Cultural diplomacy and cultural property protection: implementation prospects and challenges of international standards

Joint annex meeting in the framework of the General Assembly of Blue Shield International under the patronage of Dr.h.c. Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen (MEP ret.), LL.M, MBA, MLE, organized by the Austrian National Committee of the Blue Shield and the Austrian Roerich Society – National Roerich Pact Committee – open to all attending the General Assembly of Blue Shield International- 09:00-12:30 Session 1

Cultural Diplomacy, Cultural Politics, and Cultural Property Protection Venue: Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Vienna, Brahmsplatz 8, 1040 Vienna Chair: Friedrich Schipper, General Secretary of the Austrian National Committee of the Blue Shield, Director of the Competence Center for Culture Heritage Protection, Management and Communication at the University of Vienna, Austria

09.00 – 09.10 Introduction, Friedrich Schipper

09.10 – 09.30 Cultural property protection: yesterday, today and tomorrow. 3D analysis“ Norbert Fürstenhofer, Brigadier General (ret.), Board Member of the Austrian National Committee of the Blue Shield and of the Center for Risk and Crisis Management Austria

09.30 – 09.50 World Heritage and modern development: no contradiction, Ursula Stenzel (MEP ret.), President of the Austrian National Committee of the Blue Shield, Member of the City Government of Vienna

09.50 – 10.10 Mr. Mikhail Bryzgalov, Member of the Board of ICOM Russia, Director of the Glinka National Museum Consortium of Musical Culture (tbc)

10.10 – 10.30 Сooperation between governmental and non-governmental organizations in cultural property protection, Friedrich Schipper

10.30 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 11.20 Origins of the Roerich Pact, Eduard Tomsha, Chairman of the Sankt-Petersburg branch of the

International Public Organisation „The International Centre of Roerichs“, Russia 11.20 – 11.40 "Roerich Pact Youth Committee: current development and perspectives", Konstantin Gilevich, Director of

the Youth Committee of the Roerich Pact in Netherlands 11.40 – 12.00 Svetlana Okuneva, President of the Estonian Association of Pedagogics of Culture 12.00 – 12.40 «Nicholas Roerich. Altai-Himalaya». Presentation of the fragment of the documentary (2017) dedicated to

Nicholas Roerich and his Central-Asian research expedition. Producer: Tatiana Viener-Borsh

13.00 – 14.30 LUNCH BREAK 14:30 – 18:00 Session 2 Implementation of international cultural property protection standards: military and civil expertise a joint session with the Working Group “Cultural Property Protection” of the Officers Association Vienna Venue: Military Casino of the Officers Association Vienna, Schwarzenbergplatz 1, 1010 Vienna Chair: Christian Kropfitsch, Liaison officer for military protection of cultural property, Austrian Armed

Forces

14.30 – 14.40 Introduction, Christian Kropfitsch

14.40 – 15.00 Military protection of cultural property: Austrian standards and procedures, Jürgen Frank, Vice-President of the Officers Association Vienna, Colonel, liaison officer for military protection of cultural property, Austrian Armed Forces

15.00 – 15.20 Educational programs and trainings for the military and civilian experts in protection of cultural property in

case of crisis evacuation, Wolfgang Mattes, ministerial adviser at the Federal Environment Office, Colonel, liaison officer for military protection of cultural property, Austrian Armed Forces

15.20 – 15.40 Carnuntum Archaeological Park - protection of the monuments of the Roman era 1st century AD, Josef Eitler, archaeologist, First Lieutenant, liaison officer for military protection of cultural property, Austrian Armed Forces

15.40 – 16.00 The Federal Monuments Bureau and its cooperation with military and civil experts in regard to the protection of cultural property, Christoph Hütterer, Federal Monuments Bureau, Department of Inventory and Monument Research, liaison officer to the Federal Ministry of Defence

16.00 – 16.30 Break

16.30 – 16.50 The role of non-governmental organisations in initiation of legal support for protection of cultural heritage, Anita Karillio-Arkas, the Chairman of the Organizing committee of the International Movement for the affirmation of the Universal Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace

16.50 – 17.10 The Roerich Pact: an evergreen paradigm for the protection of cultural heritage against the destruction of heritage in peace and in war time, Leylya Strobl, President of the Austrian Roerich Society - the National Committee of the Roerich Pact, Board member of the Austrian National Committee of the Blue Shield

17.10 – 18.00 Panel Discussion: Cultural diplomacy as a tool against the destruction of heritage in peace and in war time Contact: Friedrich Schipper friedrich.schipper@univie.ac.at