Researchers from the G. Chubinashvili National Research Centre—M. Didebulidze, M. Bulia, K. Mikeladze, M. Janjalia, and D. Khoshtaria—together with N. Inaishvili, a representative from Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University- participated in the International Academic Symposium titled City Ports from the Aegean to the Black Sea: Medieval-Modern Networks. The symposium took place from August 22 to 25 during a designated “Cultural Cruise.”
The European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments (EKBMM), in collaboration with Istanbul University, organized the symposium, which was conducted entirely on board a cruise ship. The voyage commenced in Piraeus, crossed the Aegean Sea, passed through the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, made port calls in Constanța and Varna, and concluded its itinerary in Istanbul.
The official opening of the symposium was hosted at the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus on August 21, launching alongside the contemporary art exhibition “Ode to the Sea.” This exhibition showcased modern works by students from the Painting and Printmaking Laboratories of the School of Fine and Applied Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
The primary objective of the symposium was to facilitate an expansive scholarly discussion regarding cultural heritage and cultural tourism in the Aegean and Black Sea regions. The project coordinators successfully engaged professionals across diverse disciplines, including experts in cultural heritage management, cultural tourism, cultural itineraries, history, and coastal ecology. Approximately 100 distinguished individuals participated, among whom were archaeologists, art historians, researchers specializing in culture and tourism, and delegates from international cultural and tourism organizations representing Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and Romania, as well as institutional experts from Brussels.
Over the course of the symposium, 60 participants representing all member nations delivered papers addressing scientific research, innovative strategies, and concepts targeting the cultural and tourism development of Black Sea port cities. The attendees also examined the ongoing socio-economic and financial challenges impacting development in this region.
The proceedings of the symposium are scheduled for publication in November 2015.
The primary overarching goal of the symposium was the establishment of the “Black Sea Cultural Port” institution and the creation of operational frameworks to support its pilot activities. The mission of this promising new institution is to bridge the Aegean and Black Sea regions culturally while comprehensively promoting regional cultural tourism.
The symposium concluded in Istanbul on August 28 with a photo exhibition titled Three Seas and Seven Ports: Cultural Routes from the Aegean to the Black Sea, which was displayed in a dedicated hall at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum.
For more information regarding the Olkas and Limen projects, see: “OLKAS” (www.olkas.net) and “LIMEN” (www.limenproject.net).
Limen: Cultural Ports from the Aegean to the Black Sea
Researchers from the G. Chubinashvili National Research Centre—M. Didebulidze, M. Bulia, K. Mikeladze, M. Janjalia, and D. Khoshtaria—together with N. Inaishvili, a representative from Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University- participated in the International Academic Symposium titled City Ports from the Aegean to the Black Sea: Medieval-Modern Networks. The symposium took place from August 22 to 25 during a designated “Cultural Cruise.”
The European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments (EKBMM), in collaboration with Istanbul University, organized the symposium, which was conducted entirely on board a cruise ship. The voyage commenced in Piraeus, crossed the Aegean Sea, passed through the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, made port calls in Constanța and Varna, and concluded its itinerary in Istanbul.
The official opening of the symposium was hosted at the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus on August 21, launching alongside the contemporary art exhibition “Ode to the Sea.” This exhibition showcased modern works by students from the Painting and Printmaking Laboratories of the School of Fine and Applied Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
The primary objective of the symposium was to facilitate an expansive scholarly discussion regarding cultural heritage and cultural tourism in the Aegean and Black Sea regions. The project coordinators successfully engaged professionals across diverse disciplines, including experts in cultural heritage management, cultural tourism, cultural itineraries, history, and coastal ecology. Approximately 100 distinguished individuals participated, among whom were archaeologists, art historians, researchers specializing in culture and tourism, and delegates from international cultural and tourism organizations representing Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and Romania, as well as institutional experts from Brussels.
Over the course of the symposium, 60 participants representing all member nations delivered papers addressing scientific research, innovative strategies, and concepts targeting the cultural and tourism development of Black Sea port cities. The attendees also examined the ongoing socio-economic and financial challenges impacting development in this region.
The proceedings of the symposium are scheduled for publication in November 2015.
The primary overarching goal of the symposium was the establishment of the “Black Sea Cultural Port” institution and the creation of operational frameworks to support its pilot activities. The mission of this promising new institution is to bridge the Aegean and Black Sea regions culturally while comprehensively promoting regional cultural tourism.
The symposium concluded in Istanbul on August 28 with a photo exhibition titled Three Seas and Seven Ports: Cultural Routes from the Aegean to the Black Sea, which was displayed in a dedicated hall at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum.
For more information regarding the Olkas and Limen projects, see: “OLKAS” (www.olkas.net) and “LIMEN” (www.limenproject.net).
See also: https://www.facebook.com/CulturalPorts