage.
Event language: Croatian
Please find the programme here.