On October 16–18, 2014, a meeting titled “The Black Sea Cultural Port: Challenges and Prospects” was held in Batumi. The event was organized within the framework of the international project “Limen: Cultural Ports from the Aegean to the Black Sea,” which is funded under the European Union’s Joint Operational Programme Black Sea Basin.
The meeting was hosted by the project’s partner institution in Georgia—the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation.
The assembly brought together institutional stakeholders comprising the project’s Georgian domestic network, including:
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
The Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara
The City Hall of Batumi
The Cultural Heritage Preservation Agency of Adjara
The Niko Berdzenishvili Institute of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
The Batumi Art Teaching University
The Batumi Archaeological Museum
The Khariton Akhvlediani Adjara Museum
The Port of Batumi
During the sessions, key speakers (Mariam Didebulidze, David Khoshtaria, and Giorgi Tughushi) presented papers outlining the overarching goals and objectives of the Limen project, alongside critical matters relating to the sustainable development of cultural tourism in Georgia. The programmatic themes addressed included: the European Union’s “European Capital of Culture” initiative; national tourism and cultural tourism policies in Georgia; strategic outlooks for sustainable and cultural tourism; and heritage management in relation to cultural tourism (incorporating past experiences, systemic issues, and future benchmarks).
The presented topics engaged the participants in constructive analysis, sparking an active discussion regarding the challenges confronting the growth of cultural tourism. The session concluded with the formulation of strategic action plans and future outlooks.
Reflecting the success of the meeting, several new participating organizations expressed their formal intent to join the project’s Georgian domestic network.
The Black Sea Cultural Port: Challenges and Prospects
On October 16–18, 2014, a meeting titled “The Black Sea Cultural Port: Challenges and Prospects” was held in Batumi. The event was organized within the framework of the international project “Limen: Cultural Ports from the Aegean to the Black Sea,” which is funded under the European Union’s Joint Operational Programme Black Sea Basin.
The meeting was hosted by the project’s partner institution in Georgia—the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation.
The assembly brought together institutional stakeholders comprising the project’s Georgian domestic network, including:
During the sessions, key speakers (Mariam Didebulidze, David Khoshtaria, and Giorgi Tughushi) presented papers outlining the overarching goals and objectives of the Limen project, alongside critical matters relating to the sustainable development of cultural tourism in Georgia. The programmatic themes addressed included: the European Union’s “European Capital of Culture” initiative; national tourism and cultural tourism policies in Georgia; strategic outlooks for sustainable and cultural tourism; and heritage management in relation to cultural tourism (incorporating past experiences, systemic issues, and future benchmarks).
The presented topics engaged the participants in constructive analysis, sparking an active discussion regarding the challenges confronting the growth of cultural tourism. The session concluded with the formulation of strategic action plans and future outlooks.
Reflecting the success of the meeting, several new participating organizations expressed their formal intent to join the project’s Georgian domestic network.