OT 2024 Video Archive
Thank you to all our speakers and participants for making the DEMHIST Open Talks 2024 a success! We are glad to share the recorded presentations with you—allowing you to revisit key discussions or explore them at your own pace. We hope these conversations will continue to inspire and spark new ideas for historic house museums and their communities worldwide.
Day 1 : INSPIRE
Keynote speaker : John Orna Ornstein (National Trust, UK), Communities and their historic house museums Go directly to the presentation
Maria Szadkowska, Museum of Prague, Czech Republic, Božena Rotmayerová, Modern Woman versus Domesticity Go directly to the presentation
Liisa Oikari, The Mannerheim Museum, Finland, The rise of humanitarian values – Museums as platforms for resilience Go directly to the presentation
Matjaž Koman, Žirovnica Institute for Tourism and Culture, Slovenia, A Video Tour of Slovenia’s Iconic House Museums on the Žirovnica Path of Cultural Heritage Go directly to the presentation
Katarina Pocedić and Katarina Marić, Historical and Maritime Museum of Istria, Croatia, The Pula Fort Center – Fortified heritage as a link to the community Go directly to the presentation
Day 2 : INTERPRET
Alicja Marika Lubowicka, Nicolaus Copernicus house, Poland, Material ways to remember things, or why do we need ugly (Copernican) souvenirs? Go directly to the presentation
Nirit Shalev Khalifa, Ben Zvi Foundation, Jerusalem, Israel, A hut that is a home, which is a Museum Go directly to the presentation
Denise Maior-Barron, Claremont Graduate University, California U.S.A., Communing Locals and Tourists: The multicultural interpretation at the Palace and Botanical Garden of Balchik Go directly to the presentation
Galina Lysyakova, The Leo Tolstoy State Museum, Russia, Nikolskoye-Obolyaninovo Estate Go directly to the presentation
Alexander Belousov, The Peterhof State Museum-Reserve, Russia, Is the Peterhof Museum ‘ours’ or ‘theirs’? Go directly to the presentation
Lana Bede, the Karlovac City Museums, Croatia, Raise your gaze Go directly to the presentation
Lucija Perko, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, How can heritage products help contribute to a better awareness of culture and heritage: example of Plečnik House in Ljubljana, Slovenia Go directly to the presentation
Day 3 : IMPACT
Elena Montanari, Universita Politecnica Milano, Italy, Open Atelier. Building new innovative formats for active audience participation and interaction with cultural heritage within European House Museums Go directly to the presentation
Sara Chafi, University of Salah Boubnider Constantine3, Algeria, Empowering Communities, Preserving Heritage: The Ahmed Bey Museum’s Dynamic Role, in Social Change and Cultural Conservation Go directly to the presentation
Verena Perko, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, How to present the tragic fates, of great personalities to the public; the case of the Museum of the poet France Prešeren in Kranj, Slovenia Go directly to the presentation
Alexander Bogatyrev, The Muranovo manor museun-reserve, Russia, The most honest manor in the Moscow region Go directly to the presentation
Caroline Gaillard & Nicoleta Slavinschi, Florine Jacques-Jean, Palace of Versailles, France, Versailles & Its Communities: Stories of Inclusion and Connection Through Art and Memory Go directly to the presentation
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